Recruitment & Assessment Officer

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Recruitment team at Southeastern Railway, the successful applicant will be responsible for the delivery of an efficient and trusted recruitment & selection service to Southeastern which meets the business needs.

The position will include attraction and recruitment of competent, confident, customer focused employees whilst delivering an exceptional customer and candidate experience, and supporting the wider recruitment team in the achievement of KPI’s and Diversity targets.

Role Responsibility

Principal Accountabilities

• Attract, recruit and select the best people who reflect our values and will continue to make Southeastern a successful business, taking responsibility for allocated internal and external recruitment campaigns.
• Produce, develop and enhance the full use of all recruitment advertising methods, reviewing success of campaigns and processing applications in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for conducting assessment centres using psychometric tests, interpersonal skills analysis, safety related tests and role plays.  Interpret and decide on assessment centre results and give meaningful feedback to candidates undergoing testing.
• Produce candidate profiles and feedback reports for recruiting managers, ensuring a clear understanding of candidate performance. 
• Arrange and support selection interviews for both internal and external candidates, ensuring that recruiting managers are complying with best practice techniques.  Identifying skills gaps with recruiting managers highlighting areas of improvement to the Senior Recruitment Officer.
• Working with recruiting managers, develop, review and enhance the structured interviewing templates to ensure they always identify the appropriate competencies and behaviours and select the best people for the job.
• Confirm offers of employment ensuring that the candidate meets the correct medical standards.
• Issue contracts of employment, coordinating the arrangements for new entrant induction and ensuring that all new entrant paperwork is completed and correct with particular attention to “right to work in the UK” status and criminal record checks.
• Ensure all candidates receive appropriate feedback at all stages of the process. Provide regular communication and deliver a good experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Maintain accuracy of data on Applicant Tracking System.
• Delivery of in-house recruitment and selection training, ensuring managers are competent and confident to make selection decisions.
• Delivery of interview skills workshops to support and up-skill our internal colleagues.
• Participate in recruitment activities i.e. job fairs, open days and seminars as appropriate.
• Comply with HR policies and procedures relating to recruitment & selection, including Equality Act, GDRR and Company Data Protection Policy.
• Assist the Senior Recruitment Officer and Resourcing Manager and undertake any projects as required

The Ideal Candidate

Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications

• Proven experience/success working in a recruitment role (preferably in- house).
• Application and knowledge of best practice and legislation relating to recruitment & assessment techniques and labour legislation
• Knowledge of candidate attraction techniques.
• Experience of building effective working relationships.
• A relevant qualification or working towards, e.g. Certificate in HR Practice.
• You will ideally be Level A qualified in Occupational Testing and be on the current Register of the British Psychological Society’s Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU).
• Ideally be certificated to administer and interpret train driver psychometric selection processes, complying with RIS-3751-TOM Train Driver Selection

Skills 

• High standard of communication, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate and influence with all levels of the organisation.
• Able to critically evaluate behaviours and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience of working to tight deadlines under pressure with little supervision
• Excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Able to work independently and achieve individual goals
• Excellent team working skills and flexibility in approach to work.
• Computer literate with experience of using Applicant Tracking Systems.

Package Description

Southeastern recognises the value of every individual employee and offers benefits that reflect this.

As well as a generous salary, we offer an comprehensive benefits package which includes;

• A Contributory Final Salary Pension Scheme 
• Free rail travel on Southeastern and GTR rail services (extends to family members for leisure/educational travel)
• After a qualifying period, reduced rate travel on other train operators, including European services
• 25 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Access to an array of discounts for retail and leisure products through our benefits scheme.
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, parental leave and carers leave.

About the Company

About Southeastern

Southeastern is one of the busiest commuter rail companies in the UK running more than 2,000 trains, and carrying nearly 600,000 passengers every day between London, Kent and East Sussex.

Just over 4,000 employees - mostly from the communities that we serve - work together to provide this vital service and we are looking to expand our successful team. We have a strong set of values that shape the way we run our business and guide our staff in delivering what our customers need. These are:

• We aim to be the best
• We make the difference together
• We care passionately about our people and our passengers

If you have been unsuccessful in the recruitment process for the same/similar position you will not be eligible to apply for a period of 6 months from that date.

All offers of employment are subject to us obtaining satisfactory references (covering all education, training, employment and unemployment in the preceding 5 years and any previous railway employment). We will also complete right to work in the UK and criminal record checks. This is to ensure we are employing the best person for the role and to protect our customers, colleagues and our reputation.

This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

SE Trains Limited