Talent Acquisition and People Relations Coordinator

Job Title : Talent Acquisition \& People Relations Coordinator

Location : Leyland

Salary : Competitive

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dnata Travel Group, part of the Emirates Group, includes the brands of Gold Medal and Travelbag.

We are now recruiting for a Talent Acquisition \& People Relations Coordinator, to coordinate the day\-to\-day delivery of recruitment activity across Gold Medal Travel Group, providing practical support to the People \& Culture Team, hiring managers and candidates throughout the end\-to\-end hiring process.

The role will spend approximately 70% of its time on talent acquisition coordination and 30% on general People \& Culture administration. It will ensure recruitment systems and records are accurate, candidate communication is timely and professional, and routine colleague administration is completed confidentially and efficiently.

Hours: Full time

Job Accountabilities

• Talent Acquisition Coordination

+ Act as a first point of contact for routine recruitment queries from candidates and hiring managers, providing a responsive and helpful service.
+ Create and maintain vacancies within the applicant tracking system (eArcu), ensuring approvals, job details, candidate records and recruitment stages are complete and up to date.
+ Prepare and publish clear, accurate job advertisements across agreed internal and external channels and maintain internal vacancy communications.
+ Support application screening and longlisting activity against agreed criteria, escalating selection decisions to the Head of People \& Culture or hiring manager as appropriate.
+ Coordinate interviews, assessments and recruitment events, including diaries, rooms or virtual links, candidate instructions and assessment materials.
+ Manage timely candidate communications throughout the process, including acknowledgements, interview arrangements, updates and outcome notifications.
+ Prepare offer letters and pre\-employment documentation and coordinate references, right to work checks and other required screening in line with company procedures.
+ Work with relevant teams to support a smooth handover into onboarding and ensure new starter information is complete and issued on time.
+ Maintain the recruitment inbox, candidate talent pools and agency or job\-board administration, including referral scheme records and payment notifications.
+ Produce regular recruitment reports and trackers, including vacancy status, time to hire, source of hire, recruitment costs and candidate activity.
+ Support hiring managers in using the recruitment system effectively and identify practical opportunities to improve system use, data quality and the candidate journey.
+ Promote fair, consistent and inclusive recruitment practices and handle all candidate information securely and confidentially.

• People \& Culture Administration

+ Maintain accurate colleague records and complete routine updates within the HR system and electronic files in accordance with data protection and retention requirements.
+ Prepare standard People \& Culture correspondence and documentation, using approved templates and escalating non\-routine matters appropriately.
+ Support the administration of new starters, contractual changes and leavers, liaising with Payroll and other internal teams where required.
+ Provide coordination and note\-taking support for People \& Culture meetings and routine employee relations administration when requested.
+ Assist with recurring People \& Culture activities, reporting and projects, including colleague engagement, wellbeing and recognition initiatives.
+ Provide general administrative cover across the People \& Culture team during busy periods and colleague absence.

To be considered for this role, we need you to have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths.


• CIPD Level 3 or another relevant HR qualification is desirable but not essential, a desire to work towards such a qualification is beneficial

Experience and knowledge

• Previous experience in recruitment, HR administration or a busy coordination role; exposure to an in\-house recruitment or HR environment is desirable.


• Experience of using an applicant tracking system, HR system or similar workflow platform and maintaining accurate electronic records.


• Understanding of recruitment administration and pre\-employment processes, including right to work requirements, is desirable.


• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.

Skills

• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast\-paced environment.


• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with data, systems and standard documentation.


• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, with a candidate and customer\-focused approach.


• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, candidates and hiring managers at all levels.


• Sound judgement when handling confidential and sensitive information.


• A proactive, collaborative approach and willingness to learn, take ownership and suggest improvements.

For more information, please click on the job description below

Our bright, modern office in Leyland is just 10 minutes from junctions 28 \& 29 of the M6\. We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work:

We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work:

• Travel discounts – we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team to help you plan your next adventure/ source the best deals for our people (move down if not a Travel Sales role)


• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service (\+ bank holidays)


• Additional annual leave purchase scheme – so you can pursue your love of travel


• Company pension scheme


• Life assurance


• Low\-cost health care for you and your family


• Employee Assistance programme


• Mental Health First Aiders


• Ongoing development – we have an in\-house People Development Team


• Industry/social events – including supplier events, office socials \& parties and pop\-up shops


• Cycle to work scheme


• Reward \& recognition programme


• Belong programme \- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy


• Volunteer days – one day’s paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity


• dnata4good – supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in


• Refer a friend scheme


• Free eye care tests


• Free Taste Card membership– offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping


• Casual dress code


• Free tea and coffee, subsidised on\-site restaurant with free wifi and free car parking

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