Senior Recruitment Officer (Attraction and Selection)

Senior Recruitment Officer (Attraction and Selection)

As a key member of our Operations team, you will lead the recruitment of high calibre tutors for our programmes, managing a high volume of applications and overseeing a small team of screeners and assessors. You'll play an active role in guiding candidates through the selection process, motivating applicants to complete their journey and providing support and coaching to help them succeed.

You will manage a diverse pipeline of UK based students and graduates, working closely with the Head of Recruitment and key stakeholders to drive engagement, meet recruitment targets, and deliver on KPIs aligned with our overall strategy.

Location: London or Birmingham based with remote working. For staff based in London, there are 2 core days per week at our London Office. For staff outside of London, there is more flexibility (with all staff expected to travel to the office at least once per month).

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday) although we will consider applications for 0.8 FTE. We can discuss flexible working patterns, e.g., school hours, as needed.

Salary: London salary £33,000 per annum, (including £2k London weighting)

Contract: Permanent Contract

Proposed Start date: ASAP depending on candidates' availability

36 days of annual leave (including bank holidays).

Flexible working options (hybrid & remote available).

Professional development and training opportunities.

Termly in person team development days in our London office.

Be part of a growing, mission driven organisation making a real impact.

Suitable candidates will be contacted after the closing date. The first round interviews will be held online w/c 10th June, followed by a second in person interview w/c 18th June (London).

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As the Senior Recruitment Officer, you will lead efforts to attract and recruit high quality Tutors and Lead Tutors to deliver Get Further's programmes. You will be responsible for maintaining a recruitment and selection process that is fair, inclusive, and free from bias ensuring we reach and engage diverse, talented individuals to support the young people we serve.

To achieve this, it is likely that you will:

Work to achieve the recruitment targets to support programme delivery:

• Work with the Head of Recruitment to set subject and region specific targets for tutor recruitment.
• Support recruitment across multiple tutor types, including GCSE Flex Tutors, Functional Skills Flex Tutors, and Lead Tutors across programmes.
• Contribute to developing and implementing innovative recruitment strategies to expand reach and optimise recruitment efforts.
• Monitor progress against targets and KPIs and adjust activity as needed to ensure these are met.

Identify key target groups of potential tutors and develop tailored recruitment activity and communications to reach them:

• Focus on university students (undergraduate and postgraduate) as well as recent university graduates.
• Identify other potential target groups may include retirees, stay at home parents, freelance workers, and others looking for high-quality, flexible work with a big social mission.

Promote Get Further's core recruitment messages and lead our tutor attraction efforts:

• Develop compelling recruitment materials that promote and share the benefits of working as a tutor with Get Further
• Find creative ways to disseminate our recruitment messages across a range of platforms and social media channels
• Generate new ideas and strategies to maximise our tutor recruitment
• Plan a calendar of recruitment events and outreach opportunities
• Lead on delivery of promotional events (webinars, career fairs, pizza drop ins etc.) to actively recruit excellent tutors across our key locations
• Develop, manage and coordinate our brand ambassadors to support tutor recruitment and promotional activities
• Develop creative communications and activities to reach potential tutors in locations which are harder to recruit for

Develop beneficial relationships with recruitment partners to help us source high quality tutors.

These may include, but aren't limited to:

• Universities, their career services and key departments
• University/student societies and widening participation groups
• Other education organisations with similar aims, with whom we may be able to collaborate

Maintain an effective front end of the hiring process providing a fantastic candidate experience.

• Show a clear commitment to keeping children and young people safe by adopting safer recruitment practices
• Ensure that candidates remain well informed throughout the process and that queries are answered in a timely fashion via email and phone
• Follow up with applicants who have registered their interest to coach them through the application process
• Monitor and screen applicants promptly so they are moved through the pipeline quickly
• Collaborate with the Senior Recruitment Officer to ensure a smooth handover and onboarding process following candidate offers.
• Liaise with the Programmes Team to enhance the system for anticipating any potential shortages during the programme and use this to focus your attraction activities
• Manage aspects of our client relationship management system (Salesforce) to track applications and evaluate current practices, ensuring accurate and up to date data on applicants is maintained

Manage and oversee a small group of selection staff.

• Manage the scheduling and organisation of internal assessment centres, following up with candidates to ensure each assessment centre is maximised
• Manage the Lead Tutor interview process, including coordination with the central team and active participation in candidate interviews and selection.
• Oversee tutor interviews and interview scheduling.

Central Team Recruitment

In addition, your expertise may be drawn upon to support recruitment to our central team, helping ensure that we have the core team members to deliver our overall ambition.

About you

You'll be a people person with a passion for purpose-motivated, proactive and ready to make a real difference. As Senior Recruitment Officer, you'll bring energy and creativity to attracting top talent, all while championing Get Further's mission to tackle educational inequality. You'll be confident juggling priorities, spotting the detail others miss, and thinking outside the box to solve problems. With experience in recruitment or marketing, strong communication skills and a flair for teamwork, you'll thrive in a fast paced, mission driven environment where no two days are the same.

• Strong commitment to Get Further's mission and values, especially addressing educational inequality
• Knowledge of graduate recruitment, marketing and advertising strategies
• Proven experience in recruitment or marketing
• Excellent people skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork
• Ability to use initiative and drive tasks forward independently
• Flexible and well organised, able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• High attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Creative thinker and effective problem solver
• Eagerness to learn and advance career development
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Word and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to safeguarding and maintaining confidentiality
• Practical knowledge of recruitment systems and databases
• Familiarity with ICT systems, including CRM software (e.g., Salesforce)
• Understanding of the further education sector
• Interest in or experience with the charity sector
• Knowledge of the higher education/university sector

Other roles you may have experience in

Recruitment Officer, Graduate Recruitment Advisor, Talent Acquisition Executive, Student Recruitment Officer, Outreach and Engagement Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Widening Participation Officer, Programme Coordinator, Volunteer Manager, or Careers Advisor.

This is a UK based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your application. Due to our status as a charity, we regret that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010.