In a nutshell As a Recruitment Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in creating a seamless and engaging recruitment experience across our Early Careers campaigns. From attraction and assessment through to offers and onboarding, you’ll help ensure every stage of the candidate journey runs smoothly and professionally. You’ll work closely with candidates, colleagues and external partners to coordinate recruitment campaigns, organise assessment centres and interviews, and support outreach activity across schools, colleges and universities. Alongside this, you’ll help raise awareness of our opportunities, strengthen our early talent pipeline, and contribute to a positive and inclusive candidate experience that reflects our brand. This is a varied role where you’ll manage multiple priorities while supporting a range of activities across the recruitment cycle. It’s a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to attracting future talent into the business. We welcome applications from individuals who may not have direct recruitment experience but can demonstrate relevant transferable coordination and administration skills. What you'll be doing day to day Work closely with our external testing provider to deliver a best-in-class technology driven candidate screening process Coordinate assessment centre and interview logistics to ensure a smooth and efficient recruitment process Act as a key point of contact for candidates, providing timely, professional and engaging communication throughout the hiring journey Deliver a consistently high-quality candidate experience that reflects our employer brand Support attraction and outreach activity, including coordinating school, college and university career fairs Partner with hiring managers to keep recruitment activity on track and aligned with hiring timelines Coordinate offers and support candidates through to acceptance and onboarding Maintain accurate records within the Applicant Tracking System and support reporting and recruitment administration About you Previous experience in a coordination or administrative role Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines Clear and professional communicator, both verbally and in writing Strong relationship builder with candidates and external partners Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to anticipate and resolve issues Comfortable with frequent travel to education partners as part of building relationships and delivering outreach activity Full, clean driving licence with access to a vehicle insured for business use Why work at PKF Francis Clark As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture. We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development. For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations. We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long-term decisions that balance people and planet. We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like-minded advisers in 150 countries. Your core benefits Financial wellbeing Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary Group income protection available after six months’ service Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full‑time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse Mental wellbeing Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support Physical wellbeing Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000* Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, as part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support Additional benefits Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network The option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part‑time colleagues) * One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply) * Gifts to mark key career and family milestones Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship * These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage Additional information Job title used internally may not align exactly with the title displayed in this advert IND1