Resourcing Assistant

What will you be doing?

The Resourcing Assistant is responsible for supporting the recruitment and resourcing functions of the organisation. This will include assisting with the hiring process, maintaining records, co-ordinating interviews and ensuring a smooth and efficient recruitment process and journey for both candidates and hiring managers. 

• Managing the recruitment and careers email inbox and responding to queries in a timely and professional manner
• Maintain accurate records, such as right to work, contracts and confidential data
• Admin support for all new starters onto the online system, including collating data provided to assist with development and improvement of system and process 
• Help in tracking and collating data for recruitment reporting 
• To be a point of contact for managers, to provide support and guidance 
• Equality, diversity and inclusion, Create and promote inclusive environments and practices where employees can be themselves, are valued for their differences, and be supported to work at their best.
• Health and Safety and Risk Management, maintain a safe working environment
• Data Protection and GDPR, ensure legislation is understood and adhered to in respect of all working practices.

About you

• You will hold a good level of education with min GCSE C or equivalent in English and Maths
• You will have experience of supporting the recruitment process, policies and procedures
• Experience of using IT software including, Excel, Word and other Microsoft programmes 
• Be able to work in a busy office environment and work as part of a team
• You will be able to show initiative and actively solve operational problems and resolve queries and suggest improvements 
• Excellent organisation skills, absorb information quickly, manage time and prioritise including management of own workload 
• You will understand the importance of handling confidential and sensitive information.  

The post will require travel between North Northamptonshire Council Offices as required 

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 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.

Disability Confident Employer

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.  

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community 

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)