Job description
About Us:
The RNLI is a charity that has been saving lives at sea for nearly 200 years. We know there’s still more we can do and the organisation is focussed on saving more lives. Our Recruitment Team is part of the People Services (HR) team and supports the organisation to attract and recruit the best people to help deliver our goals; not only in the skills they bring to the organisation, but also in the values and behaviours they uphold and demonstrate.
Due to maternity leave, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Coordinator to join the RNLI's in house Recruitment Team until May 2024. This role is vital to the smooth running of the Recruitment Team and providing an excellent service to our customers; recruiting managers and job applicants.
We are open to discussing how the 30 hours per week required is delivered - please detail your availability and preferred working pattern within your application.
The Role:
Working as a Recruitment Coordinator on a fixed term contract or secondment until May 2024, you will be part of a team of 5, supporting and coordinating recruitment processes for Hiring Managers across all areas of the organisation, and will:
- Grow and use your recruitment process knowledge and natural persuasion skills to assist line managers in making good, cost effective decisions.
- Quickly establish rapport with hiring managers, asking questions to fully understand their requirements.
- Devise and recommend appropriate recruitment approaches, ensuring relevant policies are followed and advising on best practice.
- Support the recruitment process in an accurate and timely fashion while building great relationships with recruiting managers and stakeholders, ensuring an excellent service is provided to all of our customers.
- Be responsible for liaising with recruitment agencies and suppliers, whilst working to multiple deadlines.
- Ensure recruitment at the RNLI is consistent, fair, transparent and inclusive, promoting the RNLI as an employer of choice to all applicants whether successful or not.
About You:
To join us as Recruitment Coordinator and work with a broad range of RNLI people, you will need:
- Strong administration skills.
- The ability to effectively prioritise whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy under pressure.
- Strong communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.
- The ability to work well within a team.
- Experience in an HR/Recruitment environment would be a strong benefit, as would experience of RNLI operations.
If you have the experience listed above and are interested in being part of a busy recruitment team who deal with a wide variety of roles, please apply now!
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.