Resourcing (Recruitment) Officer

Resourcing Officer

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

£30,000 - £37,000 dependent upon experience

Hybrid working - Can be home based, but with travel to head office in Thornhill, Dumfries once a month

Occasional international travel required (2-3 times a year)

Do you have a passion for working with people, thrive on a challenge and adaptable to change? Are you an experienced recruiter who is energised by recruiting the right people, in the right place, at the right time?

This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic organisation. You will play a key role in hiring amazing people, doing amazing things to make the world a safer place. And that’s pretty special!

About HALO

The HALO Trust is the world’s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action charity. Our mission is to save lives and restore livelihoods for those affected by conflict. HALO is known for its work to clear landmines and the disposal of other explosive hazards such as bombs, rockets, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). HALO was established in Afghanistan in 1988 and now employs over 11,500 staff across 32 countries and territories.

About the role

We are excited to be recruiting the role of Resourcing Officer on a permanent basis here at The HALO Trust.

Reporting to the Global Head of Resourcing, this is an opportunity for you to be at the heart of bringing HALO’s mission to life and we need someone who is passionate and has the purpose to make a massive difference, at pace and in an ever-changing environment.

You will be supporting recruitment activity across our UK and Global operations. Internationally we recruit talent to be posted in some of the world's most challenging and austere environments, and this could involve travel to some of our programmes 2-3 times a year. This isn't for everyone, and you'll need to be comfortable travelling to regions where there is active conflict. But the rewards of seeing the work we do on the ground, and seeing the difference your new hires are making to the lives of others is immense.

The key tasks of the role are:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for HALO from requisition to offer ensuring programmes and departments are staffed to plan.
• Work with the Global Head of Resourcing to deliver recruitment in relation to new programme mobilisations and expansions.

• To effectively use technology and social media to ensure a digital first approach.
• Implement diversity initiatives into our resourcing approach.
• Review and enhance our onboarding offer.
• Where required work in partnership with external partners to ensure the effective delivery of talent into HALO.
• Support the management of Field Officer selection activities, ensuring the best candidates are managed through selection and appointment
• Respond to colleague and job applicant queries face to face and via phone and inbox management ensuring an outstanding candidate experience.
• Report on recruitment KPI’s (e.g., recruitment timeframes and fulfillment, cost, candidate and hiring manager experience to the business, highlighting any issues.
• Manage attendance at external recruitment events as required e.g., jobs fairs.
• Work with the Travel and HR team to manage visa/immigration issues with regards new starters.

• Other HRD wide projects and initiatives as required.
• Attend and participate in team meetings and other relevant meetings.
• Actively participate in training and development initiatives and strive to put new knowledge and skills into performance of role

Requirements

The role of Resourcing Advisor is to deliver an excellent service to managers to ensure roles are recruited into successfully and programmes / departments are staffed to plan.

To achieve this, the post holder needs to be passionate about Resourcing and have a great knowledge of Resourcing processes and relevant legislation, be highly organised and take a proactive approach, thinking about the needs of the business. They will have regular contact with managers, colleagues and job applicants and will be required to be approachable and positive with a can-do approach representing HALO as a great place to work.

Who we’re looking for

• Previous in-house or agency recruiter experience, ideally from an NGO sector background
• Experienced and skilled in proactive sourcing of talent through LinkedIn, CV databases and networking.
• You’ll need to be a clear, positive and enthusiastic communicator, as you’ll be interacting with candidates and managers through the course of your day
• Being organised comes as second nature to you, managing many spinning plates all at the same time is a challenge that doesn’t faze you
• You’ll have a keen eye for detail, ensuring that your work is accurate, hiring and compliance steps are completed, and nothing slips through a gap
• You will have a professional approach to work as you’ll be representing the company to our candidates, and representing the team to managers within the business
• Using Microsoft packages will be familiar to you such as word, outlook and excel (we do love a spreadsheet or two!), but you’ll be up for using other tech such as our ATS and Video Interviewing platform
• The current team are so passionate about what we do. We love recruitment. And we need someone who has that same level of passion
• Above all, you see delivering excellence as the priority in everything you do. From the service and experience we offer our candidates, to the service delivery we offer our hiring managers

If you’re the type of person we’ve just described, and believe that you’ll love the role of Resourcing Officer with us at HALO, then we can’t wait to receive your application. Please submit a cover letter ( no more than 1 page) and a C.V. (no more than 2 pages) by no later than 14th February 2023. We reserve the right to amend the closing date dependent on the number of suitable applications.

Benefits

At The HALO Trust, we strive to live by our values, where every staff member is valued. We offer an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.

HALO offers a friendly, welcoming and supportive place to work and as part of the halo team, you can enjoy a variety of benefits which include:

• Competitive salary (£30,000 - £37,000 depending on experience)
• Contributory pension, HALO will match up to 5% of contributions
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Public Holidays
• Non- contributory Life assurance (3 x times salary)
• Private medical health cover
• Occupational Health Services
• Flexible Working
• Cycle to work scheme

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.