Talent Acquisition Coordinator – 12 months FTC

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; On-site; GBP 26,395 - 32,260; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding pension

Flexible working options

Annual leave 25 days

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking a Talent Acquisition professional for a 12-month period to deliver a high-quality recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers. You will manage requests, publish engaging adverts, coordinate interviews and proactively source talent to build pipelines.

The role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire with onsite working 3 days a week and flexible working options. BPSS/DBS checks may be required; UKAEA offers a strong pension and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Good administration experience (ideally within talent acquisition).
• Demonstrable planning and organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Competent IT skills and knowledge of using systems and social media platforms.
• Excellent written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a need to juggle priorities regularly.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment requests and candidate progression through our Applicant Tracking System, ensuring a smooth and compliant hiring process.
• Create and publish engaging, high-quality job adverts that attract top talent while promoting consistency, professionalism and inclusivity.
• Coordinate interviews and assessments, liaising with candidates, hiring managers and stakeholders to arrange schedules, rooms and virtual meetings.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate experience by providing timely communication, interview support and feedback throughout the recruitment journey.
• Proactively source talent using online platforms and social media, building strong candidate pipelines for current and future opportunities.
• Support wider Talent Acquisition activities, including stakeholder engagement, purchase order administration, offer approvals and championing equality, diversity and inclusion in all recruitment practices.

Skills

Administration

Planning

IT skills

Communication

Prioritisation

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Overview of Responsibilities

Join our Talent Acquisition team for a period of 12 months and play a key role in delivering an exceptional recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers. You’ll support end-to-end recruitment activity, ensuring a seamless, professional and inclusive hiring process.

• Manage recruitment requests and candidate progression through our Applicant Tracking System, ensuring a smooth and compliant hiring process.
• Create and publish engaging, high-quality job adverts that attract top talent while promoting consistency, professionalism and inclusivity.
• Coordinate interviews and assessments, liaising with candidates, hiring managers and stakeholders to arrange schedules, rooms and virtual meetings.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate experience by providing timely communication, interview support and feedback throughout the recruitment journey.
• Proactively source talent using online platforms and social media, building strong candidate pipelines for current and future opportunities.
• Support wider Talent Acquisition activities, including stakeholder engagement, purchase order administration, offer approvals and championing equality, diversity and inclusion in all recruitment practices.

The salary for this role is £29,328. Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role will be based fromCulham, Oxfordshire

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

£29,328 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

• Good administration experience (ideally within talent acquisition)
• Demonstrable experience of excellent planning and organisational skills with good attention to detail
• Competent IT skills and knowledge of using systems and social media platforms
• Excellent written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a need to juggle priorities regularly

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporatebonus schemeup to7%and aRelocationallowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working optionsincluding family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programmeand trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leaveallowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrantculturecommitted to equality and being fullyinclusive

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What can I expect from the application process at UKAEA?

Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

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