At Southwark, we’re transforming our recruitment service to adopt a better approach to attracting, selecting and retaining top talent. Through the Southwark360 programme, we’re rolling out SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and Onboarding to deliver a seamless, modern and inclusive hiring experience for applicants, managers, and HR colleagues. This is more than a system change, it’s a shift in how we engage people to join Southwark!
This role is key in shaping user journeys, improving hiring data and making the recruitment experience people focussed. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-moving team that values insight, partnership and continuous improvement.
About the role
As a Senior Resourcing Analyst, you’ll act as the lead for recruitment and onboarding design, configuration and rollout. Working with implementation partners and internal teams, you’ll help build workflows that align with our policies, comply with legislation, and enhance the experience for hiring managers and candidates.
You’ll also support data migration while developing dashboards and metrics that help managers and HR colleagues make smarter, evidence-based decisions. This is a hands-on role that blends digital system knowledge with HR policy awareness, requiring excellent analytical skills and a focus on user needs.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
* Designing and supporting the configuration of SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and Onboarding modules
* Leading on cleansing and validating applicant data from legacy systems, in addition to supporting data migration activities
* Engaging hiring managers and teams to develop user-focused workflows and dashboards
* Delivering UAT planning, test scripts, issue tracking and change documentation
* Create user training materials and support ongoing improvements post go-live
* Work closely with the Business Change team to provide subject matter input on change management deliverables, including impact assessments, stakeholder communications, training needs analysis, and user readiness
* Contribute to ongoing change-related activities to ensure deliverables reflect operational realities and user needs
About you
You’ll bring a solid understanding of HR systems or ATS platforms, with a strong understanding of how recruitment operates in a large, complex organisation. Your ability to bridge technical detail and human experience will be key to this role’s success.
We’re looking for someone who’s proactive, organised and solutions focused while passionate about using technology to improve people processes. You’ll be comfortable managing technical details while also translating outcomes into user benefits.
To be considered, please include the below details in your application:
* Experience implementing or maintaining applicant tracking or onboarding systems
* Familiarity with recruitment compliance including equalities monitoring and GDPR
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with hiring managers
* Ability to write clear accessible user guidance and deliver system walk-throughs
Additional Information
About Southwark Council
Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.
Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Benefits and more information:
Working for Southwark Council – Southwark
Salary Range: £ 48,618 - £55,710
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 28th of September 2025
Interview Date: The 8 th of October 2025
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities.
This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative.
We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Salary Range (Full time equivalent) £48,618 - £55,710
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