Job Description

Recruitment Assistant

Location:

Remote (UK based)

Salary:

26,400 (Grade 1) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of 3,483.94, if eligible)

Length of contract:

Until 30/09/2025

Hours per week:

37

Closing date:

We reserve the right to adapt the advert at any time per organisational circumstances and to close this vacancy early for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interviews:

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis

Who are Women's Aid?

Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.


Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors' Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor's Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women's Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.

Purpose of the Recruitment Assistant role:

The Recruitment Assistant will support the wider People & Culture team by coordinating administrative tasks throughout the recruitment lifecycle, helping to attract and secure top talent for Women's Aid. The role will also involve providing general administrative support, including assistance with payroll, inbox management, and other day-to-day operational duties

Key duties and responsibilities of the Recruitment Assistant:

Managing the recruitment inbox and responding to candidate enquiries. Advertising vacancies across relevant platforms. Liaising with candidates to schedule interviews, assessments, and conduct pre-employment checks. Conducting interviews and assisting with candidate feedback where appropriate. Supporting with the administration of payroll. Providing general administrative support to the People & Culture team as needed.

What we are looking for in our Recruitment Assistant:

Understanding of recruitment life-cycle administration processes Experience of working in a busy HR/Recruitment or equivalent highly confidential environment. Experience of supporting with payroll administration. Experienced and confident user of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint as well as video conferencing platforms.

Benefits of joining us as our Recruitment Assistant include:

Generous Annual Leave:

25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.

Valuable Pension Benefits:

a generous 7% employer contribution.

Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies

Wellness and Support:

including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a 'Headspace' app for mindfulness, and 'Reflective Practice' sessions.

Making a Genuine Difference:

in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women's Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.

NB:

Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010

If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.

Women's Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity.

Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.

Please read our Single Sex Statement on the Women's Aid Website

* Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the bestchance of success, please apply ASAP.