Recruitment Coordinator (3 Month Fixed Term Contract)

The Selfridges Recruitment Team are part of the wider HR team who are focused on recruiting, retaining, and developing the best talent for Selfridges.

The Recruitment Coordinator role is a central part of the Recruitment Team supporting with managing the candidate experience whilst working on ad hoc projects or work streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct screening and telephone interviews with candidates
• Screen video interviews
• Schedule candidates for interviews
• Prepare and collating interview paperwork
• Source for passive candidates via the internet and social media
• Write and post job advertisements
• Ensure all advertisements are current and up to date
• Identify new opportunities to attract candidates e.g. job boards
• Support on ad hoc projects e.g. improvement of selection tool with wider team
• Update reports such as our vacancy tracker
• Liaise with the HR admin team to process offers and manage the new starter process
• Support the team with any ad hoc administration
• Identify opportunities for internal recruitment events and work with the Recruitment team to deliver value adding events.
• Ensure your right to work knowledge and processes are up to date and adhered to
• Maintain and promote careers website, both internally and externally
• Have an active presence on LinkedIn to increase candidate attraction
• Develop talent pools to ensure a constant supply of excellent talent to the business
• Build strong working relationships with the Recruitment Team, wider HR team and stakeholders to ensure a high service level is provided to all business areas.

A Bit About You

• Strong customer service skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• A keen interest in Recruitment, HR and Retail
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others
• Keen eye for attention to detail
• Discreet whilst handling confidential information
• Strong writing and numerical skills
• Ability to learn quickly at pace with the ability to adapt to change and a varying workload.
• Able to use Microsoft packages
• Familiar with social media channels
• A self-starter with a passion their own development.
• Able to quickly develop and maintain relationships.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills.

Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…

Rewards and benefits

Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.

• Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include flexi-time or hybrid working
• Enviable team member discount including sale previews
• Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment
• Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance
• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

Follow the link and read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…