Job Description

Job Introduction

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HR & Recruitment Officer (RP0119)

Starting salary 34,431pa with progression to 37,464pa through annual increments subject to satisfactory service

Permanent Contract

37 hours per week

In this HR & Recruitment Officer role, you'll lead on the provision of a comprehensive recruitment service for managers and support the provision of an overall HR service as part of a small team.



You'll support managers with all aspects of the recruitment lifecycle through to onboarding the employee; this will include assisting managers with drafting adverts, preparing assessments and interview questions. You'll be responsible for the management of our applicant tracking system and all pre-employment checks, day one contracts and ensuring policy and legislation compliance.


You'll have up to date knowledge and understanding of local government recruitment markets, a sound understanding of equality legislation and best practice, and how this should be applied in practice and experience of applying policies and procedures consistently within a range of situations.



We are looking for someone with experience of, and an understanding of public sector recruitment and local government employee pay, terms and conditions. Someone who has experience of streamlining systems and processes to meet recruitment and HR needs and of using an applicant tracking system. Experience of using Resourcelink or a similar HR & Payroll system would be an advantage.



You'll have the ability to process information accurately and be flexible in your approach to changing priorities. You'll be an excellent communicator, able to build relationships with recruiting managers and ensure excellent customer service for applicants. You'll be highly organised with the ability to manage a variable workload to a high standard and tight deadlines.


Our Values are important to us and we're looking for someone who can live our values and help embed them into the services we deliver. Our values are Collaborative, Open, Responsible and Excellent.



We can offer you flexible working arrangements as well as the Local Government benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance. You can see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here My Rewards - Careers



If you are interested in working in an ambitious authority, working collaboratively with dedicated officers, and helping deliver an excellent service, we want to hear from you.


We do not provide visa sponsorship for employment in the UK.

Closing date is 7 December 2025

Remote assessment will be held on 10 December 2025

Face to face interviews will be held on 15 and 17 December 2025

HR & Recruitment Officer (RP0119)

Salary

Starting salary 34,431pa with progression to 37,464pa through annual increments subject to satisfactory service (inclusive of outer fringe allowance)

Frequency

Annual

Job Reference

welhat/TP/5004/361

Contract Type

Permanent

Closing Date

07 December, 2025

Job Category

HR and Organisational Development

Business Unit

Human Resources & Organisational Development

Location

The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom *

Posted on

28 November, 2025