Recruitment & Compliance Administrator

About the job

Salary: £26,409 - £28,624 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed Term for up to 12 months

This position is available as a secondment opportunity for up to 1 year. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.

Join Our Team as a Recruitment & Compliance Administrator at Luton Council!

Are you passionate about recruitment? Do you have the skills to provide top-notch recruitment advice and admin support? If so, the Recruitment Team within HR at Luton Council is looking for you!

Why This Role Is Exciting:

As a Recruitment & Compliance Administrator, you'll be at the heart of our HR recruitment services, handling all the standard recruitment administration for Luton Council employees. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that all documents and candidates are onboarded efficiently and within a timely manner. You'll respond to recruitment-related enquiries and collaborate with other HR teams to ensure a smooth onboarding process.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You are someone who is proactive and solutions-focused, always looking for ways to add value and improve recruitment services. You bring a thoughtful and informed approach to responding to complex enquiries, including those related to safer recruitment procedures and recruitment best practices.

With a good understanding of how information and communications technology supports the modern workplace, you are mindful of data protection and data quality requirements in line with relevant legislation, such as the Data Protection Acts.

You also demonstrate a strong awareness of equalities issues relating to recruitment practices and apply this knowledge confidently in your day-to-day work. Your inclusive approach ensures fair and effective interactions with both customers and colleagues, contributing to a positive and professional working environment.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: - PREF104466 202402 L4 Recruitment and Compliance Administrator.pdf
• download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf