Recruitment & Talent Coordinators
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,000 to £28,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Eastleigh, Hampshire, so50 5fs |
| Company: | South Hampshire Colleges Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000203_1772629317 |
Summary
Care to Join Us?
As a key member of our People and Culture team, you'll deliver a professional, high quality and customer focused recruitment service across the Group. You'll support hiring managers through the full end to end recruitment lifecycle, ensuring timely, effective and compliant recruitment outcomes.
We offer great benefits including;
- 6 weeks leave per year, plus bank holidays
- Generous employer pension contribution
- Access to a health care plan
- Free onsite parking
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite gym
- Annual staff awards
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Onsite coffee shop serving hot and cold food
- Annual wellbeing activities, resources and support
What will you be doing?
- Partner with hiring managers to shape roles and attract the right talent
- Write and publish engaging job adverts
- Coordinate shortlisting and interviews in line with safer recruitment standards
- Manage candidate communication to ensure a positive experience
- Process pre-employment checks, offers and contracts accurately
- Maintain up-to-date recruitment data using HR systems
- Liaise with agencies and support temporary staffing where required
- Contribute to employer branding and recruitment events
Skills/Experience we are looking for:
- Experience supporting or delivering end-to-end recruitment
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Confidence working with HR systems and managing data
- Knowledge of safer recruitment and employment legislation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- The ability to prioritise and manage multiple vacancies at any one time
Qualifications that will benefit you in the role:
- Minimum GCSE grade 4 / C in English & Maths or equivalent.
- CIPD level 3 qualification (desirable) - attained, working towards or aspiration to gain.
- Relevant professional qualification to Human Resources and/or Business administration (desirable).
Ideal Attributes we think are needed for the role:
- Good written and oral communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively to all levels of the business and key stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to respond appropriately to difficult situations.
- Excellent attention to detail, when working with confidential documents, reports and data.
- Well organised, able to prioritise and work to deadlines.
- Strong collaborative skills to work as part of an immediate team and wider department.
About Us
The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.
We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.
We are passionate about our People and Culture at SHCG by working collaboratively with all staff daily. Our role is to support everyone throughout their journey from recruitment, onboarding, employee development, performance management to employment relations' aspects. Our approach is to create a positive culture and a thriving work environment where people can grow to achieve their full potential. We are committed to ensuring staff are listened to, valued and included. Well-being is paramount to maintain a positive work-life balance to enable staff to stay engaged and motivated. We aspire to create better futures together.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Applications will be reviewed, and candidates may be invited to interview as they are received. Therefore, if you are interested, early submission of your application for this role is strongly advised.