hr administrator Melbourn, England
Job description
About us
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.
As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.
We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.
PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life
Do you want to contribute to the exhilarating growth of a global brand? We are scaling up our business and this is an exciting opportunity to join our internal Talent Acquisition team to help facilitate large volumes of talented individuals joining us. We are looking for a highly motivated, customer focused Talent Administrator to be responsible for all recruitment process administration.
You will be working very closely and efficiently with our experienced recruiters in taking responsibility for the end-to-end interview process, delivering a superb experience to both hiring managers and candidates.
- Taking responsibility for the co-ordination of the recruitment process for large volumes of candidates from first interview through to verbal offer.
- Entering and updating candidate data in PA’s Applicant Tracking System (SmartRecruiters).
- Managing and prioritising candidate and hiring manager activities to ensure a smooth running and timely process.
- Extensive diary management for recruiters, hiring managers and interviewers working with multiple time-zones.
- Ensure a high level of service is delivered around administration and process queries from a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaising with and managing external agencies and search firms.
- Raising complex purchase orders for agencies and search firms.
- Managing interview logistics – room bookings, catering requirements and scheduling internal feedback meetings.
- Managing Right to Work checks across the Talent team and maintaining correspondence to ensure a full audit trail for each candidate.
- Organising candidate events and preparing materials and equipment. Creating meeting agendas and schedules.
In order to fulfil this role, you do not have to have experience in organising job interviews, however this is useful. Demonstrable experience of organising events or any kind of busy administrative role would be an advantage.
- You will possess excellent attention to detail and have well developed organisation and time management skills
- You are able to prioritise your workload, often thinking on your feel and using your initiative
- You are energetic and possess personal resilience with the ability to manage competing demands in a complex, matrixed environment. You should have the ability to lead yourself through ambiguity and change, often in a fast-paced atmosphere
- You will be able to use information systems including, accessing, inputting, and compiling data.
- You are an excellent communicator and will easily communicate with a diverse client group.
- You have the ability to manage large volumes of candidates at any one time
- You will bring a commitment to providing excellent customer service
Additional Information
Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.
We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.
Find out more about Life at PA here.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
— don’t hesitate to contact us on [email protected]
