Strategic Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Ascot Lloyd; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascot Lloyd is seeking a Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support recruitment activity across BAU vacancies, strategic hiring and organisational change. You will coordinate across the recruitment lifecycle, liaising with hiring managers, HR Business Partners and the HR Services team to deliver a smooth candidate journey.

The role combines coordination, candidate attraction, reporting and process improvement, requiring strong administration, excellent organisation and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Previous experience in recruitment coordination, talent acquisition, HR administration or a similar people services role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies, actions and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment activity for approved vacancies, including vacancy set-up, advert placement, candidate communications, interview scheduling and recruitment administration.
• Support hiring managers and HR Business Partners with recruitment processes, ensuring activity is well organised, timely and aligned to agreed process steps.
• Arrange interviews, assessments and candidate touchpoints, helping to ensure a professional and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Create and maintain accurate recruitment records, vacancy trackers, candidate information and supporting documentation.
• Support offer administration and handover activity into onboarding, ensuring relevant information is passed to the appropriate HR Services colleagues.
• Assist with direct sourcing activity using agreed recruitment tools, talent pools and professional networks.
• Support candidate attraction activity, including careers page content, vacancy campaigns, internal referral promotion and employer brand materials.
• Maintain candidate pipelines and support market mapping or talent availability research for priority roles where required.
• Produce recruitment management information, activity updates and vacancy reporting to support decision making and workforce planning.
• Support data quality across recruitment records, ensuring information is accurate, up to date and maintained in line with company procedures.
• Assist with recruitment supplier coordination, agency liaison and PSL activity where required.
• Support HR Operations projects and change initiatives, including project administration, action tracking, documentation updates and follow-up on agreed deliverables.
• Assist with process improvement activity across HR Services, including process mapping, guidance notes, forms, templates and colleague communications.
• Provide flexible operational support across HR Operations, Payroll, Benefits, HRIS, MI and Talent Acquisition during periods of peak demand or change.
• Support testing, implementation and documentation activity linked to HR systems, recruitment systems and process changes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across HR Services, with a focus on employee experience, operational efficiency, data quality and clear ways of working.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information, ensuring personal data is handled appropriately and in line with company requirements.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

Talent acquisition

HR administration

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

MS Office

Job description

Ascot Lloyd is seeking a Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support recruitment activity across BAU vacancies, strategic hiring and organisational change. You will coordinate across the recruitment lifecycle, liaising with hiring managers, HR Business Partners and the HR Services team to deliver a smooth candidate journey.

The role combines coordination, candidate attraction, reporting and process improvement, requiring strong administration, excellent organisation and the ability to work