Recruitment & Onboarding Specialist

Go North West Limited; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Go North West Limited is recruiting a Recruitment Administrator to support onboarding, recruitment and general HR duties across the business. This 12-month fixed-term contract is on site at our Bolton depot. You’ll help maintain GDPR-compliant records, coordinate interviews, manage job adverts, and support onboarding for new starters.

The role requires recruitment or admin experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Previous recruitment or administration experience is essential.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to guide, influence and challenge current working practices appropriately.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel).
• Hands on mentality and must be confident working independently.
• Ability to prioritise work activities and manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining employee records in line with GDPR guidelines.
• Assist with the full recruitment process from creating job descriptions and role profiles, to reviewing CVs, organising interview dates, conducting assessment days, and responding to all recruitment queries.
• Onboard all new starters to various databases in an accurate manner and ensuring personal details uploaded to payroll and the benefit scheme.
• Oversight of offsite weekly driver recruitment/assessment days ensuring a consistently high candidate experience.
• Preparation of materials for weekly new starter inductions.
• Liaising with apprenticeship providers about onboarding of new starters into apprenticeship schemes, including secure sharing and processing of any relevant personal information.
• Maintenance of key recruitment channels, e.g., Indeed, company website, ELITE website, etc., including tracking applications, and uploading/editing/ending job adverts.
• Scheduling invites to interviews for candidates and hiring managers for all vacancies.
• Liaise with external partners and stakeholders about all recruitment initiatives such as participation in SWAP events.
• Participate in Recruitment Roadshow events as and when required.
• Management of the full employee life cycle ensuring right to work & licence checks, probation reviews, new starter / leaver forms processed accurately and within tight deadlines.
• Preparing offer letters of employment and welcome packs for new starter induction days.
• Facilitate strong working relationships with employee groups and trade unions.
• Proactively supporting, encouraging, and demonstrating The Go-Ahead Way, our visions and values to ensure that they become embedded in the culture across the business.
• Support and lead when required with ad-hoc projects, working with key business stakeholders and senior management.
• Other duties commensurate with the role and your capability as may be deemed appropriate by the Head of People and HR Manager.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Administration experience

MS Office

Independent worker

Communication skills

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Go North West Limited is recruiting a Recruitment Administrator to support onboarding, recruitment and general HR duties across the business. This 12-month fixed-term contract is on site at our Bolton depot. You’ll help maintain GDPR-compliant records, coordinate interviews, manage job adverts, and support onboarding for new starters.

The role requires recruitment or admin experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team.