Operations Administrator in Brighton

Recruitment Operations Administrator

Brighton | Up to £38,000

This is an essential hire for a growing recruitment business which specialises in Financial Services. The contract division has an established client base and is scaling quickly, and as that function grows, the operational and compliance demands are becoming an increasingly narrow bottleneck.

They’re now looking for someone to take ownership of it.

This is a business with excellent employee longevity and a genuinely warm, sociable culture - people tend to stay, develop and build proper careers here.

The environment is outgoing and collaborative rather than overly corporate, and this hire will be visible across the whole company rather than sitting quietly in a back-office function.

Why This Role Matters

Contract recruitment, particularly within Financial Services, involves far more behind the scenes than simply finding a candidate and agreeing a start date.

Before contractors can begin an assignment, there can be a significant amount to coordinate around:

• DBS checks
• Right to work
• References and background screening
• Contractor documentation
• Client-specific onboarding
• Compliance checks
• Contract extensions and renewals
• Timesheets and payroll processes
• Record keeping and audit trails
• Ongoing contractor administration

The recruiters can win the work and find the candidate, but someone needs to make sure the operational side of each placement runs smoothly, efficiently and compliantly from start to finish.

The Opportunity

You’ll become a central point of contact across operations, compliance and wider business support.

Day to day, this could include:

• Managing contractor onboarding and compliance
• Completing DBS and right-to-work processes
• Ensuring documentation and checks are completed correctly
• Coordinating with consultants, candidates and clients
• Maintaining accurate contractor records
• Supporting extensions, renewals and ongoing administration
• Improving internal processes as the contract division grows
• Supporting wider office and business operations

You’ll also work closely with senior leadership on business improvement projects, including how AI can be used internally to improve workflows, reduce repetitive administration and make the business more efficient.

There will also be opportunities to get involved with:

• Company events
• Internal projects
• Business support
• Office operations
• Marketing and wider company initiatives

It’s ideal for someone who enjoys understanding how a business works, improving processes and taking ownership beyond one narrow function.

Who They’re Looking For

You’ll ideally have at least two years' experience in a recruitment admin or operations position, with enough business experience to understand how different teams interact and what good operational support looks like.

Particularly relevant backgrounds include:

• Recruitment Operations
• Recruitment Compliance
• Recruitment Administration
• Contractor Compliance / Onboarding
• Office Management
• Business Support / Operations

Why Join?

• Up to £38,000 salary
• Own a genuinely business-critical function
• Join during a period of growth within the contract division
• Excellent employee longevity
• Broad exposure across operations, compliance and business improvement
• Work directly with senior leadership
• Get involved with AI, workflow and efficiency projects
• Exposure to company events and wider business initiatives
• Warm, sociable and welcoming culture
• Opportunity to shape processes rather than simply follow them