Resourcing & Onboarding Consultant

Carnival; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known holiday sector company in Southampton is seeking a Consultant for Resourcing and Onboarding. The role involves managing candidate experiences, creating talent pools, and building strong relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have previous experience in recruitment, especially in the hotel or tourism sectors, along with onboarding skills. The position is full-time and offers a hybrid work arrangement, including remote work opportunities and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Employee Discounted Cruising

Minimum 25 days leave

Recognition scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance and Well-being programmes

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Employee Shares Plan

Onsite restaurant

Contributory Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous recruitment experience in hotel, tourism, or maritime sector (desirable).
• Experience of onboarding and candidate management.

Responsibilities

• Create talent pools of suitable candidates maintaining contact with them.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyse recruitment methods and adapt strategies when necessary.
• Identify recruitment criteria to maximise candidate flow.
• Sift candidate applications and present shortlisted candidates.

Skills

Recruitment experience in hotel or tourism sector

Experience of onboarding and candidate management

OPQ/SHL knowledge

System knowledge of Jobtrain

Job description

Carnival UK are a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our guests. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Role Overview

The Consultant, Resourcing and Onboarding will be accountable for the delivery of the overall resourcing requirements for their operational area and for the candidate experience through attraction, selection and onboarding. They will act as subject matter experts for talent acquisition, assessment and onboarding ensuring Carnival UK stay in line with industry best practice.

This pivotal role will involve:

• Create talent pools of suitable candidates ensuring regular contact with them and that they have a good understanding of the recruitment process.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders both internal, external, shore and fleet.
• Analyse results & delivery of attraction methods and adapt strategy accordingly, when necessary.
• Identify key recruitment criteria and metrics to maximise suitable candidate flow through recruitment channels.
• Sift through candidate applications responding appropriately within agreed SLAs to identify most suitable candidates and present shortlist to stakeholders making recommendations based on findings and knowledge of candidate marketplace.

This role is positioned at CUK09 level within our organisation and is available on a full‑time permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for:

• Previous recruitment experience, in hotel, tourism and/or maritime sector (desirable).
• Experience of onboarding and candidate management.

You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

• OPQ/SHL knowledge.
• System knowledge of Jobtrain.

Application Guidance

Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about People and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

Working with us means more than just a role in the People team. It’s about being part of a team that values well‑being and personal growth.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague. CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf

Here’s what we offer:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme.
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards.
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Employee‑led networks.
• Employee Assistance and Well‑being programmes.
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment.
• In‑house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP.
• Life Assurance.
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Employee Shares Plan.
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.
• Onsite restaurant offering a range of healthy cooked and grab‑and‑go meals.
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal.
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme.
• A friendly welcome with help settling in.

Take the next step

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.

Recruitment Journey: For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit https://bit.ly/CUKCandidateJourney.