Recruitment Associate in Eastbourne

We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Recruitment Associate to join our People team based in central Eastbourne. This opportunity will provide a diverse and stimulating workload working in a team that together provides comprehensive Recruitment support to our national branch network of over 250 Decorator Centres across the UK. If you have a passion for recruitment and are driven to take on a role that involves sourcing the top talent for the job while ensuring an efficient and effective recruitment process that offers an exceptional candidate experience to all applicants, we would love to hear from you.

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager you will be responsible for supporting both branch and Head Office departments in recruiting the best people into our business. In a team made up of Recruitment Advisors and Associates, you will oversee designated regions of the business allowing you to build strong and effective working relationships with Hiring Managers. A big task, but you will be well supported in a team that is encouraging, motivated and busier than ever before.

We are a family-owned business with a wonderful heritage of over 120 years, leading the UK marketplace for the supply of decorating materials across the country. We know that our people make our business unique. We place great emphasis on the development and growth of our colleagues - our mantra is to ‘help one another succeed’.

We understand that neurodiverse candidates or candidates with a disability may need adjustments or extra support in the application or interview process - we are committed to providing every candidate the opportunity and environment in which to succeed and we will support any reasonable request where we can.

What does the role of a Recruitment Associate involve?

• Fostering relationships with Hiring Managers to understand their needs, requirements and timescales
• Creating and placing adverts using a mix of channels
• Guiding applicant shortlisting and offering recommendations to Hiring Managers
• Attending and conducting interviews with prospective candidates - this will be either in person or remotely
• Supporting the interview process, advising on best practices and issuing and creating interview questions (in line with our competency framework)
• Supporting Hiring Managers with interview coordination including venue hire
• Utilising our Applicant Tracking System, training Hiring Managers, managing candidate communications ensuring accurate data is compiled for reporting
• Candidate management, communicating feedback and providing updates on selection processes
• Supporting with candidate Job Offers, Contracts and recruitment screening, ID and right to work checks

Who we are looking for to join the team:

• Previous experience in a recruitment role where screening, shortlisting and interviewing to find the best candidates has been the main focus is essential
• Confidence and ability to negotiate and positively influence Hiring Managers on recruitment matters including best practices, hiring approaches, candidate suitability
• Experience conducting competency based interviews and shortlisting applicants to job specifications
• Experience drafting and writing engaging adverts that reflect the roles we are recruiting for
• Confident communicator with people at all levels, able to demonstrate excellent people skills, a professional telephone manner and diplomacy skills
• An instinctive eye for detail and ability to produce work to a high standard with a ‘right first time’ approach
• Experience working with Recruitment Agencies including negotiating terms and understanding terms of business would be beneficial
• Highly organised with confidence and presence of mind to prioritise your workload effectively to meet commercial needs
• Initiative to make decisions and problem solve on a daily basis. Recruitment is a constantly evolving practice and we intend to remain progressive in our approach
• Experienced to an intermediate level with MS Word, Excel and Outlook. We are also looking for someone who is familiar with the use of Applicant Tracking Systems/HR Systems for the purposes of recruitment

In return some of the benefits we offer include:

• Generous holiday package
• Hybrid working - 1 or 2 days remote and 2 or 3 days office based after training period
• Free life assurance
• 5% of your salary employer contribution to the pension plan (subject to employee contributions)
• Stream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
• Virtual GP service for yourself and any dependent children to be able to access unlimited medical advice when you need it
• Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for routine healthcare treatments
• Brewers Colleague discounts giving you huge savings on home improvements
• Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
• Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis
• Comprehensive Induction Programme and ongoing development
• After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit related pay, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption pay and a chance to use our Holiday Homes