Recruitment and Resourcing Officer

Job description

We're currently recruiting for two Recruitment and Resourcing Officers to join our team.

One vacancy has arisen due to an internal move, and the other is a on fixed term basis.

Two roles available:

• Full-Time, Open-Ended (37 hours per week, Mon - Thurs 9.00am to 5.00pm and Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm)

• Part-Time, Fixed-Term for up to 12 months (18.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE) or earlier return of the postholder

Both roles offer hybrid working, combining office and home working, with an initial office based training period.

Working arrangements:

• Full-time: office-based Tuesday, Wednesday (Team Day) and Friday

• Part-time: Wednesday to Friday, officed based on Wednesday (Team Day) and Thursday.

About You:

Do you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders? Do you thrive on a providing an exceptional customer service?

Our Recruitment and Resourcing team are responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process for all academic and professional services roles across the University.

About the role:

• Daily, you'll manage your own portfolio being responsible for the end-to-end recruitment process from advertising to onboarding successful candidates.

• You'll provide recruitment and resourcing advice to your hiring managers including where and how to advertise creatively.

• You'll support on immigration activities in relation to the new starter process; including right to work checks, Academic Visitor letters and Certificates of Sponsorships.

• You'll be joining a supportive team environment, working closely with experienced colleagues who will help you develop your recruitment and immigration knowledge.

Key Requirements:

• You'll need to be comfortable talking to and advising colleagues at all levels of the university.

• Have a can-do attitude and thrive on providing excellent customer service to our candidates and key stakeholders.

• You will be the first point of contact in the team for your designated portfolio customers and will work alongside a team of fellow Officers.

• You will need to have administration experience and ideally, this would be in a recruitment and resourcing environment, but this is not essential.

• Your previous administration experience should include prioritising and processing high numbers of tasks with a high level of accuracy and in a timely manner, as well as experience of IT systems including Microsoft applications.

If you feel you have the necessary experience and skills and would like to be part of our welcoming team, we would love to hear from you!

We welcome applications from all walks of life, and we are really committed to diversity and inclusion in the way we manage recruitment and how we work with our colleagues at Loughborough University. We'll expect you to be committed too.

In return, we can offer you a supportive and friendly environment with lots of opportunity to learn and develop your personal and professional skills.

For an informal discussion please contact Lynne Parker, Acting Recruitment and Resourcing Team Leader on [email protected].

For more information refer to the full job description and person specification .

We happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are additional adjustments, you'd like to request please contact Lynne Parker on [email protected]. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Application Process:

• Applications for the role will be reviewed against the essential and desirable criteria listed in the person specification. Please ensure you clearly state how you meet each of the essential (and desirable) criteria in your application giving examples

• For further support with your application, please refer to our application guidance , which includes some top tips and support to help you when completing your application

• Please state on your application if you are interested in either the full-time or part-time position or wish to be considered for both roles in your application.

Application closing date: Monday 19 October 2026

Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 2 November 2026

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

• Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme.

• Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

• Financial Wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities.

• Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.

• Health and Wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support.

• Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting.

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.