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Recruitment Coordinator

THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION
29,079 - 34,210 per year
Poole, Dorset, England
Part-time
28th January 2026

Recruitment Coordinator - Part time (30 hours per week)

Recruitment Coordinator - Part time (30 hours per week)

About Us:

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

Our Recruitment Team is part of the People Services (HR) team and supports the organisation to attract and recruit the best people to help deliver our goals; not only in the skills they bring to the organisation, but also in the values and behaviours they uphold and demonstrate.

Due to internal promotion an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Coordinator to join the RNLI's in house Recruitment Team. This role is vital to the smooth running of the Recruitment Team and providing an excellent service to our customers; recruiting managers and job applicants.

We are open to discussing how the 30 hours per week required is delivered - please detail your availability and preferred working pattern within your application.

Some of the benefits

  • Salary: £29,079 to £34,210 (full time equivalent - dependent on experience)
  • 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Health cash plan option

The Role:

As Recruitment Coordinator, you will be part of a team of 5, supporting and coordinating recruitment processes for Hiring Managers across all areas of the organisation, and will:

  • Grow and use your recruitment process knowledge and natural persuasion skills to assist line managers in making good, cost effective decisions.
  • Quickly establish rapport with hiring managers, asking questions to fully understand their requirements.
  • Devise and recommend appropriate recruitment approaches, ensuring relevant policies are followed and advising on best practice.
  • Support the recruitment process in an accurate and timely fashion while building great relationships with recruiting managers and stakeholders, ensuring an excellent service is provided to all of our customers.
  • Be responsible for liaising with recruitment agencies and suppliers, whilst working to multiple deadlines.
  • Ensure recruitment at the RNLI is consistent, fair, transparent and inclusive, promoting the RNLI as an employer of choice to all applicants whether successful or not.

About You:

To join us as Recruitment Coordinator and work with a broad range of RNLI people, you will need:

  • Strong administration skills.
  • The ability to effectively prioritise whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy under pressure.
  • Strong communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.
  • The ability to work well within a team.
  • Experience in an HR/Recruitment environment would be beneficial, as would experience of RNLI operations.

If you have the experience listed above and are interested in being part of a busy recruitment team who deal with a wide variety of roles, please apply now!

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.