Recruitment Administrator – 12 month fixed term – Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Summary of role

This role is responsible for managing day-to-day recruitment administration and coordination, ensuring a smooth and positive experience for all stakeholders. It involves delivering a professional, customer-focused service, maintaining compliant and efficient recruitment processes (including adherence to GDPR), and supporting initiatives to enhance workforce diversity. The role also contributes to promoting Avon Fire & Rescue Service as an employer through targeted recruitment activities.

This role offers flexibility of work location and work from home when appropriate.

Some of the things you’ll be doing

• Support Corporate, Operational and Control recruitment, selection and onboarding activities, alongside colleagues in the People Services Team and the hiring managers, providing guidance and support with the relevant processes.
• Ensure job descriptions for HAY graded roles have been reviewed and evaluated by the Job Evaluation Advisor prior to advertising.
• Draft and upload job advertisements onto agreed websites / platforms.
• Arrange selection stages, including shortlisting, testing and interviewing, and provide hiring manager with any resources required to complete these.
• Complete on-boarding activities including:
requesting references
arranging medicals, right to work and DBS checks
drafting and sending offer letters, employment contracts and new starter documents
escalate any concerns to HR colleagues for advice guidance.
• Support large scale recruitment campaigns for Wholetime and On-Call Firefighter Trainees.
• Support external recruitment activities including careers fairs and community events.
• Provide resilience and support for the Organisational Development administration team when required.
• Carry out any additional responsibilities as reasonable and appropriate, as agreed with line manager.

What we will need from you

Essential:

• Level 2 qualification (eg GCSE C or 4, or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Experience in an administrative role.
• Working with sensitive, confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – confident responding to queries from a range of sources and people.
• Able to work to deadlines, and to manage a number of tasks at the same time.
• Attention to detail.
• Adaptable with a flexible approach to work, to meet business needs.
• Committed to undertake relevant training and continuous professional development opportunities

Desirable:

• CIPD Foundation / Level 3 Certificate.
• Experience of recruitment administration.

For the full job description and how to apply please visit our website: https://www.avonfire.gov.uk/careers/vacancies/recruitment-administrator/