Recruitment and Onboarding Advisor

Directorate:  People and Operations

Reports to:

Head of People and Culture

Band:

B

1.1  Job purpose

The  purpose  of  this  role  is  to  provide  a  comprehensive  and  first-class  recruitment  and
onboarding service to the College and all prospective candidates.

This  includes,  being  the  first  point  of  contact  for  managers,  candidates  and  new  starters,
working with hiring managers to ensure that they are equipped with the knowledge, skills and
resources to attract and recruit the best talent for their teams and ensuring the College remains
competitive and attractive in the external market.

1.2  Key tasks and responsibilities

Recruitment

•  Be the first point of contact for all recruitment queries and advice
•  Manage the end-to-end process for all vacancies within the College
•  Manage the RCoA Careers Team inbox; ensuring emails are reviewed and responded

to in a timely and efficient manner

•  Manage the College’s  Authority to Recruitment (ATR) process, ensuring all ATRs and

approval are stored for future reference and auditing purposes

•  Provide  hiring  managers  with  advice  on  the  recruitment  and  selection  process  from
role release through to offer, in line with the College’s Recruitment Policy, promoting
EDI at all times

•  Work  closely  with  hiring  managers  to  produce  accurate  and  legally  compliant  job

descriptions and job adverts
Identify appropriate job boards / platforms to place our adverts

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•  Manage  the  RCoA  Careers  page,  ensuring  it  is  fit  for  purpose,  engaging  and  up  to

date

•  Review all applications received and provide hiring managers with a shortlist, based

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on their requirements
Liaise with candidates (internal and/or external) and coordinate telephone, face-to-
face and remote interviews and/or assessment days
•  Act as an interview panel member, as and when required
•  Provide candidates with constructive feedback during and after the recruitment and

selection process

•  Extend employment offers to successful candidates

Onboarding

•  Be the first point of contact for all onboarding queries and advice
•  Manage the onboarding process to ensure all pre-employment checks are carried out

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in a timely and efficient manner
Liaise with new starters to ensure their onboarding runs smoothly and without delay
Liaise  with  line  managers  to  ensure  they  are  kept  up  to  date  on  their  new  starter’s
onboarding journey

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•  Work with line managers to organise their new starter’s induction and IT / workstation

equipment

Other Duties

•  Ensure all HR Information Systems (HRIS) and data is used and maintained in line with

the College’s HR and Information Governance policies, and GDPR

•  Review  and  recommend  improvements  /  enhancements  to  the  College’s  systems,

processes and/or policies, ensuring that they are customer and EDI focused

•  Undertake any other duties which might reasonably be required by the Head of People

and Culture

1.3  Qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

•  Comprehensive  recruitment  experience,  ideally  in-house,  managing  the  end-to-end

recruitment and selection process i.e., role release to onboarding

•  Experience of dealing professionally with a variety of internal and external stakeholders

and the ability to form good working relationships at all levels

•  Experience of managing and administering various HRIS or Recruitment Management

Systems (RMS)

•  Ability to work independently and proactively as part of a small team
•  Proven organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
•  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
•  Understanding of HR legislation, policy and best practice
•  Proficient  in  the  Microsoft  365  suite  of  productivity  apps,  particularly  Excel,  Word,

PowerPoint and SharePoint / OneDrive

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