Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC623987
Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 11 May 2026
Interview Date: 22 May 2026
The Role:
Joining our small and supportive Resourcing Team as an Administrator, you’ll play a key role in helping the Adults’ Health and Care and Children’s Services directorates find, attract, recruit and retain fantastic people who embody our values. Providing a range of administrative support, you’ll have daily contact with candidates, arranging interviews and responding to general enquiries. You’ll enjoy working in a collaborative way with other members of the team, responding flexibly to changing priorities and demands.
What you’ll do:
1. Monitor our shared inbox, responding to routine enquiries and assigning emails appropriately to ensure timely resolution.
2. Coordinate interview scheduling, send invitations and pro-actively follow up with candidates to maximise attendance.
3. Maintain accurate and up to date records across recruitment systems and digital tools, ensuring data quality and GDPR compliance.
4. Liaise effectively with managers, candidates and colleagues, providing a professional level of customer service.
5. Support team administration as required, proactively escalating process gaps and keeping up to date with changes and improvements.
What we’re looking for:
6. Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and delivering work right first time.
7. Experience working in an administrative and customer focused role, supporting and communicating with a wide range of people. An understanding of recruitment practices would be ideal, but isn't essential.
8. Good organisational skills, able to manage priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accurate records in a fast paced environment.
9. Confident communicator with good verbal and written skills, able to respond professionally to queries and escalate when appropriate. Comfortable phoning candidates to maximise attendance at interview.
10. Experience of using Microsoft Office and IT systems, with the agility to adapt to changing priorities and processes.
11. A flexible team player who works well under supervision and consistently demonstrates the organisation’s values and behaviours.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Resourcing Administrator role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
12. Be part of a service that enables our directorates to make a real difference to vulnerable adults and children across Hampshire.
13. Enjoy a flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment with hybrid working.
14. Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
15. A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Senior Administrative Assistant, Recruitment Assistant, HR Assistant, Customer Service Assistant.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Resourcing Administrator Candidate Pack
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Fiona Bostock, Team Manager at fiona.bostock@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.