Resourcing Advisor

Central Birmingham (B3) travel pass included

Competitive package and benefits

This is a fantastic time to join West Midlands Trains as we embark on your new franchise to improve our passenger’s journeys. As part of the wider Abellio Group, West Midlands Trains Ltd, operates as a joint venture - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, delivering over 1,300 safe and reliable services per day for more than a 60 million passengers per year.  Since the start of our franchise in 2017 we have been committed to improving our services, investing a whopping £1 billion into the region’s network, £18million in the development of all our workforce.

We are looking to recruit a Resourcing Advisor on a permanent basis to join the Recruitment Team to focus on operational recruitment including the recruitment of Train Drivers and Station staff.  As a Resourcing Advisor you will ensure all recruitment needs are resourced effectively and efficiently and will provide professional, expert recruitment advice to all stakeholders in a timely manner including detailed reports on a regular basis.  You will manage a high volume of vacancies and candidates and be used to dealing with vacancies from briefing to onboarding candidates.

You will work with colleagues in the team and business to follow established processes and be responsible for writing adverts, sifting candidates, arranging testing, booking interviews, providing feedback to candidates and offering and onboarding successful candidates using our ATS system including issuing contracts, undertaking reference checks and other pre-employment checks.

Ideally you will be BPS Level 1 qualified (level 2 desirable) and have previous experience of recruiting train drivers or recruiting operational roles within the rail industry.  With experience of high volume recruitment in an in-house role you will have managed the end to end recruitment cycle with a focus on candidate experience.  You will have excellent organisation and time management skills with experience of provided regular detailed reports and analysing data.

With an excellent attention to detail you will build strong relationships with both stakeholders and candidates and have the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines with conflicting priorities in a fast paced and ever-changing environment.  You will join a small but dedicated team and will bring a can-do and enthusiastic approach.

In addition to a competitive salary West Midlands Trains offers a wealth of benefits including free travel on Abellio trains for you, your partner and dependent children, 75% discount on other train travel over most of the UK rail network, access to an Employee Recognition and Benefits Platform, development opportunities to help further your career with West Midlands Trains, and a defined benefit salary pension.

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.  We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high volume of applications.