Recruitment Assistant

Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to start a career in Recruitment or HR? Then this is the opportunity for you!

The East Sussex County Council Recruitment Team are looking to appoint two Recruitment Assistants. We have one permanent vacancy and a second 12month fixed term contract.

This is a great opportunity for an introduction to working in recruitment and HR and can provide an invaluable foundation for anyone looking to launch a career in these areas of work. 

We are a busy team responsible for assisting candidates and supporting hiring managers right across the Council to make more than 1000 appointments every year to a diverse variety of roles ranging from apprentices to our most senior management positions.

We are always looking to make improvements for our customers whilst working within a supportive team and working hard to live up to our excellent reputation. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to influence change, be creative and make a difference to people’s working lives.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are proactive and confident communicators, who can speak to managers and candidates
• Enjoy the challenge of working at pace to meet deadlines whilst retaining a keen eye for detail
• Can manage multiple priorities effectively and efficiently
• Can manage a large case load of appointed candidates to meet deadlines

If you have any questions, please contact Lucy Ashley, Team Leader Recruitment, at [email removed].

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement. 

Your supporting statement should clearly address how you meet the 'essential' criteria set out in the attached job description and person specification. We will use the information on your supporting statement for shortlisting purposes. Your application will not be considered if you have not included this information. You can draw on your experience from work, education or personal interests.  

Please download the job description and person specification for further details. 

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.Interviews will be held on Friday 16th October. They will be held in person at County Hall in Lewes. We will provide you with a copy of the interview questions before your interview. You will be interviewed by two members of the team. We welcome your questions as part of the process.  Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.  Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

The post is based in Lewes, East Sussex and we will require that you work from the office for a minimum of two days per week.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

In addition to opportunities to grow your career within our large and varied workforce, we offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment, which include:

• a generous leave entitlement which increases with service and an additional leave purchase scheme
• a wide selection of discounts with high street retailers, holiday companies and more
• travel discounts
• access to financial wellbeing resources and products
• the choice to be a member of the attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• option of doing a level 5 HR apprenticeship

More information can be found on our benefits page.

"The best thing about working here is that everyone’s really supportive and you always get the opportunity to develop your qualifications", Lesley, Personal Assistant

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Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.