In-house Recruiter

Providing dedicated recruitment support to various business areas to effectively source the best talent through a variety of direct sourcing channels. Managing the complete applicant journey from initial enquiry through to offer of employment. This will include:

• Working with hiring managers and HR colleagues to agree a sourcing plan and timelines for vacant positions. Supporting hiring managers through the full recruitment and selection process


• Actively sourcing the best candidates through appropriate channels including job boards and social media channels


• Working with stakeholders at all levels to ensure the correct recruitment processes and procedures are followed


• Ensuring that an exceptional candidate experience is provided through the entire recruitment process from application through to first day


• Identifying appropriate selection and assessment methods and administering these to identify the best candidates


• Using multiple selection methods, for example conducting telephone interviews, to carry out an initial assessment of applicant suitability


• Co-ordinating interviews and assessments, including welcoming candidates, ensuring the process runs smoothly and participating in candidate assessment when required


• Preparing and collating documentation for the recruitment process, including assessment packs


• Providing appropriate and constructive feedback to candidates following their interview/assessment


• Ensuring that the recruitment process is handled appropriately at all stages in a confidential and compliant manner, ensuring relevant legislative requirements are adhered to


• Ensuring the appropriate and correct documentation is in place to evidence the recruitment process. Recording all recruitment information in an accurate and timely manner


• Providing analytics reports on key recruitment metrics and performance to evaluate recruitment performance


• Ensuring compliance with all Welsh Water processes related to recruitment and selection


• Making effective use of the e-recruitment systems, SuccessFactors, ensuring accurate and timely maintenance of data


Who you'll work with

Internal

• All recruiting managers across Welsh Water


• New colleagues


• HR and Talent colleagues


External

• Recruitment agencies/consultants


• Job applicants/candidates
  
  The following experience, skills & knowledge are essential:



• Experience of designing and utilising a range of selection methods and materials for recruitment


• Experience of working with e-recruitment systems to drive quality and efficiency


• Proven track record of successful recruitment delivery in fast paced environment


• Experience of managing the full recruitment process through to offer stage


• Experience in the use of recruitment platforms (e.g. job boards, LinkedIn, etc.) to source suitable candidates


• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day


• Understanding of and commitment to SLAs and delivering to deadlines


• Ability to build effective relationships with candidates, hiring managers and the wider HR team


• Ability to work independently and take ownership of recruitment within specified business area


• Knowledge of employment law relevant to recruitment and selection e.g. Equality Act, GDPR, Right to Work in the UK


• Excellent time management and organisational skills, and ability to effectively manage competing priorities


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel


• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
  
  Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.


To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:


• Variable pay schemes (your salary will always stay the same, but depending on the performance of the company you could receive a yearly bonus)


• Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions


• Enhanced family friendly policies


• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes


• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping


• Cycle to work scheme


• Car-leasing scheme


• Health CashBack scheme


• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family


Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.