HR Recruitment Assistant

University of Nottingham School of Humanities; Campus (IL); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly environment

Hybrid working

27 days holiday (pro rata)

Staff development

Benefits package

Job summary

The University of Nottingham invites applications for a Recruitment Assistant to join HR Shared Services at Jubilee Campus. You will provide administrative support throughout the recruitment process and deliver excellent customer service to hiring managers, university staff and new starters.

This is a permanent, full-time role with a hybrid working pattern. You will need high attention to detail, resilience for high-volume requests, and a proactive approach to improving our services for

Qualifications

• Demonstrates high levels of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in a customer service administrative role.
• Resilient and comfortable handling high-volume requests.
• Positive, pro-active approach with willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support throughout the recruitment process.
• Offer guidance on HR related queries to stakeholders.
• Deliver excellent customer service to hiring managers, staff and new starters via email, Teams and telephone communications.
• Contribute to improving recruitment processes and services.

Skills

Customer service

Administrative support

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team player

Job description

Salary

£26,908 to £28,890 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience.

Area

HR Shared Services

Location

Jubilee Campus

Closing Date

Sunday 23 August 2026

Reference

HR113826

We're looking for an enthusiastic and customer-focused Recruitment Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team at the University of Nottingham.

In this position, you'll play a key role in delivering an efficient and professional service to colleagues across the university. You'll provide administrative support throughout the recruitment process, offer guidance on HR related queries, and deliver excellent customer service to hiring managers, university staff, and new starters through email, MS Teams, and telephone communication.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain HR experience, covering the full recruitment life cycle; while navigating your career in HR.

To be successful you will be able to demonstrate your high levels of attention to detail and accuracy and have experience in a customer service administrative role. You will need to be resilient and comfortable working with high volume requests, as well as being adaptable and a good problem solver, actively looking for opportunities to improve our service for customers and our processes.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for excellent customer service and who is a strong team player. You must have a positive, pro-active approach to your work, show flexibility and a willingness to learn new skills.

What We Offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (pro rata if applicable) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further Information

Further information is available in the role profile.

This post is offered on a permanent, full time (36.25 hours per week) contract.

If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week) we may also consider job share arrangements.

This role is based in the Human Resources Department on Jubilee Campus and will be offered on a hybrid basis with a blended approach of home and office working. Typically, you will work 2 - 3 days per week on campus.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Vickie Freeman ([e-mail]). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further Details

• Job Description/Role Profile

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.

Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.