Recruitment Administrator (4 Month Ftc)

We are currently looking for a Recruitment Administrator (4 Month FTC)

A little about us:

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

About the role:

The primary purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the Recruitment function to deliver an exceptional service across the business, covering aspects of the recruitment process and onboarding & induction.

Key duties include, but are not limited to:

·      Ensure timely publishing of current live vacancies on our ATS and across job boards.

·      Ensure that job advertisements have been reviewed for continuous improvement and aligned with the Job Description and represent the Company in the best possible and professional manner.

·      Accurately maintain the Recruitment Tracker and provide regular updates to the Head of HR advising of any areas of concern.

·      Ensure all relevant paperwork has been completed and filed ahead of interview stage providing a recruitment pack for hiring managers.

·      Plan and create calendar invites for interviews ensuring that suitable meeting rooms are booked for in-person interviews and both the hiring manager and candidate receives all documentation and information as specified in our procedures.

·      Provide feedback to candidates in a timely manner.

·      Create and issue offer letters with approval from hiring managers and Kissflow approval.

What we’re looking for:

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

·         Minimum of grade C in English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent.

·         Previous administration experience, preferably in a HR or Recruitment role.

·         Experience of using an Applicant Tracking System is desirable

·         Experience of using online recruitment tools, job boards, social media, search engines to identify talent is desirable

Why you should join us:

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

·         Competitive salary

·         Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)

·         Half-day Friday

·         Life assurance scheme

·         Company sick pay scheme which increases with service

·         Employee Assistance Programme

·         Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards

·         Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s

·         Cycle to work Scheme

·         Free on-site car parking

·         On-site electric vehicle charging points

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Recruitment and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.