Job Description:

Air Personnel are looking for a Recruitment coordinator for a maternity cover for 12 months

The Opportunity 

We are hiring a In-House Recruiter for a Maternity cover to lead our end-to-end talent acquisition. In this role, you will take full ownership of candidate pipelines and partner directly with hiring managers to drive efficient, high-quality hiring across the business. 

Knowledge and Skills

End-to-End Recruitment Management

• Manage the full candidate lifecycle from initial brief and job posting through to candidate selection, offer generation, pre-onboarding and Induction.
• Direct source candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and targeted candidate search strategies.
• Screen, shortlist, and conduct initial phone/video interviews to evaluate candidate suitability, experience, and cultural alignment.
• Coordinate, schedule and attend interview panels, ensuring a smooth and responsive experience for all applicants.

Stakeholder Management & Advising

• Act as a trusted recruiter to key stakeholders, department heads, and senior managers, leading intake meetings to understand hiring requirements and define candidate profiles.
• Guide and coach hiring managers on best-practice interviewing techniques, selection tools, and inclusive hiring methods.
• Provide regular status updates, recruitment metrics, and market intelligence to senior leadership to manage expectations around candidate availability and timelines.

Systems & Administration 

• Utilise Workday/myPulse to manage the entire recruitment workflow, ensuring accurate requisition tracking, candidate movement, status updates, and compliance.
• Maintain data integrity within Workday, ensuring all recruitment activities adhere to internal governance and data protection standards (GDPR).
• Partner with the wider HR operational team to hand off successful candidates seamlessly for onboarding and contract generation.

Site Support & Travel

• Conduct occasional travel to our other sites.

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

• Demonstrated experience verifying candidate educational backgrounds, technical certifications, and specialised licenses (e.g., engineering indentures, technical apprenticeships, or specialised operational ratings).
• Understanding of standard UK pre-employment screening and security clearance requirements (e.g., BPSS / SC Clearance) relevant to defense or secure operational environments

Desirable

• Degree level education (or equivalent professional experience). CIPD qualification in Human Resources or in-house recruitment is desirable.
• Knowledge of Workday would be highly desirable 

Additional requirements

• This position is subject to National Security Vetting. Candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance, which generally requires having lived in the UK for the last five years. All successful applicants will also undergo a mandatory BPSS check. 
• Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.
• All candidates must possess the current, legal right to work in the United Kingdom. We will not be able to offer sponsorship for any employment Visa's.

Please call Michelle for further details or apply with a CV