The Recruitment Team at the University of St Andrews is seeking a motivated and ambitious Recruitment Administrator to join us during an exciting period of transformation and development across our HR services. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, has strong organisational skills, and is keen to develop a career within Talent Acquisition or Human Resources.
Working as part of a collaborative and supportive team, you will play a key role in delivering an outstanding recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers at one of the world’s leading universities. Managing a diverse range of vacancies across both Professional Services and Academic Schools, you will help ensure the University continues to attract exceptional talent from around the globe.
In addition to driving recruitment activity forward, you will provide advice and support to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders throughout the recruitment lifecycle. As part of the University’s ongoing HROSDS Enhancement project, you will have the opportunity to develop new skills, contribute to service improvements, and help shape a modern, inclusive, and high-performing recruitment service. This will include supporting candidate selection processes, providing guidance on recruitment systems, and contributing to future developments within the service.
What you will be doing
- Supporting end-to-end recruitment activity across a wide range of vacancies
- Acting as a key point of contact for candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle
- Providing high-quality advice and support on recruitment processes and systems
- Coordinating interviews, recruitment documentation, and communications
- Ensuring excellent attention to detail and accuracy across all recruitment activity
- Supporting continuous improvement and modernisation projects within Recruitment and HR
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider HR function
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enjoys delivering a high standard of customer service
- Can manage competing priorities in a busy people-focused environment
- Is proactive, solution-focused, and eager to learn
- Works well both independently and collaboratively
- Has an interest in developing a career in recruitment, talent acquisition, or HR
Experience within recruitment, HR, or another people-focused role would be advantageous. However, we also welcome applications from individuals with transferable skills and a genuine enthusiasm for people-focused work and service delivery.
St Andrews offers more than just a place to work it is a place to belong. We value collegiality, inclusion, and wellbeing, and we are committed to creating a workplace where staff can thrive and perform at their best.
In addition to the salary on offer for this position, there are a wide range of benefits for staff working at the University of St Andrews. The package for the Recruitment Administrator includes:
- Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility)
- Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
- 30 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays.
At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.
We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions
Closing Date: 17 June 2026
Please quote ref: CG7558MXLS
Human Resources
Salary: £25,353 - £26,707 per annum
Start Date: As soon soon as possible
Fixed Term until September 2027
