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Role type: Full- time, fixed term (14 months)

Location: Birmingham (hybrid working model)

Start date: May, 2023

About Us

As part of the Transport UK Group, West Midlands Trains delivers around 1,300 train journeys a day, for more than 60 million passengers a year, across our two brands - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway.

We are committed to delivering a safe and reliable train service, by investing in our fleet of trains, stations and employees. As part of this investment we are looking to recruit a Resourcing Advisor on a fixed term, full time basis, based in Birmingham.

Job Purpose

To provide a professional, efficient and coordinated resourcing support to all recruitment processes within West Midlands Trains, all recruitment advisors will be key support to the business with all recruitment processes, including, internal and external advertising, interview support, testing, reference checks, contracts (plus other ad hoc advisory and administrative support as and when required).

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with line/hiring managers to establish recruitment needs from outset; regularly monitor and review recruitment progress and respond accordingly.
• Maintain, review & develop job descriptions, interview frameworks, selection and testing criteria associated with specific roles. Strive for transparent consistency with documentation.
• Arrange interview dates/venues and invite candidates in conjunction with hiring managers.
• Raise and offer contracts of employment, ensuring contracts issued are correct and up to date.
• Ensure all aspects of process are undertaken in a fair, non-discriminatory manner.
• Attend jobs/careers events across the WMT geography, forging positive relationships and networks as and when required.
• Reporting recruitment metrics on a monthly basis for period end reporting purposes.
• Collaborate closely with the Employee Relations Team to ensure policies, processes and legislative updates are current as well as compliant with employment law and the employee relations environment.
• Lead the provision of a proactive safety and HR transactional support service, including employee life cycle processes, to the business, by managing the Central Admin team.

Please see the attached job description for full responsibilities list.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Experience with high volume recruitment
• Full end to end recruitment experience
• Strong, proven stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Awareness of employment law matters with regards to recruitment
• Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines with conflicting priorities
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Strong focus on building customer relationships
• Experience using an online Applicant Tracking System
• Ability to directly source candidates for specialist roles
• Knowledge and experience of recruiting for multiple job disciplines
• Articulate and confident communicator
• Highly self-motivated with good work ethic, enthusiastic with a can-do attitude

Salary and Benefits

• Up to £34,000 (depending on experience)
• Free travel on all our trains and those of other train companies within our parent group company - for you, your partner and any dependent children
• 75% off all other train company travel tickets
• Retail discounts
• Career development opportunities

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure no-one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, belief and sexual orientation.

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience, after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.