Executive Assistant and Recruitment Coordinator in England

Location: Brighton

Vacancy Type: Permanent / Full Time

Salary: A GBP 30,000 – 32,000 per annum will be offered, depending on skills and experience.

Brighton College is seeking to appoint an Executive Assistant and Recruitment Coordinator on a full‑time, permanent basis.

Main Purpose of the Role: To provide high‑quality executive, recruitment, and HR administrative support that ensures the smooth running of the College’s recruitment and onboarding processes. The role coordinates senior leaders’ diaries and documentation, manages end‑to‑end recruitment, and acts as a professional point of contact for candidates and new starters. It also supports HR projects, maintains safer recruitment compliance, and upholds strong organisation and communication to enable effective decision‑making and a positive stakeholder experience.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Executive Assistant Support: Act as a key point of contact and trusted administrative partner to senior leaders and their PAs/EAs, ensuring their recruitment‑related commitments, diaries and priorities are well coordinated. Manage schedules, organise meetings and prepare documentation, ensuring hiring managers and panel members are fully briefed for interviews, panels, and recruitment events. Provide proactive reminders, follow‑up actions and general PA support to ensure the timely progression of all recruitment activities. Support senior management with ad hoc tasks, confidential administrative duties and project coordination, ensuring issues are escalated and resolved promptly.
• Recruitment Administration: Administer multiple recruitment campaigns concurrently, taking ownership of timelines, communication and documentation throughout each process. Draft, post and maintain high‑quality job advertisements to attract suitable candidates. Organise interview days from start to finish, including drafting detailed schedules and coordinating tours, panel interviews, teaching observations and hospitality arrangements. Liaise with candidates throughout the recruitment process, including issuing interview and lesson observation invitations, sharing full details and schedules, and keeping them informed of outcomes while providing feedback where appropriate. Prepare and distribute interview packs for hiring managers and panel members. Meet and greet candidates on interview days, oversee ID checks and ensure candidates follow their timetable smoothly and professionally. Collate and maintain interview documentation, including shortlisting matrices and final hiring decisions. Prepare letters of appointment and contracts of employment with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Onboarding and HR Administration: Create new starter profiles on College systems (iSAMS and iTrent) and ensure all onboarding actions are completed before start dates. Act as the main point of contact for new starters, answering queries, guiding them through processes and ensuring a positive experience. Request references, monitor responses and escalates areas of concern where necessary. Support the organisation of the new teacher induction programme, including drafting professional biographies and preparing induction materials. Assist with staff accommodation administration and internal staff moves, supporting the full employee life cycle.
• Compliance and Project Support: Ensure all recruitment activity remains fully compliant with internal policies and safer recruitment standards. Work collaboratively with the HR team on summer projects and ongoing process improvement initiatives. Provide comprehensive administrative and logistical support to the Deputy Head (Common Room) for the Explore Teaching internship programme. Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by management to support the smooth operation of the team.