Recruitment Co-ordinator - Offender Learning

Milton Keynes College are working in partnership within 28 of Her Majesty's Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes to put education at the heart of the prison system.

The College Offender Learning Recruitment Team have a new vacancy for a recruitment co-ordinator to join their internal recruitment team.

This fantastic new role which will sit within the Offender Learning and Skills recruitment team (OLASS), reporting directly to the OLASS Recruitment Manager. You would be instrumental in the coordination of recruitment vacancies, setting up interviews, liaising with candidates and our regional team, providing exceptional support and customer service at every step of the recruitment process. The ideal candidate will be a forward thinker who is highly organised, process driven and adaptable.

To fully enjoy this opportunity you will have:

• Good basic general education including GCSE (or) equivalent) in Maths and English at Grade C or above.
• Good IT skills with experience of word processing, spread sheets, databases, email and internet systems.
• A willingness and ability to assume responsibility and to see through detailed tasks.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Have thinking ability: able to plan, communicate and problem solve effectively.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.Working or recent experience working within a recruitment environment (desirable)
• Administration and customer service experience
• Ability to manage Hiring Managers expectations in a professional manner
• Proven experience of producing accurate, reliable and numerate work

Location: Chaffron Way, Milton Keynes.

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: Circa GBP18,000 per annum + fantastic benefits package

Closing Date: 27th September 2016

Interview Date: 12th October 2016

When applying for this role, please reference AoC Jobs as your application source when asked.

More about the College

Milton Keynes College deliver an exciting and varied curriculum in 28 of Her Majesty's Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes. We also have a successful Employment Academy model which works with employers and stakeholders to enhance our learners' chances of re-entering society successfully, to find employment upon release and to live fulfilling lives. The curriculum we offer is designed taking into account both the needs of the learner, external stakeholders and the local employment needs. We are proud of supporting our learners' successfully through education and 'Through the Gate'.

More about the rewards

As well as having 25 flexible days holiday per year you will also get 3 additional days to be taken over Christmas and of course all of the bank holidays. We offer a car allowance scheme "Just add fuel", but if you prefer a more environmentally friendly approach to travel we also offer a cycle to work scheme. As part of Milton Keynes College you are entitled to apply for an NUS student discount card with offers in plenty of local restaurants and high street shops. Child care vouchers are available and of course the option of being part of our local government pension with employer contributions of 11.5%. For more about our benefits please visit the MK College website.