The Law Debenture Corporation Hiring for Recruitment Assistant at Manchester Full Time

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 132-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 250 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview

This role is the perfect platform on which to launch a career in in-house recruitment and/or HR. You will form part of the People Strategy team looking after talent management alongside the Recruitment Manager.

Historically having had no internal recruitment processes in place, you will provide full assistance through a transformational period whilst helping to implement best practice in talent management. You will be responsible for the onboarding of new starters, interview scheduling and management of our talent communities.

There will be ample opportunity to ad-value and stretch your skillset as you will be part of our wider HR Operations team with opportunity to be involved in a high number of upcoming projects in People Strategy and HR.

Role duties

Work closely with the Recruitment Manager to understand business requirements and priorities.

Input new starters and temporary joiners into the HR system (BambooHR) in a timely manner.

Day to day management of pre-employment screening process liaising with our external provider.

Schedule interviews liaising with candidates, the business and recruitment agencies.

Run various People Strategy and Recruiting reports.

Maintain high level of accuracy on data and metrics using relevant tackers.

Effectively manage follow up responses to candidates within a timely manner following direct applications and screen those suitable for consideration.

Maintain good relationships with agencies and direct hire candidates.

Network with potential candidates (passive or active) for future roles and populate Talent Pools with relevant candidates.

Support relevant recruitment events/conferences.

Run various People Strategy and Recruiting reports.

Is this you?

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual stepping into an in-house recruitment/HR career to make a mark at an established firm that historically, hasn’t had a dedicated in-house recruitment function and will be the opportunity to create the function in its entirety. To apply for this role, you should be passionate about providing the very best recruitment and onboarding services. We have a supportive and collaborative team all like-minded in helping one another to “get the job done”.

Someone previously exposed to a recruitment setting before such as agency or RPO would find this a great opportunity to quickly develop skills and be provided the training and guidance needed for a successful career.

A strong desire to build career in Recruitment/HR essential.

Prior exposure to a recruitment setting preferable.

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience is preferable.

Background in professional or financial services preferable.

Excellent organisational and communication skills, both verbal and written.

Outstanding relationship building ability.

Your Reward

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual stepping into an in-house recruitment/HR career to make a mark at an established firm that historically, hasn’t had a dedicated in-house recruitment function and will be the opportunity to create the function in its entirety. To apply for this role, you should be passionate about providing the very best recruitment and onboarding services. We have a supportive and collaborative team all like-minded in helping one another to “get the job done”.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus scheme

Generous pension contribution

Full healthcare cover

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Study Support

Flexible working/potential to work from home

Attractive office space

35 hour working week

Things to note

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

Here’s the legal bit, please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies please contact our careers team on [email protected].