Do you enjoy interacting with others, finding solutions and achieving great outcomes?
This is a great opportunity to join our welcoming and supportive HR team, where your attention to detail and commitment to delivering a high-quality service will play a vital role in our in-house recruitment activity. Whether you’re building your HR career or ready to take the next step in recruitment, you’ll be supported with the training and development you need to grow and succeed.
Right now, is a great time to join us. We’re currently evolving our recruitment strategy to make processes simpler, more efficient, and better aligned with the University’s priorities. Our team works on a hybrid basis, with the flexibility to work from home up to four days per week, helping you balance collaboration with focused, detail-driven work.
About the role
This is a varied, fast-paced position, ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving and working with a wide range of people.
You’ll support a portfolio of managers recruiting for roles across different departments, from Technicians to Lecturers to professional services. You’ll manage end-to-end recruitment activity, from initial vacancy set-up and advert preparation, to issuing contracts and coordinating onboarding communications.
The role involves providing first-line advice and support via email, phone, and MS Teams, including checking visa requirements, advertising options, interview logistics, contracts, and right-to-work checks. You’ll work with our Applicant Tracking System, Payroll system, and MS365 to ensure a smooth and efficient recruitment process.
What we're looking for
To be successful in this role, you should be able to demonstrate:
Strong communication skills and a professional, approachable manner
The ability to work at pace with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
Confidence in supporting stakeholders at all levels
A proactive, solutions-focused approach
The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
Experience working in a busy HR or recruitment team (in-house or agency) is desirable, as is experience writing content such as job adverts. However, we’re primarily looking for someone with strong administration skills, the right attitude, and willingness to learn.
What's it like working with us
Joining our friendly collaborative team you'll enjoy an engaging induction, supportive daily catch-ups and virtual interaction through MS Teams. Working at the University means you'll have access to excellent staff benefits and facilities on our campus as well as the opportunity to develop or start your career within HR.
Further information
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This is a temporary full-time position (36.5 hours per week), with the opportunity of becoming a permanent role, subject to satisfactory performance.
You are also welcome to discuss your preferences at interview. We value flexibility and are open to exploring suitable working arrangements with you.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
Generous employer contributory pension schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Staff discount at Team Bath gym
Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
A family-friendly workplace
An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
Relocation allowance
Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Find out more about our benefits hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.
Be Well at Bath
We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:
Staff support groups and networks
A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive
Find out more about being at your best at Bath.
Job Description & Person Specification
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
