Recruitment Advisor

Hi 👋 we’re Glean. We make study software that makes learning quicker and easier for everyone. 

• We’re a SaaS scale up and one of the fastest growing tech companies in the North. 
• There’s 100+ of us around the UK with our HQ in Leeds. 
• Our software is award-winning and used by 100,000s of students at over 800 universities & colleges worldwide. 
• We’ve been rated an outstanding company to work for by Best Companies. 
• We’re growing so we can achieve our mission to support 1 million students to become better learners by 2026. 

The role of Recruitment Advisor:

This will be an initial 12 month fixed-term contract. 

Career track and level: IC2 

💡The Recruitment team plays a critical role within Glean, ensuring the organisation attracts the best talent to deliver on our mission to make comprehending and retaining knowledge quicker and easier for everyone.

As Recruitment Advisor you’ll work closely with the Recruitment Business Partner to understand role requirements and ensure recruitment processes run smoothly, as well as supporting other areas, such as gathering recruitment data and identifying new candidate attraction opportunities.

🙋 Who are we looking for? You’ll work well in a team and thrive in a collaborative and ambitious environment. Glean is scaling rapidly so you’ll also need to be adaptable to change. 

🌟 We’ll have weekly 1:1s and regular contact so you feel continually supported throughout your journey at Glean. We offer plenty of learning and development opportunities for you to grow. 

Responsibilities 

• Creating new roles within Glean’s applicant tracking system (ATS)  
• Publishing adverts to Glean’s careers page 
• Screening applications; progressing or rejecting as required 
• Meeting with candidates for screening interviews 
• Coordinating with hiring managers and other interviewers to schedule interviews and obtain feedback for candidates
• Identifying new advertising platforms and opportunities to promote Glean’s employer brand 
• Maintaining Glean’s recruitment KPIs to ensure a positive candidate experience
• Supporting the Recruitment Business Partner with queries from the business 
• Recruitment administration including; responding to emails within the recruitment inbox and maintaining Glean’s ATS
• Coordinating with external agencies 
• Keeping up to date with recruitment best practice 
• Gathering and analysing recruitment data

🔎 What can you expect in the first few months? 

We have a very supportive and comprehensive onboarding process at Glean to ensure you feel settled into your new role. 

Alongside the responsibilities listed above, we have a pretty exciting major project taking place this year and this is something you’ll take ownership of from a Recruitment perspective, with the support of your manager and Glean’s Major Projects Lead. 

Experience 

• Minimum of 2 years' experience within a recruitment role, preferably internal recruitment
• High attention to detail 
• Excellent organisation skills 
• Effective communication and people skills 
• The ability to manage multiple priorities
• Analytical skills and data management 

If you have experience hiring into technical roles such as Software Engineering this would be an added bonus, but isn’t essential. 

 Salary and benefits:

£32,000 - £37,000 dependent upon experience 

🏖️ 33 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays)

🎄 3 gifted days off at Christmas

🎓 Generous individual learning and training allowance 

⌚ Truly flexible hours to suit when you work best 

💻 Full home working set up and beautiful collaborative office space 

🌴 Nomad working policy with family travel insurance 

🍼 Enhanced 26 weeks maternity and 4 weeks paternity (fully paid)

🤍 Health cash plan (from glasses to massages) 

💸 6% employer pension contribution

What to expect next: 

We’ll review your application and provide a response within 1 week. Even if it’s not the news you’d hoped for, we appreciate it’s good to know either way. 

If we invite you to meet with us for interview, here’s an overview of what the process will look like: 

1. Screening interview with someone in our Recruitment team (30 minutes). 
2. Interview and task* with the hiring manager and another Glean colleague (90 minutes).

Ahead of your interview you will receive a confirmation email outlining who you’ll be meeting and when, anything you’ll need to prepare in advance and any resources we think you might find helpful.  

You can also take a look at our full recruitment process here: Glean's Recruitment Process & Hiring FAQs | Glean

Interested in learning more about a career at Glean? 

Here are a few further resources:

About Glean

Working at Glean Blog

The Glean Study Tool 

Not quite the right role for you however you’d love to be a part of Glean’s journey? 

Let’s connect! Reach out to [email protected] and we’ll add you to our network, to keep you updated with any future opportunities we think you might be interested in.

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