HR Advisor (Recruitment)

HR Advisor: salary in the range of £30,692.88 to £35,706.96

We are currently looking for a HR Advisor (Recruitment) to join our HR team and contribute to our mission to make Oldham College the best place to learn and work. Oldham College employs around 650 dedicated colleagues and we all share the same commitment; to help our 6000 students unlock their full potential. 

The Role

This is a newly created role to help shape our workforce recruitment strategy, presenting an opportunity to have a meaningful impact at the College and within the wider Greater Manchester community.  As HR Advisor (Recruitment), you will report to the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development. Your duties will include: -

• Delivering and overseeing the effective advertisement, recruitment and onboarding of high calibre employees to the College
• Engaging with key stakeholders to play an active role in building our employer brand and ensuring exceptional candidate experience
• Working proactively on recruitment initiatives aimed at expanding candidate reach beyond traditional methods and talent pools
• Working closely with the wider HR team to drive our continuous improvement agenda

The Candidate:

To succeed in the role of HR Advisor (Recruitment), you will need: - 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to think creatively to solve recruitment challenges
• Experience of organising / coordinating simultaneous recruitment campaigns
• Proven ability to effectively use social media / online recruitment tools and to lead pro-active recruitment initiatives
• Attention to detail to ensure that all recruitment activity meets legal and regulatory requirements (including Keeping Children Safe in Education)
• Full details can be seen in the Job Description Person Specification

The Package:

Once appointed as our HR Advisor (Recruitment) you will benefit from: -

• Supportive work environment with family friendly policies and an emphasis on ongoing professional development
• Generous holiday entitlement (32 days annual leave per year based on full-time, plus statutory bank holidays and additional efficiency days)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (includes valuable life cover)
• Many employee benefits including access to a wide-ranging discount scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, on-site nursery, salon and more.

Next Steps:

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our HR team who will be happy to advise. Alternatively, if you would like to arrange an informal chat – please email Claire at Claire.Symons@oldham.ac.uk to provide your contact details / availability.    (No agencies please).

To apply, please submit your application by no later than midday on Wednesday 15th May 2024.   We anticipate that interviews will be held on Friday 24th May 2024.

Inclusivity:

We are committed to inclusion which is reflected across our diverse student body.  However, we still have work to do to ensure that our talented workforce fully reflects the diversity of our wider community. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply to join our team. 

When you apply for a role, we'll ask you for some equality data. Your answers are kept strictly confidential at all times by HR. The data we collect helps us to identify any disproportionate outcomes for applicants and to target our positive actions that will address them. 

We recognise that everybody has a life outside work; we’re happy to discuss flexible working with you.   Although we can’t promise that we will be able to give you exactly what you want, we can promise that we will carefully consider your request and we certainly won’t judge you for asking.    

Safeguarding:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; we expect all applicants to share in this commitment. 

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults. If you receive an offer of employment from us, this will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of mandatory pre-employment checks (including an Enhanced DBS disclosure with children’s barred list check).