About the role: Talent Acquisition Co-ordinator

The Talent Acquisition team is known for its creativity and forward-thinking approach, constantly seeking fresh solutions to recruitment challenges. As a key member, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring we achieve a full staff compliment at Activate Learning.

As the Talent Acquisition Coordinator, you will be integral to our collaborative and supportive team, providing a professional talent acquisition service to both candidates and hiring managers. Your role involves managing the recruitment process, analysing data, and coordinating internal and external communications.

In this fast-paced environment, you’ll serve as the primary point of contact for both hiring managers and candidates, addressing inquiries and ensuring timely, brand-consistent job postings. You'll also coordinate interviews, keep candidates informed about their application status, and maintain our applicant tracking system, Hire Road.

This is a permanent, full-time role based at our Oxford College, with the flexibility of hybrid working.

What do you need to be a successful Talent Acquisition Co-ordinator at Activate Learning?

To excel in this role, it is essential to possess exceptional communication and organisational abilities. As the initial point of contact for key stakeholders, both within the organisation and externally, the ideal candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Talent Acquisition function. This includes providing a professional, responsive, and proactive administrative service across all stages of the recruitment life cycle, while also offering daily support and guidance within the team.

About You:

• Proven experience in managing high-volume workloads, demonstrating the ability to stay focused and maintain efficiency under pressure.

• A strong capability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise a wide range of demands from different business areas, ensuring that all tasks are completed accurately and on time.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, including experience in generating and analysing reports to support decision-making and improve recruitment processes.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications and social media platforms, leveraging these tools to enhance communication and recruitment efforts.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively to various audiences, both verbally and in writing.

Who we are:

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits:

• Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
• Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing
• Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
• Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for teachers' professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
• Teaching Support: Tailored Three-day induction program, and development programs for teaching staff.
• Pension Schemes: Teacher pension scheme for AL teaching staff
• Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave
• Flexible Working: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns.
• Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
• On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.