Recruitment Coordinator, Russian Speaking

• Contract:
  
  Permanent employment, 28 days holiday pay pro-rata
• Raising customer invoices

Are you looking to get experience in HR and Recruitment? Do you speak English and Russian fluently? Do you have excellent communication skills and telephone manner?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Russian/Ukrainian speaker to join our office team. Your attitude, work ethic, and communication skills are much more important than your previous experience.

• Hours:
  
  Part-time, 20-25 hours per week, office based (no remote work)
• Times:
  Monday to Friday, 4-5 hours per day, between 9am and 5:30pm
• Start date:
  
  February - March 2026, TBC
• Salary: £13.85 per hour, rising to £14.80 per hour from April 2026
• Probation: 6-month probation period
• Contract:
  
  Permanent employment, 28 days holiday pay pro-rata
• Benefits:
  Pension, health insurance, health cash plan

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK.

We have a friendly, multi-lingual office team from various Eastern European countries based in the Woolwich Arsenal office. Cleaning Express is a company with a great, caring and fun environment. You can expect complimentary fruit, sweets, and drinks, as well as regular events. You will need to communicate in Russian in the office. You will report to the HR Manager.

• Cleaner recruitment
• Identifying best ways to advertise cleaning vacancies
• Placing ads, posts in portals & social media
• Initial screening and qualifying candidates over phone, email & message apps
• Checking documents and eligibility to work in the UK
• Setting up interviews with candidates
• Raising customer invoices

• HR duties
• Onboarding new candidates & explaining how our portal works
• Organising 1-2-1 or group training & inductions
• Updating company systems
• Covering HR Manager when she is not available

• Other duties
• Carrying out research as required by the management

You would need to be able to communicate at ease by phone/email/SMS in both English and Russian and preferably Ukrainian.

• Excellent communication skills in English, Russian and Ukrainian (both written and spoken)
• Good telephone manner
• IT literate (internet, email and social media)
• Competent with Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)
• Good typing speed in English, min 30wpm
• Self‑motivated and proactive individual who is able to use their own initiative
• Fast learner
• Any cleaning experience or experience interacting with cleaners or housekeepers is useful
• Would suit someone living in South East London or East London

Launched in 2015, its founder wanted to create a company which would care about the cleaning staff, quality of cleaning and customer satisfaction. Just a few years later, it now manages hundreds of domestic and commercial cleaning contracts across London. The company is in the top 10 cleaning companies in the UK on Trustpilot.

• Corporate member of the British Institute of Cleaning Science
• Shortlisted for Royal Greenwich Business Awards in 2019 and 2020
• Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2022 winner
• Living Wage Employer
• Members and Checkatrade, NCCA and Domestic Cleaning Alliance
• Currently in the top 3 cleaning companies in London according to Three Best Rated

More about Cleaning Express can be found on our website.

Note:
Applications will NOT be considered without a cover letter.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter. Applications from candidates without covering letters will NOT be considered. Your cover letter must be specific, descriptive and relevant to this role. Please state why you would like to work for Cleaning Express in the cover letter.

We will only accept CVs from direct applicants; we do not use recruitment agencies. Please apply by sending us your CV by email along with a cover letter stating why you may be suitable for this position. Email applications ONLY. If you have not heard within 7 days of the date of submission, please assume that you have not been successful.