Internal Recruiter

Location: Northallerton HQ, with the opportunity for hybrid working.

Salary: Scale 5 SCP 23-26, £30,333 - £32,613

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:30

Closing Date: Friday 1st May at 9am

Role Profile.pdf

We are looking for an organised and creative Recruiter to join our Recruitment & Retention team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver innovative recruitment solutions to North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. Our Recruitment & Retention team are passionate, forward thinking and thrive on providing a seamless & exceptional service for attraction, selection and onboarding.

As a Recruiter you will be responsible for delivering resourcing strategies for both high volume and specialist roles, managing the full recruitment lifecycle for internal and external vacancies.

Key Responsibilities:

Partnering with Hiring Managers to design and implement bespoke talent attraction strategies.
Creating end of campaign reports to understand and analyse the effectiveness of your attraction strategy.
Understanding current and future business needs to ensure a pro-active approach towards demand.
Engagement with active and passive candidates, remaining up to date with market insights and maintaining a strong talent pipeline.
Utilising various attraction tools such as job boards, social media, websites, CV searching and events to attract internal and external applicants. Ensuring attraction strategies are in line with our corporate brand & EVP.
Working in conjunction with Inclusion & Diversity colleagues to improve diversity and ensure a fair, inclusive, and transparent approach to attraction and selection.
Providing expert advice to hiring managers on a range of innovative assessment tools and techniques.

The role of a Recruiter is fast paced, challenging, and highly rewarding. A proactive and solutions focused approach is essential, with the ability to juggle competing deadlines and priorities, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders. As a professional in-house Recruiter, you will be able demonstrate your experience in sourcing, attracting, assessing and onboarding across multi-discipline hires. You’ll have a natural flair for content creation to support our attraction strategies via social media and our advertising. Finally, you’ll be a natural team player – having the ability to work alone, and step in and support the wider team when demand requires.

Applicants should have recruitment experience, from either an in-house or agency background, and have the drive and resilience to deliver an excellent service to candidates and clients. The ability to establish new and lasting relationships with key stakeholders across Police and Fire will be essential.

The nature of the work is very sensitive and attention to detail is vital in all areas. As such, previous experience of working within a sensitive and confidential environment would be desirable.

Why Join Us?

Working for the emergency services is both meaningful and impactful. At North Yorkshire Police & North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, we’re committed to helping colleagues reach their full potential in a fair, inclusive, and supportive environment. We value diverse perspectives and actively promote staff wellbeing so everyone can thrive. Please visit our websites to learn more about our organisation.

We’re also proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth:

Local Government Pension Scheme – secure and competitive retirement planning
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme – access to affordable vehicle leasing options
Generous Annual Leave – 24 days rising to 30 with length of service, plus bank holidays
Health Cash Plan
Blue Light Discount – enjoy savings at major retailers and services
Flexi-Time for Staff Roles – tailor your working hours to suit your lifestyle while meeting team objectives
Access to Trade Union Membership – opportunity to join UNISON
Inclusion & Diversity Networks – connect with colleagues and contribute to a culture of belonging
Health & Wellbeing Services – access to resources that support your physical and mental health

To be considered for this role, applicants must meet the following requirements:

You must have the right to work in the UK, with no restrictions on your employment
Internal applicants must have successfully completed their probation period
Meet residency requirements for vetting (RV Level Vetting – minimum 3 years UK residency)

Your Application

North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are equal opportunity employers. Both organisations are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within your role, please declare this within your online application. A member of our team will contact you prior to your interview to ensure appropriate support is in place.

While AI can support you with structure, spelling and grammar, your application must still reflect your own genuine skills, experience and achievements, as our selection process checks for authenticity. It’s acceptable to use AI to help with clarity, research, interview preparation and structuring your real‑life examples, provided the information is accurate; however, it must not be used to exaggerate your abilities or generate false or AI‑written responses.

Safer Recruitment

North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Safeguarding is a core part of our recruitment process, and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. All successful candidates will undergo a thorough recruitment process and must obtain satisfactory pre-employment clearances before commencing employment, including satisfactory Vetting or DBS checks, references, and a medical assessment, including absence history. Adherence to our safeguarding policies and procedures is essential.

Ready to Apply?

As part of our selection process, we’ll assess your skills and experience against the requirements of the role. We therefore encourage you to take your time to tailor your application, ensuring your responses align with the job advert and role profile.

Interviews are scheduled to take place: Friday 8th May 2026 at Northallerton HQ

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