Recruitment Specialist

Salary: £32,868 - £36,519

Job level: 5B

Job type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Accountable to: Senior Recruitment Manager

Department: People and Culture

Locations: Broadway House, Stanmore and Ravenswood, Berkshire

Hybrid working: 1 day based in Stanmore, 1 day based in Ravenswood and 3 days working from home per week

Are you passionate about recruitment and dedicated to delivering an exceptional candidate experience? Are you a confident and collaborative self-starter, who undertakes their work with enthusiasm and efficiency, remaining focused on delivering results?

 Do you want to be part of a team where you'll find unwavering support combined with the autonomy and flexibility to excel in your role? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join Norwood as a Recruitment Specialist!

We’re at a pivotal moment at Norwood, having recently launched our 3-5 year strategy, so it’s a fantastic time to join and be part of a change culture with clear direction. Our People and Culture team is at the heart of this transformation, dedicated to creating a supportive and engaging workplace for our colleagues and the people we support. As we embark on this new chapter, we are seeking a talented and proactive Recruitment Specialist to support our efforts in attracting and retaining the best talent. 

As the Recruitment Specialist, you will support the Senior Recruitment Manager in the development and delivery of resourcing strategies and solutions to provide a smooth, efficient and effective candidate-focused recruitment service. You will work closely with the hiring community to promote person-centred, values and behaviours-based recruitment practices, ensuring a seamless and consistent end to end approach.

Benefits at Norwood include:

• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
• Competitive salary & benefits package
• 21 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and Jewish festivals where they fall on a working day and work is not permitted (FTE)
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Workplace Pension Scheme: Plan for your future with confidence.
• Employee Assistance Programme: We care about your well-being.
• £300 When You Introduce a Friend: Spread the word and reap the rewards.
• Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance     
• Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent career progression pathway
• Enhanced benefits coming in July 2025!

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience operating as a Recruitment Specialist, managing high volume, niche and corporate services recruitment campaigns concurrently
• Ability to write creative and compelling adverts to maximise suitable applications
• Utilises the latest tools and techniques as well as headhunting and Boolean searches with proven success across various platforms, for a multitude of roles
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) full utilisation and candidate management
• Previous experience working to and exceeding recruitment Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Experience supporting hiring managers with the most effective candidate selection methods and interview materials to make informed hiring decisions
• Negotiating fees with job boards and agency suppliers and conducting thorough briefings
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple roles at any given time
• Good understanding of employer brand strategies and rolling out fresh attraction approaches and tactics including social media
• Delivering recruitment training to empower hiring managers
• Accurate data reporting, trend analysis and insight, ensuring data integrity
• Intermediate user of MS packages including Excel
• A car driver with flexibility to work in Stanmore and Ravenswood once per week
• Critical thinker coupled with problem-solving skills
• Strong time-management and attention to detail
• Effective presentation, interpersonal and communication skills
• Adherence to and evidence of the Norwood values and behaviours

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Recruitment Specialist to support our recently launched strategy and really put your stamp on the role. If you meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you! 

About Norwood:

Founded in 1795, Norwood is the oldest Jewish charity in the UK. We support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.

Click here to find out more about Norwood. 

Our Norwood Values and Behaviours underpin everything we do as we continue to support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives: 

Here is a short Norwood video highlighting the vital work we do and the people we support.

If this opportunity interests you, please apply today and our Recruitment team will be in touch.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Due to the high number of candidates who apply to our roles at Norwood, please note we can only provide feedback following an interview, if shortlisted.

We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.