Recruitment Specialist

Huntress - Bracknell; Windsor; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress Bracknell is seeking an experienced Recruitment Specialist to own end-to-end recruitment for a diverse, well-established organisation in Windsor. You will partner with managers, shape candidate experience and drive hiring outcomes.

The role covers advertising, sourcing, shortlisting, interviews, offers, onboarding and ATS optimisation, with a focus on UK employment legislation and right-to-work checks. You will mentor Recruitment Administrators and contribute to process improvements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
• Strong knowledge of UK recruitment legislation, including Right to Work.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Confidence managing workload and changing priorities.
• Experience sourcing candidates through various channels.
• Attention to detail and organised approach to recruitment data.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted recruitment partner to managers across the organisation.
• Advise on recruitment best practice and UK employment law.
• Write engaging job adverts and manage campaigns across boards and social media.
• Proactively source candidates using multiple channels.
• Screen applications, shortlist, and coordinate interviews.
• Support hiring managers with interview preparation and selection.
• Conduct interviews where required and manage offers.
• Maintain and optimise the ATS and recruitment data reports.
• Benchmark salaries for new and replacement roles.
• Mentor Recruitment Administrators and identify process improvements.

Skills

Recruitment experience

UK recruitment legislation

Stakeholder management

Sourcing candidates

Interviewing candidates

ATS management

Salary benchmarking

Mentoring

Process improvement

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Recruitment Specialist to join our client's well-established organisation with a diverse workforce and multiple specialist departments. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment process and help shape a first-class candidate experience.

Job Title: Recruitment Specialist

Location: Windsor

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum DOE

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted recruitment partner to managers across the organisation
• Advising hiring managers on recruitment best practice and UK employment legislation
• Writing engaging job adverts and recruitment campaigns
• Managing advertising across job boards, careers sites and social media
• Proactively sourcing candidates using various recruitment channels
• Screening applications, coordinating shortlists and arranging interviews
• Supporting hiring managers with interview preparation and selection processes
• Conducting interviews where required
• Managing offers and providing a positive candidate experience throughout
• Maintaining and optimising the ATS
• Producing recruitment reports and maintaining accurate recruitment data
• Reviewing salary benchmarking for new and replacement positions
• Building relationships with external recruitment agencies and negotiating terms where appropriate
• Supporting onboarding and ensuring all pre-employment checks are completed
• Supervising and mentoring Recruitment Administrators
• Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes, systems and candidate attraction

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within recruitment or talent acquisition
• Strong knowledge of UK recruitment legislation, including Right to Work requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Confidence managing workload and changing priorities
• Experience sourcing candidates through various resourcing methods
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detailHuntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK