Recruitment and Onboarding Advisor

Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor (Part-Time)

Salary: £23,400 per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time (21 hours per week)
Location: Hybrid working – Central London / Remote
Sector: Not-for-profit

About the Role
We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established not-for-profit organisation based in Central London, for a Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor to join their People and Operations function.

This is a key role responsible for delivering a high-quality, end-to-end recruitment and onboarding service. You will act as the first point of contact for hiring managers, candidates, and new starters, ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and well-managed experience from vacancy approval through to successful onboarding.

The role would suit someone with strong in-house recruitment experience who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, managing multiple recruitment processes, and continuously improving systems and candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities
Recruitment:

• Act as the first point of contact for all recruitment-related queries
• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across the organisation
• Advise hiring managers on recruitment and selection processes, ensuring compliance with policy, legislation, and EDI best practice
• Support managers in producing accurate, compliant job descriptions and adverts
• Identify appropriate job boards and platforms for advertising roles
• Manage the organisation’s careers content, ensuring it is engaging and up to date
• Review applications and provide shortlists aligned to hiring requirements
• Coordinate interviews and assessment activity (remote and in-person)
• Participate in interview panels when required
• Provide professional and constructive feedback to candidates
• Manage and issue employment offers

Onboarding:

• Act as the first point of contact for onboarding queries
• Manage pre-employment checks efficiently and accurately
• Liaise with new starters to ensure a smooth onboarding experience
• Work with line managers to coordinate inductions, IT access, and equipment
• Keep stakeholders informed throughout the onboarding journey

Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement:

• Maintain accurate recruitment and onboarding records in line with GDPR and information governance requirements
• Use and administer HRIS / recruitment systems effectively
• Review processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, candidate experience, and EDI outcomes
• Support wider People & Culture initiatives as required

About You:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment and onboarding, ideally in an in-house setting
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels
• Experience using HRIS or recruitment management systems
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Confident written and verbal c
• ommunication skills
• Good understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Comfortable working independently within a small, collaborative team
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint / OneDrive

The Package

• Competitive salary of £23,400 per annum (pro rata)
• Part-time, permanent role with some hybrid and flexible working
• Generous pension contribution
• Annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Additional wellbeing-focused benefits
• Training and development opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive not-for-profit environment

The deadline for applications with covering letter to be received by our client is 6th February, with this in mind, we advise you apply to be considered with CV as soon as possible and certainly no later that 4th February.

Please note that the closing date may change depending on application volumes.