Recruitment Technology Officer

About the role

Recruitment Technology Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

£25,239 to £29,693 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025 at 11.59pm

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity for a period of 18 months.

This role will be filled on a hybrid basis. This means you can work remotely part of the working week, with an expectation to attend the office at least 1 day per week. Any journeys to the office would be at your own expense. More specific details about this can be discussed at the interview stage should you be invited to interview.

The Opportunity

People Operations sits within the People & Transformation function at Essex County Council (ECC). People Operations delivers a high standard of service to both ECC employees and to external customers, with our employees and customers at the heart of what we do. Working collaboratively across the Organisation, People Operations is responsible for all people payments, resourcing, employee casework, first line HR queries, pre-employment vetting and business development of external services to our partners.

The Recruitment Technology Officer (RTO) will support the recruitment team, hiring managers and candidates. Providing customer focused and professional service, they will provide day to day operational support such as reviewing, approving, and rejecting requisition requests. The RTO will have a solid understanding of the recruitment process, legislation, and policy requirements, and ensure this is reflected in our applicant tracking system (ATS) and other recruitment technologies. They will be confident in providing technical guidance and advise to the resourcing team to continuously improve the recruitment technology available.

Why work with us?

Hybrid Working – 1 day office based in Chelmsford per week and 4 days remote working.
Flexible working – make your work arrangement work around the other elements of your life. We offer a fantastic work / life balance. Happy to discuss options at interview
We are a large, award winning, recruitment team with circa 40 staff and have seen the department grow by over 25% over the last 2 years.
Work for a high performing team with great team morale and friendly, helpful, and supportive colleagues.
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
37 hour working week. Monday to Friday.
Local Authority Pension Scheme. For more details please visit: https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk/
Happy to consider Public and Private sector backgrounds.
Great training pathways. Encouragement to all staff for their continual professional development with full support and guidance towards CIPD and / or other relevant qualifications.
Continuous Service – Joining us from another local authority? Then you could benefit from bringing your time served and benefits with you.
Make a difference to the local community, be that infrastructure, climate change or adult social care and help us transform Essex to a circular economy as we redefine growth and focus on positive society-wide benefits.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

Proven experience in recruitment technology management.
A thorough understanding / superuser of applicant tracking systems (ATS), we use Cornerstone, including some previous system development work.
A clear understanding of diversity and inclusion and reasonable adjustment legislation.
Proficient IT skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint are essential.

Desirable:

A passion for HR and resourcing best practice, with a keen focus on outstanding service and complex query resolution.
Highly motivated with excellent attention to detail, a result orientated approach and continually seeking to improve. Ability to prioritise own workload and meet organisational deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience of dealing with customer queries and a track record of providing exceptional customer service.
Evidence of building effective working relationships with colleagues and customers.

To read more about us please visit: People and Transformation

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role, would like to see a full list of accountabilities or require anything further, please email daniel.warner@essex.gov.uk

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