Overview
Job Description
Salary: £31,537 – £33,699 per annum
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: 19 months (until March 2027)
Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting
Recruitment – Empowering Talent
We’re looking for a proactive and knowledgeable Recruitment Specialist to help shape and deliver high-impact, inclusive recruitment services across the council. This is a key role for someone who thrives on building strong relationships, driving innovation, and ensuring we attract the right talent to support our workforce priorities.
In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of innovative, targeted recruitment campaigns that attract and retain top talent. Working closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues, you’ll provide expert advice on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and employer branding. You’ll use your understanding of recruitment trends, data insights, and digital platforms to shape effective attraction strategies and ensure a positive experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
This is a varied and forward-thinking role where you’ll contribute to continuous improvement, support strategic workforce planning, and help position the council as an employer of choice.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong background in recruitment, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for delivering excellent service. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while building strong relationships across the organisation.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven past/current experience in recruitment, ideally within a fast-paced or complex organisation.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to work independently.
- A commitment to delivering excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences.
- The ability to analyse recruitment data to inform decisions and improve outcomes.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your recruitment career and play a key role in shaping a forward-thinking, people-focused service, we’d love to hear from you.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!
Your substantive manager must agree to you transferring to the secondment role. This agreement must be sought in principle before applying for the seconded role. If the secondment will impact significantly on service delivery, your substantive manager may not agree to the secondment.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details, contact Georgina Bliha, Talent and Resourcing Manager, at Georgina.Bliha@wiltshire.gov.uk
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
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Application process
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