Recruitment Coordinator – Ref. 10384
Closing Date: 23/08/2026
Post Number: REQ010384
Category
HR & Recruitment
Contract Type
Full Time
Salary
£26,824 - £28,598 per annum
Location
County Hall, Exeter, Devon
Role Summary & Benefits
Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Do you want a role where you can develop your skills while making a real impact?
What we’re looking for?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic Recruitment Coordinator to provide high quality, innovative advice and solutions to support Devon County Council and partner organisations to attract and appoint staff. The team are based at County Hall in Exeter. The role will be hybrid with office attendance required 1 day per week, with significant office presence required at the start of the role for training.
Delivering great service to candidates and hiring managers alike is at the core of what we do, so you’ll need to have excellent communication skills and previous experience in a customer-facing environment. You’ll also need to be highly organised, with an ability to prioritise your workload effectively to ensure that recruitment activities progress in a timely manner. Previous experience within a recruitment or HR role is desired, but not essential.
You will be required to provide a high quality, competitive and commercially aware recruitment service to Devon County Council and a range of external customers.
Our offer to you
Working for Devon County Council delivers all the benefits you would expect from a large employer including:
- Incremental pay increases within your grade
- Generous annual leave and other holiday entitlements along with flexible working
- Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount schemes
Find out more about Our Offer to You.
If you have previous recruitment experience, great communication skills, the ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines and the desire to work in a welcoming, diverse and open culture, where continual learning and career progression are encouraged, this is a brilliant opportunity!
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Shelley Holder shelley.a.holder@devon.gov.uk or Georgia Bye georgia.bye@devon.gov.uk
Key Responsibilities
What will you be doing?
- Providing high-quality, policy-driven, recruitment advice to hiring managers, including supporting with HR system queries
- Ensure all vacancies are accurately posted, formatted correctly, and compliant with organisational policies and recruitment timelines.
- Support recruitment marketing on social media by sharing vacancies across agreed platforms, to increase visibility and attract a wider pool of candidates.
- Liaising with internal and external hiring managers to support with recruitment queries
- Responding to general queries from applicants and hiring managers
