Band 4 Senior Recruitment Officer

Band 4 Senior Recruitment Officer

Rate: £13.57 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Key Duties:

-Take a key role in the delivery of a high quality recruitment and selection service through the participation in supervision of staff as well as processing and overseeing of allocated requisitions in accordance with RSSC procedures, relevant employment legislation and best practice.

-Be responsible for ensuring that all necessary pre-employment checks are carried out, following up on any discrepancies and liaising with the requisitioning manager on matters of discrepancy / concern in accordance with agreed procedures.
-To work with the Team Leader, and using the available management information, ensure a fair distribution of workload across the team, flexing resources on a daily basis to ensure that work is prioritised and progressed in a timely manner.
-Take responsibility for overseeing the work of junior staff, ensuring they are appropriately trained and providing guidance and support with more complex cases which require particular analysis to resolve.
-Ensure that any blockages or delays which are preventing the RSSC from meeting agreed KPI’s are reviewed for appropriate action and discussed as necessary with senior officers.
-Ensure that waiting list files are managed and maintained appropriately.
-Provide appropriate professional advice to managers on a range of operational issues relating to specific recruitment and selection exercises, ensuring that managers are clear on their responsibilities and are operating within the agreed policy and procedures.
-Communicate effectively with candidates particularly during the pre-employment checks process to ensure they are engaged during this process and particularly when dealing with any issues of concern arising.
-Receive and resolve first level queries regarding recruitment and selection issues, from managers, staff and members of the public.
-Act as authorised signatory for appropriate ‘Access NI
-Support ongoing service improvement through identification of opportunities for streamlining of process across the centre to improve customer service and compliance with KPI requirements.

Essential Criteria:

- 2 A Levels or equivalent / higher qualification; AND 18 months’ experience in a clerical / administrative role of which at least 12 months must be within a Human Resources / Recruitment environment
OR

- 3 years’ experience in a clerical / administrative role of which at least 12 months must be within a Human Resources /Recruitment environment.
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office products including as a minimum, MS Word and MS Excel.
- Applicants must be willing to undertake REC Level 3 Certificate in In-House Recruitment within 12 months of commencement of employment