Location: Bedford

Department: Human Resources

Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Salary: Grade PS8

About Us:
At The Bedford College Group, our mission is to place students at the core of all our efforts. We are passionate about providing top-tier educational experiences that empower students to reach their highest potential. Our team is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where students and staff alike can thrive.

The Role:
We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Talent Acquisition Coordinator to join our HR team. In this role, you will coordinate recruitment activities, ensuring that every step of the process is handled efficiently and professionally. You will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Team Leader and other key stakeholders to ensure that we attract and secure top talent, all while maintaining our high standards and commitment to excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage recruitment activities, ensuring alignment with policies, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Proactively engage with candidates, hiring managers, and stakeholders throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a seamless and positive experience.
• Collaborate with the HR team to identify and implement improvements to recruitment processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure all recruitment materials and communications are accurate, consistent, and professional.
• Support the planning and execution of recruitment events to attract potential candidates.

About You:
The ideal candidate is flexible, self-motivated, and accountable, with a keen attention to detail. You thrive in a team-oriented environment but are also confident in managing your own workload. You should be proactive, have excellent communication skills, and be comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders.

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment with a strong emphasis on professional development.
• Opportunities to pursue CIPD or other relevant qualifications.
• The chance to contribute directly to an organization that prioritizes the success and well-being of its students and staff.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Terms and Conditions - BCPS

• 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• 27 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays
• Peoples Pension
• Retail and leisure discounts