HR & Recruitment Coordinator

Smith Partnership; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the East Midlands is seeking a HR & Recruitment Coordinator. You will support recruitment and onboarding activities, providing specialized advice and support to managers and candidates. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR or recruitment roles, along with a proven track record in recruitment and selection procedures. The position offers a competitive salary and perks including hybrid working, career progression opportunities, and ongoing training.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid working

Supportive and collaborative working environment

Opportunities for career progression

Access to ongoing training and development programs

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a HR and/or recruitment function.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment and onboarding services.
• Manage recruitment campaigns including job descriptions and adverts.
• Coordinate interviews and provide feedback to candidates.
• Conduct pre-employment checks and issue contracts.
• Build relationships with recruitment agencies and assess campaign effectiveness.
• Support onboarding processes and create induction plans.
• Contribute to employer branding and early careers initiatives.

Skills

Experience of working in a HR or recruitment role

Demonstrable experience of HR recruitment and selection procedures

Job description

We’re looking for a HR & Recruitment Coordinator to join us at Smith Partnership, a forward-thinking, leading law firm in the Midlands, employing around 200 staff across 5 offices. You will be joining our growing HR team that plays a huge part in the growth of the business.
The main purpose of this role is to support recruitment, HR and onboarding activities, from early careers to senior posts. You will provide an effective and efficient specialist advice and support service to all recruiting managers and candidates.

Benefits & Perks

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Access to ongoing training and development programs.

As HR & Recruitment Coordinator at Smith Partnership, your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering a full end-to-end recruitment and onboarding service across the firm, working closely with the Head of HR, HR team, Heads of Department and line managers.
• Managing campaigns for all roles, including drafting job descriptions and adverts, advertising vacancies, managing applications and supporting shortlisting and selection processes.
• Coordinating interviews and selection activity, attending interviews where required, and ensuring timely communication and feedback to candidates throughout the process.
• Carrying out and overseeing compliant pre-employment checks, issuing contracts, offer letters and variations, and ensuring all documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with preferred agencies, reviewing CVs, providing feedback and assessing campaign effectiveness.
• Developing and maintaining the firms talent pool and talent pipeline, providing regular updates and reporting on live vacancies and recruitment activity.
• Supporting onboarding and induction processes, including creating induction plans, arranging training, and working with internal teams to ensure a smooth new-starter experience.
• Contributing to employer branding and early careers initiatives, including recruitment events and fairs, while providing support and responding to queries in a timely manner.

We are looking for:

• Experience of working in a HR or recruitment role
• Previous experience of working/providing support in a HR and/or recruitment function
• Demonstrable experience of HR recruitment and selection procedures

To apply for this role as HR & Recruitment Coordinator at Smith Partnership, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV.

Agencies

Smith Partnership request that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to us unless explicitly asked to do so by our HR team. Any CVs sent to us on a speculative basis will not be recognised and we will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by another agency, that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency. In the event that an agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy above will prevail.