Selection and Assessment Partner - 12m FTC

Do you enjoy the assessment and selection side of recruitment? Are you confident reviewing candidate evidence, scoring against set criteria and making fair, balanced hiring decisions?

We're looking for someone to join our recruitment team in a hands-on assessment role, supporting candidates through different stages of the selection process. Your day could involve scoring written assessments, reviewing pre-recorded interviews, taking part in live assessment activity or joining Teams panel interviews.

It's a role for someone who is comfortable working at pace and assessing a high volume of candidate information, while maintaining accuracy, consistency and a positive candidate experience.

You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team that values trust, openness and professionalism, with plenty of opportunity to develop your assessment and selection experience.

This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract based in Newport, with hybrid working of two days per week in the office and the remainder from home.

What you'll be doing:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and Resourcing and HR teams, acting as a trusted partner.
• Screen, interview and assess high volumes of candidates, providing quality shortlists and insights to hiring managers.
• Manage multiple recruitment campaigns, ensuring a smooth and efficient candidate experience.
• Develop relationships with clients and collaborators to support long-term service delivery and business goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and contribute to service improvements.
• Use data and insights to support decision making and improve time to hire metrics.

What you'll bring:

• Experience delivering recruitment services in a fast-paced environment and managing competing priorities.
• Proven ability to handle high-volume recruitment activity while maintaining quality outcomes.
• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders and building effective working relationships.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, using data to support recruitment decisions.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and take ownership of your workload.
• Experience working within a recruitment environment.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience recruiting within a UK Government environment.
• Understanding of the Government Shared Services model.

If you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full time, 12m Fixed Term Contract.
Location: Newport - hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office.
Security Clearance Level: SC.
Internal Recruiter: Becky.
Salary: £27,781pa
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

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We're a leading provider in the UK of re-imagined Business Support Services powered by next generation technology. We combine the full power of Sopra Steria's Insight, Technology and Transformation capabilities to deliver positive, meaningful and long-lasting outcomes for our clients. We're the partner of choice for organisations who are looking to tackle the most complex problems with new solutions.
We empower our clients by providing innovative solutions and commercial models that help them meet their business needs, drive operational efficiencies, and deliver impactful value creation.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We havepartnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us knowwhen completingyour application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.