HR Administrator - Talent Acquisition

Support talent. Deliver excellence. Shape candidate experience.

If you’re someone who enjoys helping people and staying organised, this could be a great next step for you. At Cadent, everything we do starts with our people, and our Talent Acquisition team plays a huge part in welcoming the colleagues who keep our communities warm, safe and connected.

We’re looking for an Administrator to support our wider Talent Acquisition function. You’ll help keep our processes running smoothly, ensure clear communication, and make sure candidates feel supported every step of the way.

Hybrid working between Ansty, Coventry (CV7 9JU) & Home - approx 2 days per week in office. Full or Part time hours considered

Why you’ll love this role

As an Administrator in the Talent Acquisition team, you’ll play a key role in creating a smooth, positive recruitment experience for candidates and hiring teams. You’ll support activity across the full recruitment lifecycle: helping advertise roles, preparing event materials and providing day‑to‑day administrative support to our Talent Acquisition Advisors.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to build experience across HR, recruitment, talent attraction and employer branding in a supportive, people‑focused environment.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Creating great candidate experiences

• Provide timely, warm and professional communication


• Help ensure every candidate has a smooth and positive journey with us

2. Supporting talent attraction & events

• Assist with advertising vacancies across social media and job boards


• Assist with planning and supporting careers fairs and job events (including travel when required)

3. Providing wider recruitment support

• Support early careers campaigns and intakes


• Keep talent pool records up to date in our ATS


• Carry out recruitment administration and research tasks


• Support Talent Acquisition Advisors across the recruitment process


• Help with pre‑employment checks and new starter documentation

What you’ll bring

We’re not expecting you to be an HR or recruitment expert. We’re looking for someone with great attention to detail, people‑focused energy and solid customer‑service skills. We’ll help you build the knowledge and confidence you need.

Experience we’d love

• Administration and/or customer service experience


• Comfortable juggling multiple tasks in a busy environment

Skills required

• Strong organisation and time management


• Confident written and verbal communication


• Excellent attention to detail


• Comfortable using computer systems

Interview information

Interviews will take place face‑to‑face at Ansty Business Park during the week commencing Monday 9th March.