HR Recruitment Assistant

About the Role

The City of Liverpool College seeks a HR Recruitment Assistant to join their Human Resources team. This permanent, full-time position based at the Arts Centre on Myrtle Street involves working 35 hours per week with a starting salary ranging from a328,215 to a329,911 annually. The role involves providing high-quality administrative and operational support to the Recruitment Manager, ensuring efficient, professional, and customer-focused recruitment services throughout the College.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the College's complete recruitment and onboarding processes to ensure timely filling of vacancies.
• Coordinate recruitment activities, including vacancy promotion, application management, interview scheduling, and communication dispatch.
• Serve as the primary contact for recruitment inquiries, delivering responsive support to candidates, managers, and external stakeholders.
• Maintain precise, confidential recruitment records and systems adhering to data protection standards.
• Assist in conducting pre-employment verifications such as references, right to work, DBS checks, and qualification validation.
• Prepare recruitment materials, including job information packs, employment offers, and new hire documentation.
• Ensure candidates experience clear communications and timely progression through recruitment stages.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to support recruitment campaigns and ensure policy compliance.
• Participate in onboarding and induction efforts to integrate new employees successfully.
• Generate recruitment analytics and reports to inform workforce planning and management decisions.
• Work with Recruitment Manager and department heads to maintain a robust bank worker pipeline and meet staffing needs.
• Champion equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging by promoting transparent and fair recruitment processes.
• Contribute to recruitment marketing efforts, careers events, and employer branding enhancement initiatives.
• Identify and recommend improvements for recruitment systems, processes, and candidate experience for continuous enhancement.
• Promote inclusive hiring strategies to encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable legislation and best practices.
• Undertake other relevant duties to support HR and recruitment operations effectively.

Professional Practice and Values

• Embody the College mission and values across all activities.
• Maintain a safe workplace by adhering to Health & Safety protocols.
• Ensure compliance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
• Support cross-college initiatives during critical times such as enrolment and invigilation.
• Perform other duties aligned with the role's responsibilities and grade.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of one year's administrative experience, preferably within HR or recruitment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills presented with professionalism.
• Proficiency with recruitment systems, applicant tracking software, and Microsoft Office suite.
• Meticulous attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Professional demeanor with aptitude for building positive relationships at various levels.
• Adaptability and flexibility to handle changes in priorities and workload.
• Ability to work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented mindset with collaborative approach.

Desirable: Knowledge of workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion; degree-level education or equivalent experience; fluency in Arabic, Persian, Kurmanji, Sorani, Portuguese, Spanish, Tigrinya, Vietnamese, or French.

Additional Information

Applications may close prior to the stated deadline if sufficient interest is received. Early application submission is encouraged.

Employee Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement of up to 30 days annually plus an additional wellbeing day, statutory closures, and Easter closures.
• Enrollment in the Aviva pension scheme with contribution levels up to 10%.
• Access to an employee benefits platform offering a variety of discounts, salary sacrifice options, and wellness incentives including Cycle to Work and leisure discounts.
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support through the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and online wellbeing portals.
• Medicash health plans offering enhanced healthcare access and free influenza vaccinations.
• Life assurance providing up to three times annual salary for death in service benefits.
• Interest-free loans for purchasing travel passes to ease commuting costs.
• Flexible working possibilities consistent with business needs to support work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development through formal and informal programs.
• Free access to sports and fitness facilities, discounted hair and beauty treatments, and staff discounts at the Academy Restaurant.