Recruitment Specialist
| Posting date: | 24 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,537 to £33,699 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2026 |
| Location: | County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7663 |
Summary
We’re looking for a proactive and creative Recruitment Specialist who can design and deliver compelling, high impact recruitment campaigns that stand out. This role is ideal for someone who brings fresh ideas, enjoys speaking with new people, and can confidently represent the council when engaging with candidates, communities, and stakeholders.
In this role you’ll take the lead on creating targeted attraction campaigns that spark interest and inspire applications. You’ll use social media and digital channels confidently as part of your attraction strategy, tailoring content to reach and engage the right audiences. Working closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues, you’ll offer expert advice on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and employer brand visibility. You’ll draw on your understanding of recruitment trends, digital platforms, and audience insight to shape effective campaigns and ensure a positive experience for candidates and managers.
You will support the 360 recruitment approach, from initial brief through to onboarding, ensuring each stage is carried out with professionalism and attention to detail.
You’ll also oversee and coordinate agency worker placements, ensuring we work effectively with our supply partners to meet short term and specialist resourcing needs. This includes managing requests, challenging where appropriate, negotiating rates, and maintaining strong relationships that support value for money and timely, high quality placements.
In this varied and forward thinking role you’ll drive continuous improvement, support strategic workforce planning, and help strengthen the council’s reputation as a great place to work. You’ll thrive here if you have strong recruitment experience, creativity, and a confident approach to building relationships in a fast paced environment.
What we’re looking for
• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within a fast paced or complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of the 360 recruitment process from briefing through to onboarding.
• Confident use of social media and digital platforms as attraction tools.
• A confident communicator who can easily engage with people they have not met before, both in person and virtually.
• Excellent problem solving, organisational, and relationship building skills.
• A proactive, solutions focused approach with the ability to work independently.
• Experience using recruitment data and insights to improve attraction and selection outcomes.
• A commitment to delivering excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences.
Please note - This role requires proven ability to design and deliver creative recruitment campaigns from concept to delivery. To bring this to life, candidates will be invited to create a campaign concept to present at interview. Please check the advert on the Wiltshire Council careers website to see the full presentation brief.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your recruitment career and want to play a key role in shaping a people focused, forward thinking service, we’d love to hear from you.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.
Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer-facing roles work entirely from their service location.
We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.
In this role you’ll take the lead on creating targeted attraction campaigns that spark interest and inspire applications. You’ll use social media and digital channels confidently as part of your attraction strategy, tailoring content to reach and engage the right audiences. Working closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues, you’ll offer expert advice on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and employer brand visibility. You’ll draw on your understanding of recruitment trends, digital platforms, and audience insight to shape effective campaigns and ensure a positive experience for candidates and managers.
You will support the 360 recruitment approach, from initial brief through to onboarding, ensuring each stage is carried out with professionalism and attention to detail.
You’ll also oversee and coordinate agency worker placements, ensuring we work effectively with our supply partners to meet short term and specialist resourcing needs. This includes managing requests, challenging where appropriate, negotiating rates, and maintaining strong relationships that support value for money and timely, high quality placements.
In this varied and forward thinking role you’ll drive continuous improvement, support strategic workforce planning, and help strengthen the council’s reputation as a great place to work. You’ll thrive here if you have strong recruitment experience, creativity, and a confident approach to building relationships in a fast paced environment.
What we’re looking for
• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within a fast paced or complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of the 360 recruitment process from briefing through to onboarding.
• Confident use of social media and digital platforms as attraction tools.
• A confident communicator who can easily engage with people they have not met before, both in person and virtually.
• Excellent problem solving, organisational, and relationship building skills.
• A proactive, solutions focused approach with the ability to work independently.
• Experience using recruitment data and insights to improve attraction and selection outcomes.
• A commitment to delivering excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences.
Please note - This role requires proven ability to design and deliver creative recruitment campaigns from concept to delivery. To bring this to life, candidates will be invited to create a campaign concept to present at interview. Please check the advert on the Wiltshire Council careers website to see the full presentation brief.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your recruitment career and want to play a key role in shaping a people focused, forward thinking service, we’d love to hear from you.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.
Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer-facing roles work entirely from their service location.
We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.
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