The posting
Contract to start ASAP
Duration: 17 weeks with a possible extension.
Recruitment Coordinator
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: 17 Week Temporary Contract, ending 21 February 2027
Support the Delivery of an Efficient and Professional Recruitment Service
We're recruiting an experienced Recruitment Coordinator to join Nottingham Community Housing Association, providing essential coordination and administrative support across the organisation's recruitment and onboarding processes.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in recruitment, HR administration, resourcing, onboarding, or talent acquisition who enjoys working in a busy, people-focused environment.
You'll work closely with hiring managers, candidates, HR colleagues, and other internal stakeholders to ensure recruitment activity is coordinated efficiently and candidates receive a professional and positive experience throughout the hiring process.
About the Role
As a Recruitment Coordinator, you'll provide end-to-end administrative and coordination support across recruitment campaigns, helping vacancies progress smoothly from initial approval and advertising through to offer and onboarding.
What you'll be doing:
- Coordinating recruitment campaigns from vacancy approval through to appointment and onboarding
- Supporting hiring managers with recruitment administration and vacancy processes
- Preparing and publishing job advertisements across appropriate recruitment platforms and channels
- Managing candidate applications and recruitment records, ensuring information is accurate and up to date
- Arranging interviews, coordinating diaries, booking rooms or virtual meetings, and issuing candidate communications
- Communicating with candidates throughout the recruitment process, providing professional and timely updates
- Preparing interview documentation and supporting hiring managers with recruitment paperwork
- Processing offers of employment and issuing relevant documentation
- Supporting pre-employment checks, including references, right-to-work checks, DBS checks, and other compliance requirements where applicable
- Monitoring outstanding pre-employment checks and following up with candidates and relevant parties
- Supporting the onboarding process to ensure successful candidates are ready to begin employment
- Maintaining accurate recruitment and HR records in accordance with data protection and organisational requirements
- Updating applicant tracking or HR systems with candidate and vacancy information
- Responding to recruitment enquiries from candidates, managers, and colleagues
- Supporting recruitment reporting by maintaining accurate data and producing updates where required
- Helping ensure recruitment processes are fair, consistent, and compliant with organisational policies
- Working with HR and recruitment colleagues to improve recruitment processes and candidate experience
- Managing multiple vacancies and competing deadlines within a fast-paced environment
- Maintaining confidentiality when handling sensitive candidate and employee information
- Providing general administrative support to the wider HR or People team where required
Requirements
We're looking for a highly organised, professional, and proactive individual with strong administrative skills and previous experience supporting recruitment or HR processes.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in recruitment, HR administration, resourcing, talent acquisition, or a similar role
- Experience coordinating recruitment processes from vacancy through to appointment
- Experience arranging interviews and managing candidate communications
- Experience completing or coordinating pre-employment checks
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), HR system, or recruitment database
- Strong administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide a professional and positive candidate experience
- Experience working with hiring managers and internal stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities simultaneously
- Strong diary and interview coordination skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements
- Ability to work to deadlines within a busy recruitment environment
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and following up outstanding actions
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team
- Experience within housing, social care, public sector, or not-for-profit organisations would be advantageous
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to provide three years of references/work history
- Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
- Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement
Why Apply
- Competitive Umbrella rate of £169.71 per day
- Opportunity to work with Nottingham Community Housing Association
- Gain further experience within a busy recruitment and HR environment
- Varied role covering recruitment coordination, candidate management, compliance, and onboarding
- Opportunity to work closely with hiring managers and HR professionals
- Develop valuable experience within the housing and not-for-profit sector
- 17-week temporary assignment with full-time hours
- Opportunity to play an important role in delivering a positive candidate experience
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Client: Nottingham Community Housing Association
Location: Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8PY
Start Date: 26 October 2026
Contract Duration: 17 weeks, ending 21 February 2027
Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay Rate: Umbrella: £169.71 per day
Employment Type: Temporary
Number of Positions: 1
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 17 weeks
Pay: £169.71 per day
Benefits:
- Company pension
Application question(s):
- Do you have previous experience working within recruitment, HR, resourcing, or talent acquisition?
- Do you have experience coordinating recruitment campaigns and arranging interviews?
- Do you have experience completing or coordinating pre-employment checks, references, right-to-work checks, or DBS checks?
- Have you previously used an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or HR system?
- Are you confident managing multiple vacancies and competing recruitment deadlines?
- Please confirm your current location and whether you can reliably travel to Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Nottingham, NG11 8PY as required.
Experience:
- Recruitment / Resourcing: 1 year (preferred)
- HR Administration: 1 year (preferred)
- Recruitment Coordination: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify iWork Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
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