Recruitment Advisor, Human Resources

We have an exciting opportunity to hire a Recruitment Advisor on a permanent and fulltime basis. You will be responsible for managing the recruitment process for all Business Support vacancies. You will have experience in the end-to end recruitment process (from approval to hire to offer management) and conducting interviews for a variety of positions at all levels of seniority. You will ideally have relevant experience from the legal sector or other professional services firms. We may also consider someone from a legal recruitment agency background.

Job summary

• We would like to hire a Recruitment Advisor on a permanent and fulltime basis.
• You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process for all Business Services vacancies for the London based Recruitment team which is part of the wider HR department.  
• Administrative support will be provided by the Recruitment Coordinator in relation to interview scheduling in particular and the offer paperwork/screening process.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Working alongside the Recruitment Manager and Recruitment Coordinator, ensuring a collaborative and consistent approach within the recruitment function and always maintaining the highest level of service to all stakeholders and best practice
• Assisting with the promotion of our employer brand throughout the firm internally, as well as to the external market
• Acting as the main point of contact for all direct applicants and external recruitment agencies in relation to the roles that you have responsibility for.
• Working with hiring managers to identify skill sets; where required, testing the  validity and comprehensiveness of job descriptions.
• Briefing agencies via email/telephone on vacancies (including holding agency briefing calls with the hiring managers for certain vacancies when required)
• Utilising direct hiring methods including (but not limited to) online advertising, firmwide referral scheme and LinkedIn.
• Conducting initial screening and review CVs for suitability.
• Advising on selection tools (including online testing and case studies).
• Holding competency-based interviews with the hiring managers.
• Establishing and maintaining excellent internal relationships with key stakeholders in our Business Services functions, hiring managers and regularly updating them on the progress of vacancies.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with business services recruitment agencies, including  providing updates on role pipeline.
• Providing feedback to direct applicants and agencies with diplomacy and in a timely manner.
• Supporting and where necessary challenging hiring managers constructively on selection decisions at interview and offer stage.
• Highlighting visa applications and related immigration processes in line with the Home Office regulations to the wider HR team where applicable.
• With the support of the Recruitment Coordinator, overseeing the offer documentation process and making sure screening/referencing requirements are met.
• Any other related duties including liaising with the relevant HR Business Partner at certain stages, updating on recruitment activity at team meetings, recruitment/interview related training when required and assisting the wider HR team with market/salary data on Business Services roles.

Are we right for you?

• You will have experience in the end-to-end recruitment process (from approval to hire to offer management) ideally within the legal sector or other professional services organisations. We may also consider someone with a legal recruitment agency background.
• You will also have experience of conducting interviews for a variety of positions at all levels of seniority.
• Proficient in use of MS Office (specifically Word, Excel & PowerPoint).

Other skills required:

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent administration, organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage time efficiently
• Motivated and pro-active with a ‘can-do’ approach
• Ability to interact with people at all levels
• Calm and efficient under pressure.
• Flexible with regard to time and duties
• Ability to work within a small and busy team
• Good attention to detail. Accurate and thorough.

View a detailed job description here.