Recruiter

Position: Recruiter

Employer: The Open University

Location: Hybrid (2 days a month in office, possibly more with business demands)

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours a week

Duration: Mid-September to 31st January 2025

Salary: £19.23ph



About the Role:

Are you passionate about recruitment and building a diverse workforce? The Open University is seeking a dynamic and experienced recruiter to join our dedicated team of professionals. As a recruiter, you will play a vital role in delivering a proactive, innovative, and high-touch recruitment service. You will support key recruitment initiatives and provide expert guidance to hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire top talent across a diverse range of roles.



Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert advice and support on a wide range of recruitment activities, including candidate attraction, pre-screening, engagement, and direct sourcing.
• Manage multiple recruitment campaigns and projects to support the organisation's strategic objectives.
• Act as a brand ambassador to promote The Open University’s employee value proposition through various channels, including social media, job fairs, and networking events.
• Collaborate with outsourced suppliers and partners to ensure effective delivery of contracted services.
• Deliver a high-touch recruitment service focused on continuous improvement.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience in a senior in-house recruitment role within a complex organisation, acting as a subject matter expert.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law related to recruitment and pre-employment vetting, specific to the UK.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and create high-quality written content.
• Strong ability to manage changing workloads, multiple tasks, and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Resilient and tenacious, with the capacity to manage emotions effectively under pressure.
• Competence in data analysis to inform recruitment strategy and monitor performance.
• Proficient in using applicant tracking systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors Recruitment) and Microsoft Office/Office 365 applications (PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams).

About us and our client

As a flexible employee of Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd, you will be joining a Company that holds the distinction of being one of the largest and most successful independent recruitment agencies in the country. Our pioneering spirit and ability to tap into the uniqueness of everyone's talents has enabled us to open doors for our employees, our clients, and our applicants too. Our philosophies and rewards are built very much on mutual trust and respect within the style of a partnership in which we hope you will feel both fulfilled and valued as a person.

The Open University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion which is reflected in our mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment so that all in our OU community can reach their potential.  We recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength.  We strive to recruit, retain and develop the careers of a diverse pool of students and staff, and particularly encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We also aspire to make The Open University a supportive workplace for all through our policies, services and staff networks.