Recruitment Coordinator

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Job description

Recruitment Coordinator

Location: West London (currently 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home)

Contract: Permanent

Pattern: Full Time

Closing date: 10am, Monday 6 December

Interviews: Friday 10 December

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum, DOE

About the role:

We're looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to join our small but close-knit recruitment team working to attract the best people into our successful network of schools. Your role will be to support our network of 39 schools and our head office team with all aspects of their recruitment processes, offering advice, guidance and assistance. You would lead on providing schools with valuable audits of adverts, career pages and recruitment data to ensure their processes are as effective as possible. You would also support with building talent pipelines for critical roles and hard-to-fill areas.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide first-line support for all school recruitment queries
• Assist with amending, editing and improving adverts based on best practice guidance
• Support with job posting on various job boards, ensuring all platforms are being fully utilised
• Use LinkedIn to attract and resource candidates for critical vacancies and to build a pipeline of talent for hard-to-fill roles
• Work alongside the wider Recruitment team to ensure that the Ark Employer Brand continues to attract a diverse pool of high-calibre applicants
• Work with schools to ensure effective usage of the ATS (Applicant Tracking System), provide guidance and run reports to assess effectiveness of current practices
• Support with creation and updating of various resources in our Recruitment Toolkit on our intranet

Key Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate effectively and confidently with colleagues at all levels
• Strong writing skills with the ability to proof-read and edit a variety of documents
• Numerate and analytical with the ability to work with data reports to identify key patterns and trends
• Strong administrative and organisational skills and ability to multi-task and prioritise work to meet deadlines

You can read the full job description and person specification here - arkonline.org/careers

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

About Ark

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. We also incubate start-up programmes (Ark Ventures) that improve the education system.

How to Apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter via our dedicated careers portal - arkonline.org/careers. Applications to be submitted by 10am on Monday 6 December but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.