Talent Acquisition Coordinator - Global Hiring & Onboarding

Smiths Detection Group; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection is seeking a highly organised Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support a major transformation programme across a multinational recruitment function. This 12-month fixed-term contract involves coordinating requisitions, onboarding contractors and managing agency partners to ensure a smooth, efficient hiring process.

You will act as a central point between Talent Acquisition, Hiring Managers and HR teams, maintaining accurate data, trackers and reports while delivering a

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Coordination, Resourcing, HR Administration or a similar coordination-focused role.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate data and documentation.
• Experience creating and maintaining trackers, reports and administrative processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating activities involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Comfortable working with recruitment systems, HR platforms or ATS.
• A proactive approach with the confidence to chase actions and drive progress.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience within a complex, multinational or matrix organisation.
• Previous experience using ATS and HR systems.
• Experience coordinating recruitment agency activity.
• Experience supporting contractor recruitment and onboarding.
• Exposure to transformation, change or high-volume recruitment programmes.

Responsibilities

• Raise and coordinate recruitment requisitions, ensuring information is complete, accurate and compliant with internal processes.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support across transformation recruitment activities.
• Monitor recruitment progress and ensure actions are followed through to completion.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records and documentation throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Create and maintain central recruitment trackers to provide visibility of vacancies, requisition status, agency activity and onboarding progress.
• Produce regular updates and reports on recruitment activity, outstanding actions, risks and dependencies.
• Ensure recruitment data remains accurate, up to date and audit-ready.
• Act as a key point of contact for recruitment agency partners supporting transformation hiring.
• Coordinate agency engagement, communications and recruitment activities.
• Support the onboarding of new recruitment suppliers, ensuring all required documentation and processes are completed efficiently.
• Coordinate contractor onboarding activities, ensuring all necessary requirements are completed prior to start dates.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to remove delays and ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
• Partner with Hiring Managers, HR teams, Talent Acquisition colleagues and external providers to ensure recruitment activity runs smoothly.
• Proactively follow up on outstanding actions and escape issues where required.
• Support a consistent and professional hiring experience across multiple functions and locations.

Job description

Smiths Detection is seeking a highly organised Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support a major transformation programme across a multinational recruitment function. This 12-month fixed-term contract involves coordinating requisitions, onboarding contractors and managing agency partners to ensure a smooth, efficient hiring process.

You will act as a central point between Talent Acquisition, Hiring Managers and HR teams, maintaining accurate data, trackers and reports while delivering a