Recruitment Advisor

Job description

Client

Local Authority in Croydon

Job Title

Recruitment Advisor

Pay Rate

£21.85 an hour PAYE

Hours

36 Hours a week(Mon-Fri)

Duration

8 Month Contract

Location

Hybrid working: 2 days in the Croydon office 3 days at home once fully trianed after 4 week induction.

Description

Job Purpose:

>To support the management of the attraction and selection approaches within the Council, providing administrative support and guidance to staff and managers with queries to the team.

>Delivering recruitment advice, guidance and support both
strategically and in response to day-to-day demands of the
recruitment service, undertaking direct search for candidates where appropriate.

>Deliver a value-adding end to end recruitment process that
enables the Council to attract and retain the competent and
experienced individuals that the Council, and Departments,
need to deliver modern public services.

>Provide a professional, proactive and commercially focused
approach to HR service delivery across all council departments
through the agreed service standards

>Support the management of permanent and temporary staff resources through ensuring effective processes are followed.

Responsible for: Responsible for management oversight of the recruitment team x 5 recruitment Advisors.The procurement and performance management of the Council's multi million contract (circa £20-30 million per annum) for a Managed Service Provider for Temporary Agency workers ensuring the Council has a resilient workforce that represents value for money.

Accountabilities:

>To monitor the recruitment inbox, responding to queries where possible and referring to Recruitment colleagues as appropriate.

>To develop FAQs arising from regular queries that are received to support self service and enhancing the customer journey.

>Provide confidential and professional recruitment advice to Departmental Heads of Service and Recruiting Managers according to best practice, policy and up-to-date legislative guidance to minimise risk.

>Coordinate compliance with regulatory and due diligence requirements e.g. referencing and other pre-employment checks such as DBS for the protection of children and vulnerable adults

>Ensure that all recruitment and selection of permanent and fixed term staff is in line with the Council's recruitment and selection procedures and relevant employment legislation

Essential knowledge:
CIPD or equivalent professional qualification or relevant demonstrable experience.
Good knowledge of relevant legislation and current trends within
Recruitment
Intellectual capacity to demonstrate or acquire an understanding of
recruitment service delivery in order to respond effectively to the
agenda of all council departments
Knowledge of fundamental HR and Recruitment processes
incorporating understanding of safeguarding
Knowledge of applicant tracking systems

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