Reporting to: Lead Recruitment Partner or nominee
About the RCSI HR Team The RCSI HR Team is led by HR Director, Barry Holmes. The team is made up of a team of HR Partners, a Learning and Development Team, the Operations and Organisational Change team, Management Information’s and the Recruitment team.
As a team, we are all focused on making RCSI a great place to work for all of our staff and colleagues and the recruitment team are the initial point of contact for everyone joining RCSI for the first time. Quality is at the heart of everything we do in HR and it is key that this focus on quality is a priority for anyone joining the team.
About this post: We are seeking an experienced recruiter, skilled in end-to-end recruitment. The successful candidate will co-ordinate the day-to-day recruitment activity for RCSI and support the HR Partners and hiring managers in streamlining current processes within the university. As a team, recruitment supports a wide variety of posts in our Academic, Clinical, Research and Professional Services departments and Schools.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with great relationship building skills. You will have a passion for finding the best person for the role. We are seeking a confident communicator with excellent customer service skills and a friendly and positive attitude with proven experience working in a recruitment-focused role. An understanding of academic, research and/or medical sector is an advantage but not a requirement.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a strategic and dynamic HR team.
What you will be doing: Full end-to-end recruitment partnership, including: Creation of job specs, advertising vacancies, supporting shortlisting, coordination of interviews and participation on interview panels, compliance requirements (including Garda vetting, occupational health, reference checking, qualification checking, etc), contract negotiation, candidate onboarding
Supporting recruitment of roles at all levels of seniority, and in all areas of the University
Inter- and intra-departmental projects, including supporting the institutional strategy, implementation of new systems and processes, recruitment-specific improvements, wider HR improvement projects, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives
Stakeholder management Working across the University, at all levels, to foster strong relationships with hiring teams
Building rapport with candidates, and supporting them through their recruitment journey
Providing timely and comprehensive feedback to all parties
Working closely with HR colleagues across all areas of the recruitment cycle
What we offer: The opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, forward facing HR team with a focus on continuous improvement
Fantastic professional development opportunities, including the opportunity to attend training and development courses to upskill, industry conferences, webinars, seminars, etc.
The chance to get involved in committees, groups and forms that are of specific interest to you, including but not limited to Athena Swan, Race Equality Forum, Parents and Carers Network, Age Friendly Network, LGBTI+ Pride network, etc.
The opportunity to work on a wide range of roles, across all areas of the University and to engage directly with the hiring teams to work out the best recruitment strategy
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business, or related field (or relevant experience)
Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):
Previous experience in recruitment within a professional environment. Candidates may have experience in either agency, or in-house recruitment.
Skilled in screening applicants and identifying candidates most likely to be successful at all Levels
Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, and to establish rapport with RCSI colleagues and candidates at all levels
Able to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously, and to work under time pressure to meet deadlines
Familiar with social media candidate sourcing tools
Strong IT skills, including the use of CRM tools, Microsoft Office tools, online advertising platforms, etc.
Experience of working in an academic, research or medical setting
Strong background with systems administration, experience with CoreHR would be advantageous
We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do apply — we would love to hear from you.
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