Talent Acquisition Lead - Internal

United Kingdom Accreditation Service; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is seeking a highly organised Talent Acquisition Lead to join our growing Talent & HR team. You will support the recruitment process from vacancy approval through onboarding, ensuring accuracy, candidate focus and timely activity.

Based at our head office in Staines-upon-Thames with a hybrid schedule, this full-time role requires you to coordinate interviews, postings, documentation and reports while maintaining a positive candidate experience

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, HR support, recruitment coordination or a similar role.
• Highly organised, detail-focused and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with candidates, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Delivers accurate administration and a positive candidate experience.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and comfortable with recruitment or HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating interviews, room bookings, virtual meeting links and candidate communications.
• Supporting the creation, posting and administration of job adverts and candidate responses.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment records, applicant tracking updates and hiring documentation.
• Liaising with hiring managers, HR colleagues, candidates and external agencies to arrange recruitment activity.
• Preparing recruitment reports, hiring updates and onboarding information when required.
• Providing a professional, inclusive and responsive experience for candidates throughout the process.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

Administration

HR support

Microsoft Office

Communications

Tools

HRIS

Job description

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is looking for a highly organised and proactive Talent Acquisition Lead to join our growing Talent & HR team.

In this role, you’ll provide essential administrative support throughout the recruitment process, helping to keep hiring activity well-coordinated, accurate and candidate-focused from vacancy approval through to onboarding.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinating interviews, room bookings, virtual meeting links and candidate communications


• Supporting the creation, posting and administration of job adverts and candidate responses


• Maintaining accurate recruitment records, applicant tracking updates and hiring documentation


• Liaising with hiring managers, HR colleagues, candidates and external agencies to arrange recruitment activity


• Preparing recruitment reports, hiring updates and onboarding information when required


• Providing a professional, inclusive and responsive experience for candidates throughout the process

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience in administration, HR support, recruitment coordination or a similar support role


• Is highly organised, detail-focused and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines


• Communicates clearly and professionally with candidates, colleagues and stakeholders


• Takes pride in delivering accurate administration and a positive candidate experience


• Is confident using Microsoft Office and comfortable working with recruitment or HR systems

Join a collaborative team where your organisation, attention to detail and administrative support will help recruitment run smoothly across the organisation.

This is afull-time role with the option to work a hybrid schedule, based at our head office in Staines-upon-Thames.

This role would suit someone who enjoys supporting people, keeping processes on track and making sure every detail is handled professionally.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Fostering a Culture of Belonging

UKAS is proud to be the United Kingdom’s sole Accreditation Body. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.

UKAS is committed to promoting a culture of belonging and values the differences and uniqueness that everyone brings to the organisation.

We welcome candidates across all types of backgrounds, circumstances, and identities to support our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitments.

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