Recruitment Administrator - Part time, Temporary (INTERNAL ONLY)

Internal vacancy

The RNLI actively promotes continuous development within the organisation and is only seeking applications from current RNLI employees and volunteers at this time.  If this position is not filled internally it may be re-advertised openly.  #LI-DNI

About Us:

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

Our Recruitment Team is part of the People Services (HR) team and supports the organisation to attract and recruit the best people to help deliver our goals; not only in the skills they bring to the organisation, but also in the values and behaviours they uphold and demonstrate.

Would you like to find out more about recruitment at the RNLI, while gaining some new skills and experience? If so, you could be the person we are looking for to support the RNLI recruitment team for the next 3 months.

We are passionate about supporting internal development, and while one of our team is doing an internal secondment, we’d like to offer the opportunity to someone internally to join us for 3 months, on a part-time, temporary basis.

We are open to discussing how the role is delivered and are looking at a mixture of options, so please detail your availability and preferred working pattern within your application. Internal applicants are welcome to contact the Recruitment Manager (Kevin Barnard) to discuss this in advance of applying.

About the Role:

Working as a Recruitment Administrator, you will be part of a team of 5, supporting the recruitment processes for all areas of the organisation, and will:

• Support the recruitment team by providing an administration service.
• Monitor the recruitment inbox, dealing with or forwarding queries as appropriate.
• Communicate with job applicants by email, via the recruitment system, and by phone.
• Answer the main recruitment phoneline.
• Grow and use your recruitment process knowledge.
• Ensure recruitment at the RNLI is consistent, fair, transparent and inclusive, promoting the RNLI as an employer of choice to all applicants whether successful or not.
• Use various IT systems, including our applicant tracking system Hireserve, as well as Microsoft programmes including Word, Excel and Outlook.

About You:

To support us as Recruitment Administrator and work with a broad range of RNLI people, you will need:

• Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to put the customer (hiring managers and candidates) at the heart of everything you do
• Strong administration skills.
• The ability to effectively prioritise whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work well within a team.

Experience in an HR/Recruitment environment would be a benefit, as would experience of RNLI operations.

If you are someone who is organised and pro-active, with the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and integrity, and most importantly, has excellent customer service and team working skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.