HR Team Leader - Recruitment Salaried

University of Hertfordshire - Human Resources

Location: Hatfield

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience. UH7

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 18th September 2025

Closes: 2nd October 2025

Job Ref: REQ000266

FTE: 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Maternity cover – fixed term contract for 1 year

Salary: UH7 £38,784 pa to £46,049 pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield, University of Hertfordshire

We are looking for a Team Leader to work in our busy and challenging HR environment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As Team Leader you will manage the work of the HR Recruitment Salaried team ensuring customer-focused, timely and accurate recruitment processes are delivered in full compliance with UH policies and requirements and UK legislation and government agencies including those regulations for areas such as the Home Office for UKVI and DBS, HM Revenues and Customs and the Pensions Regulator.

Skills and Experience

You will have substantial HR administrative experience ideally in recruitment within a HEI, supervisory and proven teamwork experience and evidence of experience of managing a fast-paced recruitment function. You will have proven organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to reconcile conflicting demands and to work under pressure with minimum supervision. Demonstrable IT skills including proficiency in the use of databases, spreadsheets and word-processing packages are essential in addition to excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have the ability to work collegiately to support customer needs.

Qualifications Required

You will have a degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification), or higher qualification, or significant proven professional work experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact details / Informal enquiries: Dan Procter, Assistant Director of HR d.procter@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 2 October 2025

Interview date: TBC

Our vision is to transform lives and UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics. We recognise there is currently an under-representation of male staff within the HR department, therefore we particularly encourage applications from male candidates. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family friendly policies. #GoHerts.