Internal Recruitment Specialist

  • The Work Shop Resourcing Ltd
  • Broadstone, Dorset
  • May 30, 2025
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

We re seeking a proactive and organised Recruitment Specialist to join a growing HR team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in attracting top talent and supporting our clients people strategy within a thriving commercial business.

About the Role
As an Internal Recruitment Specialist, you'll work closely with the HR Manager and department leads to identify hiring needs, manage the end-to-end recruitment process, and ensure a smooth candidate journey. You ll be pivotal in maintaining our high standards of recruitment while working in a fast-moving, results-driven setting.

What you will do as a Recruitment Specialist:

  • Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs across departments

  • Write compelling job descriptions and post roles on appropriate platforms

  • Screen CVs, conduct initial interviews, and coordinate the interview process

  • Manage candidate communications and ensure an excellent candidate experience

  • Ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new joiners, working closely with the People & Culture Coordinator
  • Own the day-to-day management of our job board presence, ensuring vacancies are up to date and live and consistent across all platforms
  • Support employer branding initiatives and talent pipeline development

  • Maintain and update the applicant tracking system and recruitment metrics

  • Assist with onboarding and coordination of new hires as needed

  • Take part in monthly managers meetings to plan recruitment forecast
  • Work directly with hiring Managers to understand job roles, competency requirements and manage expectations by giving constructive best practice advice
  • Build relationships with agencies and attend interviews with hiring managers as required
  • Drive direct sourcing initiatives by leveraging LinkedIn and other direct applicant sources to engage with candidates directly
  • Arrange and lead briefing meetings with hiring managers and preferred agencies where necessary to fully understand the role requirements and market fluctuation
  • Support People & Culture function across all deliverables and interactions, including general HR and non-recruitment related matters.

What We re Looking For from a Recruitment Specialist:

  • Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within an in-house or agency setting

  • Proficient in HR systems, including an Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Able to build strong working relationships internally, and externally with third party providers where necessary
  • Commercially astute, able to manage budgets and track spend and ROI
  • Advanced analytical skills and the ability to develop data-led solutions with confidence.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment

  • Self-motivated, proactive, and solutions-focused

What our client Offers

  • A collaborative and supportive HR team

  • Opportunity to make a real impact within a growing business

  • Professional development and growth opportunities

  • Inclusive, fast-paced, and high-energy workplace culture

If you re passionate about people and thrive on the buzz of recruitment, we d love to hear from you!

Salary: Up to £35k plus benefits and bonus!