Recruitment Advisor

This Recruitment Advisor post sits within the London Borough of Islington, which manages its recruitment in-house. The work centres on planning and running recruitment campaigns with managers, including large-scale ones, alongside succession planning and process improvements. The role leans on digital advertising, temporary-to-permanent routes and data to inform resourcing decisions, and includes making sure interviewers are trained in diversity practice. Recruitment agencies are asked not to make contact about the vacancy.

What the job involves

• Deliver a recruitment service aligned with the council's aims
• Plan and run recruitment campaigns with managers, including large-scale campaigns
• Support succession planning
• Research and implement process and service improvements
• Advise managers and HR colleagues on resourcing decisions
• Champion digital advertising and candidate engagement strategies
• Develop temporary-to-permanent opportunities with managers
• Embed diversity and inclusion in all resourcing solutions
• Ensure interviewers and assessors are trained in the council's diversity practices
• Address recruitment complaints

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of modern recruitment practices
• Digital recruitment strategy
• Using data to drive resourcing decisions
• Excellent communication skills
• Coaching skills to support and influence managers
• Commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in recruitment

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK
• Proof of address
• Satisfactory references
• Occupational Health clearance
• DBS check at the appropriate level, if applicable

What’s offered

• Up to 31 days' leave a year, rising to 36 after five years' local government service
• Flexible working arrangements and a 35-hour working week
• Learning and development opportunities
• London Living Wage as a minimum for all staff
• Local government pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Local discounts from restaurants, shops and health and beauty providers