Recruitment Coordinator in Northampton

Location: Remote (with occasional travel across England)

Salary: from £30,000 + Excellent Benefits + Tax-free bonus

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

As our Talent Acquisition Coordinator within the People Team, you’ll play a key role in supporting recruitment activity across The Opportunity Provider (TOP). As a standalone role reporting into the People Team Manager, you’ll be relied upon to manage day to day recruitment administration, coordinate processes efficiently, and keep everything running smoothly. You’ll manage the full recruitment cycle from application to offer, ensuring candidates and hiring managers receive timely communication, accurate information, and a seamless experience that reflects our values and mission. Your strong organisational skills and ability to hit the ground running will help maintain an effective recruitment function that supports TOP’s continued growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinating recruitment campaigns across TOP’s brands, ensuring a consistent, well organised experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Managing the administration of the full recruitment cycle from application to offer, including scheduling, documentation, communication, and accurate record keeping.
• Supporting a smooth, values led candidate journey by ensuring processes are followed and information is shared accurately.
• Building positive working relationships with hiring managers and providing dependable coordination and administrative support.
• Assisting with employer brand activity by preparing and posting content across agreed channels.
• Ensuring compliance with safer recruitment practices, including KCSIE guidance, through accurate record keeping and process checks.
• Preparing regular recruitment updates, reports, and data summaries to support continuous improvement.
• Supporting projects that promote inclusivity and equity within our recruitment processes.
• Using our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to maintain accurate candidate records, manage pipelines, and support process efficiency.
• Collaborating with the People Team to assist with wider administrative tasks and business objectives.

What You’ll Bring

You’ll be a proactive, organised, and detail focused coordinator who thrives on keeping processes moving and supporting others. You’ll bring:

• Strong administrative experience, ideally within an in house recruitment environment.
• Experience supporting candidate engagement or sourcing activity across multiple channels.
• An understanding of employer branding and the importance of a positive candidate experience.
• Awareness of recruitment trends and relevant legislation, including KCSIE.
• Excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders.
• Confidence working with data, tracking recruitment activity, and supporting process improvements.
• Hands on experience with an ATS (we use Talos) or similar systems.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
• Some exposure within HR would be highly desirable but not essential.

Perks & Benefits

We offer a competitive starting salary from £30,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package and a strong focus on work life balance. As an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ training provider, we prioritise the growth and wellbeing of our employees. You’ll have access to qualifications and professional development to help you become the best Talent Acquisition Specialist possible. Our benefits include:

• Quarterly tax free bonuses when company targets are met.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with an extra day off for your birthday.
• A holiday buy and sell scheme for up to five additional days.
• Mileage reimbursement and travel expenses covered.
• A healthcare cash plan, dental plan, employee assistance programmes, and 24/7 GP access.
• Access to courses and personalised development plans to continue advancing your career.
• Enhanced sick pay and life insurance for added peace of mind.

Why Work With The Opportunity Provider?

At TOP, our mission is simple: Upskilling Businesses. Changing Lives. We’re driven by our core values:

• What we do matters: Every day, we strive to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others.
• Everybody matters: Our people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
• Our experience matters: We use our knowledge and passion to build a better future.
• Working together matters: Through teamwork and collaboration, we make outstanding things happen.
• Our profit matters: When we build success together, everyone wins.

We’re proud to be an employee owned company, a Disability Confident Employer, and a Living Wage Employer. We’re committed to sustainability, inclusion, and excellence in training. Join us and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of apprenticeship delivery and talent acquisition. This role is subject to a Basic DBS Check, as we are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.