HR Recruitment Administrator - Cambs
We have an exciting opportunity to join the BCH Recruitment Team!
This role offers variety and impact, covering a wide range of recruitment processes from application through to induction across Bedfordshire Police, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire Constabularies. The role will be based and Titan Court Hatfield temporarily whilst our new Hertfordshire WGC HQ is currently under construction and due to finish in 2026.
As a key point of contact for candidates, you’ll ensure timely updates and clear communication throughout their journey. You will play a vital role in supporting diverse recruitment campaigns, including police officers, staff, transferees, and ERSOU recruitment.
Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Providing effective administration to keep recruitment processes running smoothly, including advertising positions, pre-selecting candidates, handling queries, arranging assessments, and using HR systems to track applications and set up new starters.
- Identifying opportunities to improve existing recruitment processes and enhance service delivery.
- Acting as the face of our Constabularies for candidates from application through to joining BCH—engaging with professionalism and enthusiasm to give candidates confidence that this is the right organisation and role for them.
- Working proactively with hiring managers to ensure a clear understanding of recruitment requirements and their responsibilities throughout the process.
- Taking ownership of improving processes and ways of working, optimising digital technology to deliver a better end-user experience.
- Supporting recruitment information events where required.
- Collaborating closely with the HR Transactions and Contracts teams to ensure offer letters and contracts are accurate and relevant for candidates.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference by shaping the candidate experience and supporting the recruitment of exceptional people into our organisation.
For further information, please contact Recruitment Team Leader Jessica Tuck at jessica.tuck@herts.police.uk.
Additional Advert Information
- Internal Applicants
To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert. Please note that if you are applying as an internal candidate already in a collaborated unit you will stay on your current forces terms and conditions.
- Vetting Process
Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18).
Examples of when this may apply include:
- Transferring to another force
- Renewing vetting clearance
- Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV clearance)
- Moving into or working in a role involving close contact with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above apply to you, please expect your line manager to be contacted when you submit your vetting application.
- Redeployment and Redundancy
This vacancy is open to employees at risk of redundancy and will remain available to redeployees until a final offer has been agreed and accepted.
Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. If successful, redeployees will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.
- Role Profile
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- Commitment to Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. We provide workplace adjustments wherever needed so that all colleagues can thrive.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under the Offer an Interview Scheme.