Vetting Services Adviser

Openwork Limited; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-target bonus 7.5%

Pension scheme: company match up to 5%

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical/dental insurance

Volunteer days

Job summary

Openwork Limited is seeking a Vetting Services Adviser on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This home-based role includes quarterly travel to Swindon for team meetings and sits within our recruitment and onboarding framework.

You will manage end-to-end vetting and screening, assess candidate suitability, verify right-to-work, and coordinate with hiring managers and third-party providers to ensure onboarding standards are met. A strong eye for detail and solid organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with vetting and screening is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong administration and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end vetting and screening process for prospective candidates.
• Review applications and assess candidate suitability against criteria.
• Ensure all candidates meet requirements and onboarding standards.
• Coordinate with hiring managers and third-party screening providers.
• Maintain accurate records and management information across recruitment, training and onboarding activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Administration

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Vetting experience

Job description

As a Vetting Services Adviser, you will be responsible for ensuring candidates meet all regulatory, compliance and suitability requirements before progressing through our licensing and onboarding programmes. Working closely with hiring managers, candidates, training providers and third-party screening partners, you'll play a vital role in maintaining high standards across our recruitment and training processes.

Please note, this is a 9-month fixed-term contract and is a home-based role, with travel to Swindon once a quarter for team meetings.

Benefits package:

• Salary - £28,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Death in service - 4x salary
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• Up to 3 working days per year of paid time to participate in volunteering activities
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end vetting and screening process for prospective Protection Advisers
• Review applications and assess candidate suitability against the recruitment criteria
• Ensure all candidates meet requirements, right-to-work checks and onboarding standards
• Liaise with candidates, hiring managers and 3rd party screening providers to obtain and verify necessary documentation
• Make recommendations regarding candidate progression through the recruitment process
• Oversee candidate enrolment, attendance and progression throughout the licensing journey
• Maintain accurate records, logs and management information across recruitment, training and onboarding activities

What will you need to succeed?

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strong objection handling - ability to collaborate but push back where required
• Vetting experience is a huge bonus, but not essential
• Great administration and organisational skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and meeting deadlines

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast paced, and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values, and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment which truly recognises and celebrates our colleague’s individual differences and identities – just like our financial advice, for us, it’s personal. We believe everyone can make a difference and your race, religion, disability, and gender will never be a barrier. At Openwork, we have a strong ethic of care for each other where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.