Recruitment Operations Coordinator

Location: North Chailey

Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 DOE

Vacancy Type: Full time 37 hours, Permanent

Exploring life‑changing possibilities together.

We’re looking for a highly organised in‑house recruitment professional to coordinate recruitment activity, manage recruitment systems and help us continually improve how we attract and appoint great colleagues.

This role would particularly suit someone who:

Has experience coordinating internal recruitment in a busy organisation
Is confident using Applicant Tracking Systems or recruitment platforms
Enjoys managing job advertising and recruitment campaigns
Brings excellent organisation and attention to detail
Likes identifying ways to improve recruitment processes and systems
Has experience working in an internal recruitment or People/HR team

At Chailey Heritage Foundation, we’re a specialist disability charity and a thriving community of support for children and young people living with complex disabilities.

Our colleagues work across education, care, therapy and support services to help every child and young person explore their potential. This role helps make that possible by ensuring we attract and appoint the talented colleagues who deliver that work every day.

The Role

As Recruitment Operations Coordinator, you’ll coordinate recruitment activity from vacancy approval through to offer and onboarding.

You’ll work closely with hiring managers across the organisation to ensure recruitment campaigns run smoothly, candidates feel supported throughout the process and our safer recruitment requirements are consistently met.

You’ll also help strengthen how we attract colleagues by managing advertising routes, supporting recruitment campaigns and identifying opportunities to improve recruitment systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Coordination

Coordinate recruitment activity from vacancy approval through to offer
First point of contact for recruitment queries from candidates, managers and agencies
Ensure recruitment activity follows agreed processes and safer recruitment requirements
Coordinate interviews; scheduling, communication and preparation of documentation

Recruitment Campaigns & Advertising

Draft clear and engaging job adverts aligned with our tone and values
Manage advertising across job boards, social media and recruitment platforms
Monitor advertising performance and recommend improvements to routes‑to‑market
Support careers events and initiatives that promote us as an employer

Candidate Experience

Deliver a consistent, warm and high-quality candidate experience throughout.
Maintain clear and timely communication with candidates throughout the hiring process
Collect candidate feedback and identify opportunities to improve the recruitment journey

Recruitment Systems & Data

Manage recruitment activity, systems and processes
Maintain accurate recruitment records and ensure compliance with safer recruitment requirements
Produce recruitment reports including activity levels, time‑to‑hire and campaign performance

Process Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve recruitment systems, templates and workflows
Contribute to improvements across the People Team’s recruitment processes
Help streamline recruitment guidance and support for hiring managers

More than just your salary!

We believe in nurturing potential — for children and young people, and for colleagues too. That’s why we invest in you with:

Competitive Salary
Enhanced Annual Leave – 25–30 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service
Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing Support
Enhanced Pension Scheme & Death In Service Benefit
Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Retail and leisure discounts
Free onsite parking, café, and kitchen facilities
Fully Funded level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Chailey Heritage Foundation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

https://www.careers.chf.org.uk/job/recruitment-operations-coordinator-5833246

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