HR Recruiter - Bulk Hiring

We are looking for an experienced, efficient and people-focused HR Recruiter - Bulk Hiring to join our Talent Acquisition team. The role will manage high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple functions and locations, delivering an excellent candidate experience while meeting hiring targets and timelines. The successful candidate will be organised, data-driven, and able to work with hiring managers and operational teams to scale hiring quickly and compliantly.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end bulk recruitment: Own the full recruitment lifecycle for high-volume roles including job posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management and onboarding coordination.
• Sourcing and attraction: Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies using job boards, social media, employee referrals, recruitment agencies and community outreach to build robust candidate pipelines.
• Candidate screening and assessment: Conduct efficient screening calls, structured interviews and assessments to identify fit against role requirements and company values.
• Hiring manager partnership: Work closely with hiring managers to define role profiles, agree selection criteria, schedule interviews and provide recruitment guidance and market insight.
• Selection and offers: Prepare and present shortlists, manage offer approvals, extend offers, negotiate terms where appropriate and ensure timely acceptance and acceptance tracking.
• Onboarding coordination: Liaise with HR Operations and line managers to ensure smooth pre-boarding and induction for large cohorts; track completion of required checks and documentation.
• Recruitment operations and compliance: Maintain accurate candidate and vacancy records in the ATS/HRIS, ensure recruitment processes comply with employment law and company policies, and manage background checks and right-to-work verification for bulk intakes.
• Reporting and analytics: Produce regular recruitment metrics and dashboards (time-to-fill, time-to-hire, source of hire, offer acceptance rates, diversity metrics) and use insights to optimise campaign performance.
• Employer brand and candidate experience: Promote a positive employer brand throughout the candidate journey, respond promptly to enquiries and recommend improvements to processes and communication.
• Vendor and event management: Coordinate with external recruitment partners and manage on-site or virtual hiring events, assessment centres and campus drives.
• Continuous improvement: Identify efficiencies in bulk hiring workflows, standardise selection tools and interview guides, and contribute to recruitment projects and best practice sharing across HR.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years’ experience in high-volume or campus recruitment, agency recruitment or large-scale hiring programmes. Candidates with a strong track record in fast-paced operational hiring will be considered.
• Practical knowledge of UK employment legislation and right-to-work checks.
  
  

• Proven experience using ATS/HRIS systems; ability to maintain accurate data and run recruitment reports.
• Strong sourcing skills across digital channels, social media and talent pools.
• Competence with Microsoft Excel (filters, pivot tables) and PowerPoint for reporting and presentations.
• Familiarity with assessment tools and structured interview techniques.
  
  

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence hiring managers and build rapport with candidates.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and large candidate volumes.
• Detail-oriented and accurate when handling candidate data and compliance tasks.
• Resilient and adaptable in a fast-moving recruitment environment.
• Proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative team player.
• Maintain confidentiality and act with integrity at all times.
  
  

• Time-to-fill and time-to-hire for bulk vacancies.
• Volume of hires against plan and campaign conversion rates.
• Offer acceptance rate and candidate drop-out rate during recruitment process.
• Quality of hire as measured by early performance and retention of bulk intakes.
• Accuracy and timeliness of ATS records and recruitment reports.
• Candidate satisfaction and employer brand metrics for large campaigns.