Recruitment Coordinator

TQUK

Manchester, UKhybrid$30k-$32k/yrPosted Jul 24, 2026
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About the role

Job Description

Permanent Full-time

Location: Hybrid - 3 days in office, Sale, Greater Manchester UK

Reports to: Recruitment Lead

Salary: £30,000- £32,000 DOE

Line management responsibilities: No

Overview

Training Qualifications UK is the fastest-growing Awarding Organisation in the UK, and a market leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. We work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide qualification certificates, endorsements, and apprenticeships to over 150,000 learners.

Whats the secret to our success? Simply put, we do things differently here!

Here at TQUK, we believe that people add that magic that brings the business to life and each individual plays an instrumental role in ensuring our collective growth and success. This is why getting the brightest people through our doors sits at the heart of the Company, and its a key role in shaping our futures.

To facilitate our continued growth, we are looking for an exceptionally organised and highly self-motivated individual to join the Recruitment Team in our People Services department, to support ongoing recruitment activities for internal permanent positions as we continue to grow.

Youll play a key role in ensuring we attract the best talent and maintain a robust recruitment and onboarding process that underpins the delivery of high-quality services to our customers.

This role would suit an individual with previous recruitment resourcing experience who thrives on being organised and enjoys working with people. You'll have proven experience managing shifting priorities, multitasking with ease and maintaining effective diary management, demonstrating flexibility in a fast-paced environment while offering excellent customer service. Our recruitment process is flexible and dynamic, and we expect the role holder to be able to make connections with candidates, ensuring the candidate experience is a positive one.

Key Responsibilities

Regularly liaise with internal departments to determine staff needs to contribute to a recruitment resourcing plan

Proactively lead the recruitment process for all allocated permanent vacancies

Responsible for coordinating the recruitment activity associated with multiple roles, working with managers to prioritise and manage expectations across all roles

Complete the HR applicant screening process, as required, to determine candidate suitability for each role

Arrange interviews and assist with interviews as requested

Provide feedback to unsuccessful job applicants in a constructive and professional manner

Proactively engage with appropriate external recruitment agencies and job boards to advertise roles and attract applicants

Proactively engage with job boards such as LinkedIn to actively source candidates for specific roles

Liaise and build positive relationships with external recruitment parties such as Indeed, FAB and others to obtain the maximum benefit from these relationships and subscriptions

Actively engage with social media to promote specific job vacancies to attract and source new talent for example industry specific Facebook groups

Liaise with the Marketing team and other key people within the Company to gain maximum exposure on social media platforms to aid the recruitment process

Ensure a robust screening, interviewing and selection process is in place across the business for internal recruitment. Identify points of failure and identify/support solutions

Use internal systems including the PeopleHR applicant tracking system (ATS) to track applicant progress and support on-boarding of staff through liaison with the wider HR team

Become an expert in PeopleHR ATS, troubleshoot system problems and support with the development of the ATS usage

Coordinate role specific recruitment/assessment days to maximise efficiencies

Provide pre-employment and compliance checks, such as Right to Work screening in line with internal policy and relevant legislation/ regulatory requirements

Develop in depth knowledge relating to Right to Work checks and the alternative routes for differing categories of applicant. Keep abreast of changes in this area

Track data pertaining to recruitment activity e.g. time/cost per hire

Produce periodic reports relating to recruitment activity as required by People Services Manager, Leadership and Executive Teams

Maintain current knowledge of the recruitment industry and best practices

Conduct annual and periodic benchmarking against comparable external roles and salaries

Keep track of costs relating to job advertising and recruitment agencies usage

Develop and conduct training for managers relating to recruitment such as interview training, unconscious bias etc

Maintain and update SOPs pertaining to own area of responsibility

Support Recruitment Lead and the People Services Team with additional projects as required.

Other Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an understanding of Training Qualifications UK internal processes and of the wider educational landscape

Maintain excellent in depth knowledge of Training Qualifications UK products and services

Manage data: inputting, filing and monitoring

Liaise with other departments to facilitate a smooth recruitment journey for all job applicants

Work to improve and streamline processes and integrate the outcomes of your own work

Undertake other duties considered within your skill and competence to assist the smooth running of the business as required.

Essential Skills/ Experience/ Qualifications

At least 1 year of proven recruitment resourcing experience

Experience of using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and/or HR Information System

Demonstrable experience of coordination and diary management

Level 2 English and Maths qualifications (or equivalent)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Have sound IT skills to support core role functions

Have sound judgement and decision-making skills.

Key Characteristics

Here are just a few of the essential soft skills you will need to successfully join our team:

Have a willingness to learn

Have the ability to initiate, build and maintain relationships with candidates

Be confident, brave and ambitious with a positive can do, will do attitude that puts the company before self

Be courteous

Be well motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and able to work on your own initiative

Be able to have fun!

Work well with others

Be trustworthy and take responsibility for own area of work

Professional and able to build trust with job applicants and hiring managers

Have outstanding organisational and time management skills

Apply a flexible approach to all work tasks and working relationships, adapt to different environments and solve problems independently

Be able to keep an eye on the bigger picture and appreciate where your role fits in to the business.

Key Benefits

Training, Qualifications & Apprenticeships. Its what we do!

Company sick pay upon completion of probation.

25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday (33 in total).

Additional annual leave day each year, after 2 years of continuous service (up to 28 days).

An extra day off to celebrate your birthday and an extra day off for the Christmas period.

Employer supported volunteering.

Annual Loyalty Bonus.

Annual salary review.

Bupa healthcare benefits.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

NEST pension.

Cycle-to-work scheme.

A positive and supportive working environment.

Comprehensive onboarding.

A workplace that supports a healthy work/life balance.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Should you require any additional support during the recruitment process due to a disability, please contact us so we can assist you.

Compensation

This Other role pays $30k-$32k/yr. Within typical range for other roles in United Kingdom.

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