Recruitment Officer

We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Liverpool to assist with the appointment of a Recruitment Officer on a 6-months contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 16.50- 21.70 per hour

Summary:

Liverpool City Council is seeking a highly motivated and agile Recruitment Officer to join our fast-paced HR team. This is a critical end-to-end role requiring a unique blend of recruitment expertise and administrative precision. You will manage a personal caseload of vacancies acting as a strategic partner to hiring managers while ensuring all pre-employment compliance is met.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle from advising on engaging advert copy and selection methods to issuing final contracts of employment.
• Facilitate and verify all pre-appointment checks including Right to Work documentation references medical screening and processing DBS applications.
• Provide expert guidance to managers on Council policies employment legislation and HR best practices to ensure fair and effective hiring.
• Represent the Council at job fairs schools and universities to promote Liverpool City Council as an employer of choice.
• Adopt a flexible approach to support colleagues during high-volume periods ensuring all departmental deadlines are met.

Qualifications:

• HR/Recruitment qualification (e.g. CIPD) or equivalent relevant experience in talent acquisition.

Essentials:

• Proven experience in an in-house recruitment or talent acquisition role within a fast-paced environment.
• Essential experience using Tribepad to manage candidate flow and recruitment stages.
• Demonstrable experience handling complex pre-employment checks and understanding the vetting and barring process.
• Proven ability to multitask and manage a high-volume caseload while maintaining strict attention to detail.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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