At EMJ, people are at the heart of everything we do- our culture, our performance, and our mission to elevate healthcare globally. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Junior Recruiter who is eager to start or develop their career in talent acquisition. In this role, you’ll support the hiring process, learn best-in-class recruitment practices, and play a key part in helping us attract great talent. If you’re proactive, organised, and excited to learn, this is a fantastic opportunity to build a strong foundation in recruitment.
What You’ll Do
Proactive Sourcing: We don’t just rely on adverts, you'll learn how to proactively source. You’ll focus on outreach, build relationships across networks, and constantly look for new ways to find A-players.
Candidate Assessment: Conduct effective video interviews, assessing skills and behaviours against role requirements, and identify high-potential candidates who align to our values.
Partner with Hiring Managers: Collaborate to define ideal candidate profiles, align expectations, advise on market insights, and support hiring managers in making confident, high-quality decisions.
Candidate Management: Provide an exceptional candidate experience from start to finish, ensuring clear communication, timely updates, and a respectful, human process for every applicant.
Challenge & Improve Recruitment Processes: Feel comfortable giving and receiving feedback to refine our approach- identifying opportunities to streamline, innovate, and elevate our recruitment standards.
Lead & Support Recruitment Initiatives: Support employer branding activities, careers events, recruitment campaigns, and talent-focused projects that strengthen our pipeline and showcase EMJ as a high-performance, values-driven company.
Who You Are
Experience: You may have up to 1 year of experience in recruitment, HR, sales, or a customer-facing role- or be a recent graduate with a strong interest in recruitment.
Growth Mindset: You’re enthusiastic and passionate about recruitment. You are motivated to continuously improve and be the best version of yourself and look how we can continuously improve to make our recruitment journey and employer brand the best in class.
Organised & detail-oriented: You pride yourself on your ability to manage multiple tasks, track progress, and follow up reliably.
A communicator: Friendly, professional, with strong verbal and written skills; you can interact with people at all levels.
Proactive thinker: You don’t wait to be told what to do- you anticipate needs, spot opportunities, and take initiative.
Key Information
Salary: £30k
Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Monday - Friday
Reporting to: Head of Recruitment and Retention
Location: London/Moorgate office
Working pattern: Hybrid, 3 days in the office (5 days in the office during probation)
To support your training and development during your initial three-month probation, this period will be fully office-based, five days a week. Following this, we anticipate a regular office presence of at least three days a week to maintain collaboration and team connection.
What's in it for you:
Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
Start with 25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.
Enjoy free breakfast and fresh fruit to keep you energised.
Get the chance to attend amazing events in the Wembley box.
Take advantage of a 1.5-hour gym lunch and join company clubs, including running, football, board games, and chess.
Our buddy program for new starters ensures you feel at home from day one.
About EMJ
EMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.
At EMJ, we believe we can train raw skills, but we can't change your values. EMJ's values are focused on:
Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.
Manage your own stuff: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners.
