Recruitment Operations Manager

Warwick; Coventry; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare facilities

Flexible working

Job summary

Warwick is recruiting a Recruitment Operations Manager on a fixed-term basis to oversee end-to-end recruitment operations at the University of Warwick. You will design and implement recruitment practices to attract diverse talent and enhance the Warwick brand, while leading a recruitment team to ensure best practices are followed.

You will drive policy improvements, promote diversity, and ensure compliance with recruitment legislation, working closely with senior stakeholders and the People

Qualifications

• Senior HR professional with recruitment or talent management background.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment policies and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment operations across the university.
• Lead and coach a recruitment team to follow best practices.
• Improve recruitment policies and procedures while promoting diversity.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Recruitment policies

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Recruitment Operations Manager

Reference: 452

Department: People - People Operations

Fixed Term End Date: 31 December 2027

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Closing Date: Sunday 25 October 2026, 11:59 pm

Full time Salary Range: £48,337.00- £57,666.00per annum

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team on a fixed-term basis, providing cover during a colleague's secondment. The role is available until 31 December 2027.

As a Recruitment Operations Manager at the University of Warwick, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the end-to-end recruitment operations across the University.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing recruitment practices that not only attract diverse talent but also enhance the Warwick brand.

This role requires strong leadership to manage and coach a recruitment team, ensuring best practices are followed in every stage of the recruitment process.

Additionally, you will have a key responsibility in improving recruitment policies and procedures, promoting diversity, and ensuring compliance with current recruitment legislation.

You will be a critical link between the recruitment team, senior stakeholders, and the People Operations function, working closely to provide seamless service delivery and a positive candidate experience.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description.

About You

You are a highly experienced HR professional with a background in recruitment or talent management. Ideally, you hold a CIPD qualification or equivalent and have a deep understanding of recruitment policies, processes, and relevant legislation. Your exceptional interpersonal and communication skills allow you to influence and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

You are proactive, customer-focused, and always looking for ways to improve services.

Your leadership experience includes managing teams, developing talent, and driving continuous improvement.

You thrive in a complex environment, thinking critically and strategically to find effective solutions.

With your dedication to professional growth, you are passionate about creating a positive impact within the University’s recruitment processes.

You are also eager to contribute to an inclusive and diverse workforce, ensuring recruitment practices reflect these values.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About the Department

The People Operations team we are committed to nurturing our talent and fostering a thriving community. Our team ensures a supportive, inclusive and innovative working environment for all university colleagues. Come and join the team to help contribute to the success of our globally renowned institution.

Our purpose is to enable our people to thrive in an ever-changing environment to make a better world. We want to be a People function that puts people at the heart of what we do and achieves a great employee experience. It is a place where you feel valued, are able to have your say and be heard, are proud to work and thrive, growing and achieving your potential.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information .

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

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