Do you have experience in recruiting high calibre candidates in a fast-paced environment?
We are looking for an exceptional internal recruiter to join our friendly team working on behalf of Publica, our partner councils and Ubico. Working alongside and reporting into the Recruitment Manager you will attract and recruit the best talent for your dedicated business areas.
We are a proactive and fast-paced team and will not compromise on the quality of the service we provide both internally and with our candidate experience. Step into a role where your skills will show, and your impact will be felt.
You will have the opportunity to build strong relationships with hiring managers across the business, be involved in shaping the organisations future and help us develop and innovate our processes.
The purpose of the Internal Recruitment team is to manage talent attraction activity, with a focus on hiring quality people, reducing costs, improving our time to hire through talent pooling and getting the right talent at the right time to ensure business continuity and success.
What you'll do...
- Source, screen and interview candidates ensuring a seamless and positive experience.
- Build your network with a rich talent pool of quality candidates.
- Guide Hiring Manager, HR Business Partners and other stakeholders, providing market insights and supporting managers through the entire recruitment process.
- Focus on direct sourcing through various channels and manage each role as a separate campaign with a bespoke interview process.
- Manage the recruitment process for your vacancies in its entirety, including offer letters and pre-employment checks
- Build relationships with hiring managers and ensure they are performing within the process to get the best people at the right time, challenge appropriately and effectively to ensure success.
This permanent role offers flexibility from working at one of our offices in Cirencester, Coleford or Witney and home working allowing you that extra freedom and work life balance.
You will need
- At least 2 years' experience within an internal recruitment team or agency
- CIPD level 3 and/or equivalent experience
- Direct sourcing experience and great networking/head-hunting skills
- Experience of managing a recruitment process from start to finish, including brief taking, advertising, sifting and interviewing
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a busy environment
- A solid understanding of how a good recruitment process looks and the desire to constantly make improvements
- Experience of managing multiple roles and delivering on time
- The ability to build and maintain great working relationships with both internal and external contacts
- A willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team
- An organised and results focused approach
Special conditions
- Use of a car for work purposes
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard check (BPSS)
For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.
You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services.
What can we do for you
- Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
- Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
- 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
- Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
- Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
- Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary
To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page to complete an application form and supporting statement together with your CV. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It's important that we're a good fit for each other, so let us know what's important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd. Your CV will not be available to the hiring manager unless you are shortlisted for interview to assist with our non-biased screening process so please ensure you complete the application form in full.
It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies.
Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references; proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years' employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.