Recruitment Advisor

Overall Purpose

As an internal recruiter, you will be based at Head Office where you will collaborate with the team at head office. You will be responsible for finding, attracting, and sourcing potential candidates through various online channels as well as advertising on the Internal HR self-service system. You will be comfortable with managing multiple vacancies and meeting tight deadlines.

Duties and Responsibilities

The below listed task/responsibilities are not exhaustive:

Collaborate with all hiring managers to identify and understand future hiring needs

Design and update job descriptions

Source potential candidates from various online channels (e.g., social media and professional platforms)

Sift CV’s and conduct initial screening calls for potential candidates

Interview candidates (via phone, zoom/Teams, and in-person)

Administer pre-employment assessments and checks

Support with Screening Checks and ensure screening checks are completed

Upload screening checks on the vendor portal

Ensure screening report is uploaded onto the HR self service system

Advertise job openings on the company vacancy page as well as on social media

Provide shortlists of qualified candidates to hiring managers

Make verbal/written conditional offers of employment as well as answer queries about compensation and benefits

To ensure all screening notes are recorded on workable, using the evaluations scorecards

To grow the talent pool with qualified and contactable candidates

Using systems and databases available, and own initiative to contact potential/passive candidates, to build relationships and the pipeline for future recruits

Conducting as many initial screening/ prospecting calls as required

To ensure any candidates sourced in talent pool are tagged appropriately

To make regular contact with sourced candidates, i.e., when another suitable role becomes available, or after 2-3 months since last contact

To communicate with Hiring Managers to ensure all candidates are booked in for interviews at the earliest opportunity

To follow up with Hiring Manager once interview has been conducted, checking all interview notes are recorded and communications followed up with candidates, to help facilitate a timely decision

To maintain good working relationships with colleagues.

Adhering to St James policies and procedures

Work within the framework ISO 9001 and 14001

Any other duties as deemed necessary to support the client, customer, colleagues and St James.

Knowledge & Skills:

Proven experience within recruitment

Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to be empathetic and/or assertive when required

Ability to use own initiative to proactively source candidates

Structured and organised, able to manage complex and fluid workloads, re-prioritising where required and effectively utilising software to capture updates whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy

Ability to work to tight deadlines