Onboarding Professional - 12 month contract - Preston, Lancashire - £13.94 ph PAYE (Inside IR35)
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The Role
The key focus of the On-boarding team is to create a positive experience where our new and existing employees feel informed and prepared for their transition either into the business or into a new team/role. The team works collaboratively with functional and operational teams across BAE Systems Plc to support the On-boarding pipeline.
Based in Preston and reporting to the On-boarding Team Leader, the On-boarding Professional is responsible for supporting all candidates throughout the on-boarding lifecycle. Supporting a number of activities from, verbal offer acceptance through to first day readiness. They will have a passion for providing a seamless, end-to-end on-boarding experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
Role Responsibilities:
Not limited to…
- Providing timely/regular communications, ensuring candidates and hiring manager are effectively engaged and supported throughout the on-boarding cycle
- Providing a quality customer service, interacting with other teams involved in the onboarding cycle e.g. Payroll/Reward or Occupational Health/Security, answering enquires and escalating where appropriate
- Building and developing effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers
- Providing advice and offering support with minimal supervision, following established methods and procedures, but on occasion judgement may need to be exercised
- Attend and contribute to daily stand up meetings to review workload/priorities
- Offer Management: o Production and provision of all candidate offer documentation o Responsible for the gathering, processing of candidate paperwork, contracts. new starter forms and other agreements - personal data including salary/benefits/bank details o Pre-placement Screening: o Initiation of pre-screening processes, occupational health & security vetting o Monitoring progress & updating trackers/recruitment platform to measure cycle time
- On-boarding: o Support on-boarding activities for new starters including welcome calls, emails and the provision of on-boarding information o Updating candidate information on various systems
- First Day Readiness: o Prepare/Initiate on-boarding e.g. IT accounts etc. access for new starters
- Participate and contribute to routine operational readiness activities
- Provide candidates with day one information
What are BAE Systems looking for from you?
Knowledge:
- Customer Service experience (E)
- Strong Administration background (E)
- Knowledge of HR administration (D)
- Proven work experience as an Administrator on-boarding/mobilisation or similar role (D)
- Experience using an Applicant tracking system (D)
Skills:
- Interpersonal, team working skills (E)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong attention to detail (E)
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously whilst maintaining the highest standards of accuracy (E)
- Hands-on experience with HR Systems (D)
- Experience managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders across all levels (D)
Qualifications:
- Basic IT skills, in particular MS Word and MS Excel
- Minimum 4 GCSE's (or equivalent) at Grade C or above including Mathematics and English (D)
Security Requirements: BPSS
This role requires you to obtain a basic disclosure along with employment reference checks before starting.
