Location: Vauxhall, Fully Remote
Salary: GBP 25,207 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 2nd September 2025
Join a Team That's Changing Lives
At Forward Trust, we do things differently. We're a national charity with over 30 years of experience helping people break the cycles of addiction, crime, homelessness, and disadvantage. We believe everyone deserves a second chance and that lasting change is possible with the right support. We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Administrator to join our recruitment team and help us find the people who make our mission possible. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, take pride in being organized, and enjoy making processes run smoothly behind the scenes, this is a role where you can truly make an impact.
About The Role
You will be a key part of delivering a smooth, efficient, and welcoming recruitment experience for candidates, hiring managers, and new starters. Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead and Advisor, you'll coordinate recruitment campaigns from start to finish, manage our Applicant Tracking System, and support onboarding processes. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to job fairs, recruitment campaigns, and employer branding projects. You will join a small, collaborative team that works remotely, with occasional meetups at our London Head Office for team days, planning sessions, and events.
This role is fully remote, working Monday to Friday with occasional travel.
What You'll Be Doing
* Coordinating interviews, assessments, and offers using our ATS.
* Supporting hiring managers with job postings, shortlisting, and candidate communications.
* Assisting with issuing contracts, collecting documentation, and initiating DBS and Right to Work checks.
* Managing the recruitment inbox and handling candidate and hiring manager queries.
* Maintaining accurate candidate records and documentation in line with GDPR.
* Helping plan and support job fairs and recruitment events.
* Working with our Communications team to support recruitment marketing and employer branding.
* Providing admin support across the recruitment and onboarding journey.
About You
We are looking for someone with proven experience in a recruitment or HR administration role, who is confident managing the day-to-day demands of a busy recruitment function.
You'll also be:
* Highly organized and detail-focused.
* Confident communicating with people at all levels.
* Able to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
* Comfortable working independently as well as part of a close team.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Excel, and Word).
* Experienced using an Applicant Tracking System (such as Eploy or similar).
* Enthusiastic about making recruitment efficient, inclusive, and candidate-friendly.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years, we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, regardless of their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of individuals to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.
Benefits
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. The wellbeing of our employees is also important. As an employee, we offer:
* Flexible working
* Training and development opportunities
* Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Crisis Loan Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* 3 Wellbeing Days (pro-rated for part-time employees)
* Access to Blue Light Card
* 25 days, rising to 30 with length of service
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