Recruitment and Talent Advisor

If you want to be in a busy environment where no two days are the same, love supporting people, solving problems and a natural multitasker with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, Salford City Council wants to hear from you.

Join us and help shape the future of our workforce

As a Recruitment & Talent Advisor, you will play a key role in delivering a seamless, values driven recruitment experience for candidates, managers, schools, and external partners. You will be the goto expert for all things recruitment from advertising by attracting the best candidate from creating social media posts to obtaining appropriate onboarding and safeguarding checks.

You will thrive here if you enjoy:

• Working at pace and managing competing deadlines with confidence

• Building strong relationships and offering trusted, people centred advice

• Taking ownership of your work and spotting opportunities to improve processes

• Creating engaging recruitment campaigns that attract diverse talent

• Ensuring every candidate feels valued, supported, and welcomed
  
  

What you will be doing

• Delivering an end-to-end recruitment service that is fair, inclusive, and aligned to our values

• Advising managers on recruitment, safeguarding, and pre-employment checks

• Producing accurate employment contracts and ensuring compliance with legislation

• Supporting managers to use our online recruitment system effectively

• Responding to queries across phone, email, facetoface and virtual channels

• Be responsible for managing your own caseload, keeping to strict deadlines.
  
  

What we are looking for

• Experience working in a fast paced recruitment or HR environment

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise under pressure

• Excellent customer service and communication skills

• Accuracy, attention to detail, and a methodical approach

• Identify areas of improvements and embrace new ways of working

• Have knowledge of UK Right to Work and eligibility checks

• Understanding of safeguarding practices and DBS processes

• Experience using HR or recruitment systems and Microsoft Office
  
  

What we can offer you

• Access to over 200 online learning modules

• Professional development opportunities, including apprenticeships and qualifications

• Digital skills development through our Digital Skills Academy

• A supportive, values driven team where Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility guide everything we do

• A workplace committed to inclusion, flexibility, and continuous improvement
  
  

If you are ready to make a real impact, support managers and candidates, and help shape a workforce that reflects the spirit of Salford, we would love to welcome you.

If you have any questions or would like an informal discussion about the role, please email us at: myrecruitment@salford.gov.uk