Job Description

Details

Reference number

328845

Salary

\xc2\xa330,000

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Job grade

Other

N/A

Contract type

Fixed Term
Secondment

Length of employment

12 months

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Full-time, Homeworking

Number of jobs available

1


Contents

• Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)
About the job

Job summary

We are currently recruiting for a confident and proactive Recruitment & HR Officer to work on a remote basis, initially for a period of 12 months. This key role supports the Recruitment & HR team with a particular focus on managing the co-ordination of vacancies from authorisation to offer and onboarding, ensuring regular engagement with candidates and hiring managers throughout the process. This busy and challenging role requires a motivated, flexible and positive individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task and deliver on a range of priorities. A background in Recruitment and/or HR is essential to ensure we offer a high level of service to our stakeholders and candidates. Livestock Information is a fully remote company, committed to developing world leading standards of livestock traceability in the UK which will enable a competitive trade advantage, improved sector resilience and faster responses to animal disease outbreaks. We are a data led organisation with an ambition to enable a more sustainable and competitive meat and livestock sector through our single, modern, and efficient traceability service. This position is available as a secondment basis or as a fixed term contract. Both options are Home Based, with occasional travel for meetings.

Job description

• Proactively manage all vacancies from authorisation through to offer, using the ATS to update and track progress
• Regularly liaise with candidates to support the recruitment journey and promote Livestock Information Ltd as an employer
• Actively support internal Hiring Managers and provide advice and guidance on the recruitment process
• Process and advertise vacancies on a variety of job boards and monitor response, making suggestions to improve candidate attraction
• Proactively manage all associated recruitment and employee paperwork against audit requirements, and ensure Right to Work documentation falls in line with Home Office guidelines
• Deal with a variety of recruitment and HR related queries both over the phone and in writing, whilst monitoring the recruitment and HR inbox
• Create contracts and process new starters, ensuring a smooth onboarding process
• Manage employee changes, leavers, and any other relevant administration support
• Support the HR team with Employee Relations cases
• Manage flexible working requests and maternity cases
• Support the HR Service Lead in the implementation of key HR initiatives

Person specification

• Previous experience working in a Recruitment function with a good understanding of in-house recruitment processes, ideally with additional experience gained in a HR capacity
• Positive outlook and able to work within a fast-paced environment with a varied workload
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Proactive team player

Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work so have a great mix of benefits and opportunities, to give you the recognition you deserve, however, if you are joining us on a Secondment your current terms and conditions will remain

• An extensive benefits package including 33 days annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Life assurance cover (4 x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Access to the governments tax-free childcare scheme
• Perkbox membership \xe2\x80\x93 this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Things you need to know

Selection process details

If you are looking to work for a friendly, focused, and driven organisation, please apply now or call 02476 935722 if you require any further information. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. #LI-DNI
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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  Name :
  Emma Sudworth or Alice Hyde.
  Email :
  recruitment@ahdb.org.uk

Recruitment team

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  Email :
  recruitment@ahdb.org.uk

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