Peterborough City Council's Recruitment Team is undergoing a significant transformation. We've just launched a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS), making this a fantastic time to join us as a Recruitment & Retention Officer on a fixed term basis until March 2026.
About the role
In this role, you'll be central to our recruitment and retention activities, providing expert advice and support to managers and stakeholders. You'll proactively source candidates, manage the end-to-end recruitment process, and find innovative ways to engage with talent. Your work will help us to stay competitive and ensure a positive experience for candidates and colleagues alike.
You will also:
Offer advice, training, and support to managers, helping improve hiring and staff retention across the council.
Help deliver recruitment and retention activities, and help create effective strategies.
Source candidates for various roles, including hard-to-fill positions.
Manage the full recruitment process to create a great experience for everyone.
Find new ways to connect with candidates, using best practices to stay competitive.
Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in all hiring plans.
Support the creation and use of employment policies, following laws and council values.
We're looking for someone with experience in recruitment (either inhouse or agency), strong communication and problem-solving skills, and a commitment to equality and diversity. You'll need to be flexible, able to work independently, and ready to embrace new ways of working.
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues and offer many benefits beyond our generous annual leave (starting at 25 days + bank holidays), sick pay and local government pension scheme…
Discounts via Vivup, plus Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
Buy up to 10 extra days leave (pro-rata)
Access to car lease scheme
Take bank holidays flexibly to suit your needs
Make extra pension contributions with tax benefits
Access to learning and growth chances to boost your career
Paid time for volunteer work to help our community
Join our equality, diversity and inclusion network
Chance to receive Employee Recognition Awards
Our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and people from minority ethnic communities. Your unique viewpoint is valuable to our success.
We want our recruitment process to be easy for everyone. If you have a disability and need any adjustments during the application or interview process, please email (url removed) and we'll help meet your needs