Talent Coordinator in Bristol

We’re building the UK's next generation engineering powerhouse, providing critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience. At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions are built to support mission critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings. Headquartered in Bristol (UK), we combine modern engineering methods with cutting-edge commercial technology to create adaptable, mission-critical systems. We focus on solving the tough challenges that others overlook, ensuring our customers can operate effectively in an ever-changing world.

As we continue to grow, attracting great talent and delivering an excellent candidate experience is going to be critical to our success. We are now looking for a highly motivated and detail-orientated Talent Coordinator to support our busy Talent team. As Talent Coordinator, you will play a vital role in ensuring our hiring process runs smoothly, supporting the candidate journey, and helping the wider team to work more efficiently and strategically. You’ll work closely with the Talent team and hiring managers, and will be responsible for the coordination, administration and communication that underpins a smooth and professional hiring process from start to finish. In this role, you will need to be curious, organised, and proactive. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working with people and takes pride in keeping processes running smoothly. No previous recruitment experience is required. What matters most is a strong eye for detail, great communication skills, and a willingness to learn. Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Scheduling interviews across multiple stakeholders, managing complex diaries and coordinating logistics (virtual and in-person).
• Posting job adverts across various platforms and ensuring they remain up to date.
• Carrying out initial searches or research tasks to help support early talent pipeline activity.
• Acting as a key point of contact for candidates, ensuring timely, clear and professional communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Managing recruitment inboxes and our applicant tracking system, ensuring all data is accurate and up to date.
• Supporting the end-to-end recruitment process with all associated administration.
• Preparing interview packs and supporting hiring managers with interview logistics.
• Coordinating feedback following interviews and supporting offer administration.
• Assisting with onboarding administration and handover to the People team where required.
• Supporting continuous improvement of recruitment processes and candidate experience.
• Ad-hoc support to the wider Talent and People team as the business continues to scale.

Key skills, experience and behaviours:

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Clear and confident communication skills, both written and spoken.
• A positive, proactive approach to supporting colleagues and solving problems.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and the People team.
• Comfortable using common tools like email, spreadsheets, and shared documents.
• Previous experience in an administrative role within a fast-paced environment is highly desirable (but not essential).
• Interest in talent acquisition, people operations, or building a career in Talent.
• Familiarity with using applicant tracking systems (ATS) is highly desirable.

About you:

• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Confident managing multiple tasks at pace.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, reliable and solutions oriented.
• Hardworking and eager to learn; excited about playing a key role in helping us hire people who strengthen the business.
• Builds relationships well and enjoys working with people at all levels.
• Strong team player, but also able to work independently.
• Professional, personable and customer focused.
• Take pride in delivering high quality work and supporting others to do the same.
• Naturally curious and want to understand how things work so you can improve them over time.
• Strong IT skills, with confidence using calendars, spreadsheets and applicant tracking systems (or willingness to learn).

We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are! We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants. Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.

Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!