Childrens Services Recruitment Lead

JOB PURPOSE

To co-ordinate and lead on the internal and external recruitment campaigns and processes for Childrens Services to ensure we promote our roles effectively, have a good pool of applicants and successful candidates are on-boarded in an effective and timely way with a professional service delivered at all times.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, design, and run recruitment campaigns, working to recruit hard to fill roles.
• Process recruitment requests as they are approved, ensuring adverts are well written and placed in appropriate places.
• As a user of ATS ensure that the system is used to its full advantage and that all inputs are of a high quality.
• Provide coaching on the system to hiring managers as required.
• Ensure all approved roles are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Write compelling job advertisements for placement internally and externally e.g. Council website, and job boards that position Hillingdon as an employer of choice.
• Support all hiring managers in the recruitment process.
• Progress candidates and applicants through the system as required.
• In conjunction with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager ensure all recruitment processes are based on best practice and deliver an inclusive approach and ultimately a diverse workforce across all areas of protected characteristics.
• Ensure all recruitment communications are properly branded and reflect the vision and values of the organisation.
• Work with hiring managers to co-ordinate the interview and feedback process. This will entail making all the arrangements for interview and selection.
• Support any early careers initiatives when required.
• Deliver to the agreed service level agreements (SLAs) for recruitment services into the business service areas.
• Undertake pre-employment checks and the onboarding process to ensure candidates are on-boarding promptly and efficiently by following the department's policy and processes.
• Work closely with recruitment managers to ensure a smooth induction package is in place for new starters.
• Run reports from the ATS as required.
• Be a super user of the ATS.
• Where directed, take a direct sourcing approach for specific roles.
• Answer recruitment related queries from managers, candidates and public as needed.
• Work with HR colleagues on specific recruitment campaigns as required.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Recognised Recruitment qualification e.g. REC

ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Experience of operating as a Recruitment Officer/consultant in a customer facing organisation

EXPERIENCE

Experience within recruitment, either in-house or agency

Experience of maximising recruitment systems and processes

Experience of working with external agency contracts

KNOWLEDGE