Recruitment Advisor in Portsmouth

We’re VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

We’re hiring a Recruitment Advisor to join our HR Operations team based in Portsmouth. This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. We offer a flexible approach to hybrid working, with a minimum of 20% of your working time based in the office to support collaboration and team working.

As part of the role, you'll be expected to attend our weekly team day in the Portsmouth office every Thursday.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annualleave
• Annual discretionary company performance-related bonus, rewarding our collective success
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance (available through a salary sacrifice scheme)
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here’s The Facts About The Role

As our Recruitment Advisor, you'll play a key role in delivering an excellent recruitment experience for both hiring managers and candidates. You'll manage vacancies from approval through to appointment, providing expert advice, coordinating recruitment activity, and ensuring a smooth and efficient hiring process. You’ll build good partnerships with colleagues and hiring managers, who’ll trust your advice and value your support. You’ll ensure our applicant tracking system (ATS) is used to maximum effect, ensuring the recruitment process and candidate experience is positive.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Partnering with hiring managers to understand recruitment requirements and develop effective attraction strategies.
• Creating engaging job adverts and reviewing job descriptions to maximise candidate attraction.
• Managing vacancies through our applicant tracking system and keeping recruitment activity up to date.
• Acting as the first point of contact for recruitment enquiries and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment journey.
• Coordinating interviews and managing communication between candidates and hiring managers.
• Providing advice on recruitment timelines and attraction approaches.
• Producing recruitment reports and insights to support decision‑making.
• Support the administration and continuous improvement of our recruitment systems.
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR and relevant employment legislation throughout the recruitment process.
• Contribute to the delivery of an efficient and customer-focused HR service.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for an organised and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can confidently manage multiple priorities. You'll have experience in a recruitment-focused role, with the ability to effectively plan and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines. Strong experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and building positive relationships with a range of stakeholders is essential. You'll also have a good understanding of employment legislation, recruitment best practice and data protection requirements, along with strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills. Above all, you'll demonstrate professionalism, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service to both candidates and hiring managers.

If you enjoy building relationships, working in a busy environment and delivering an excellent candidate experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Interviews are due to take place WC 16 November (subject to change).

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