About the role
We are transforming our HR and Organisational Development functions within the council to ensure that we have a fit for purpose structure to enable the next chapter in our journey, supporting the achievement of our corporate priorities and ensuring the council can respond to its changing workforce needs. As such, we are in the process of implementing a new structure, with some new roles and teams. We currently have a number of potential vacancies that we will need to fill, so that we have the capacity to deliver an excellent service. You will support the recruitment and resourcing functions of the organisation. This includes assisting with the hiring process, maintaining accurate records, coordinating interviews, and ensuring a smooth and efficient recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers Providing comprehensive administrative support to the onboarding of new hires, including organising and collating ‘new starter’ questionnaires and surveys and collating this information to inform recommendations for service improvements in user experience.
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What will you be doing?
You will manage the recruitment and careers inbox, dealing with a range of enquiries from both applicants and hiring managers and facilitating prompt resolutions for queries and maintain job boards and ensure accurate job descriptions and postings.
Supporting the Resourcing Coordinator posting job advertisements via the job board aggregator, ensuring accurate wording of job descriptions and postings.
You will provide a high level of customer service to both candidates and internal stakeholders, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive user experience.
About you
You will have a good general level of education with minimum GCSE C or equivalent in English and Maths, or equivalent with strong experience of using IT software including Excel, Word & other Microsoft programmes.
You will have well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with customers and colleagues at all levels.
You have excellent organisational skills including ability to absorb new information quickly, manage time and prioritise effectively, including management of your own workload.
For an informal discussion please contact Helen Hudson Helen.hudson@northnorthants.gov.uk
Please note that any at risk individuals who apply for the role who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria and skills for a suitable role, will be given priority over other applicants.
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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