Recruitment Advisor

At Cardiff Met, people are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for a Recruitment Advisor to help us attract, engage and appoint talented colleagues who will contribute to the delivery of our ambitious Strategy 2030.

In this role, you'll play an important part in delivering and enhancing our staff recruitment service. You'll use your recruitment expertise to provide trusted advice, proactive support and a first-class experience for candidates and hiring managers alike. Through innovative attraction strategies, strong partnerships and continuous improvement, you'll help us attract talented colleagues, strengthen our employer brand and support the University's long-term success.

Key responsibilities:

- Leading recruitment campaigns, providing a proactive, responsive and high-quality service to hiring managers and candidates.
- Providing advice on recruitment best practice, helping to ensure fair, inclusive and evidence-based recruitment and selection processes.
- Designing engaging job adverts, attraction campaigns and social media content that showcase Cardiff Met as an employer of choice.
- Using data and insight to inform recruitment decisions, evaluate success and identify opportunities for service improvement.
- Leading projects that enhance our recruitment service and improve the experience of candidates and hiring managers.

What you'll bring:

You'll bring experience of leading successful recruitment campaigns across a variety of roles, with a track record of attracting high-quality and diverse talent. You'll also have experience of developing and delivering targeted attraction campaigns and using digital recruitment platforms and social media to engage talented candidates and promote opportunities effectively.

Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities, you'll be able to oversee multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of quality and service. You'll be proactive in your approach, with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement, support stakeholders and drive positive change. Confident working with a wide range of stakeholders, you'll be comfortable building effective relationships, working collaboratively and influencing at all levels.

Additionally, you'll:

- Have experience advising stakeholders on recruitment best practice, with a sound understanding of employment legislation and its application to recruitment, selection and onboarding.
- Be able to analyse and interpret data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Possess excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage, influence and provide credible advice to stakeholders at all levels.
- Have the ability to lead recruitment initiatives through to implementation, using initiative and a high level of attention to detail to deliver improvements and achieve successful outcomes.
- Hold a degree in a relevant subject area such as Human Resource Management, Business Management or Law.

Benefits:

- Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days after one year's service, plus 12 bank holiday/concessionary days.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions.
- Excellent family friendly policies.
- Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
- Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
- Free family access to independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.