Recruitment Resourcer

Overview

As a Recruitment Resourcer, you will support Shield Safety’s internal recruitment activity, helping to identify, attract and engage talent for roles across the business, including specialist and hard-to-fill positions. Working closely with the Recruitment Manager and wider People team, you’ll focus on candidate sourcing, talent pooling and market research, building strong foundations for future hiring needs. This is an ideal entry-level opportunity for a graduate or early-career professional who is curious, people-focused and interested in developing a career in internal recruitment.

Recruitment Support & Sourcing

• Assist with sourcing candidates for open roles using Linked In, job boards, referrals and other channels
• Conduct initial outreach to potential candidates and support screening activity
• Help draft and post job adverts, ensuring they reflect the role and Shield Safety’s values

Talent Pooling & Market Research

• Build and maintain talent pools for future and hard-to-fill roles
• Carry out market research to identify potential candidate profiles and talent hotspots
• Support headhunting activity by researching and engaging passive candidates
• Keep talent pool information up to date for future hiring needs

Talent Attraction, Events & Early Careers Engagement

• Attend, coordinate and support recruitment events (e.g. careers fairs, university talks, industry networking events) to build awareness of Shield Safety and grow talent pools
• Work closely with colleagues visiting universities to network with students and prospective graduates
• Build relationships with universities, student societies and early-careers networks to support long-term talent pipelines
• Promote current and future opportunities at Shield Safety, highlighting our roles, career paths and development opportunities to early-career talent
• Help position Shield Safety as an employer of choice for graduates within our industry through positive, engaging interactions
• Capture and maintain details of prospective candidates met at events for future talent pooling and engagement

Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

• Support delivery of a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey
• Act as an ambassador for Shield Safety when communicating with candidates
• Assist with employer branding activity, including careers content and recruitment campaigns
• Ensure candidates are kept informed and engaged throughout the process

Recruitment Administration & Systems

• Maintain accurate recruitment records using People
  
  HR or other recruitment systems
• Support interview scheduling and candidate communications
• Assist with tracking recruitment activity and basic metrics such as applications and source of hire
• Ensure recruitment processes follow company procedures and best practice

Shield Safety is one of the UK’s leading Environmental Health consultancies. For over 20 years, we’ve helped businesses meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and protect people. As a software-enabled services business, we combine expert consultancy with our award-winning digital platform, Risk Proof, giving organisations a smarter, more practical way to manage their Health and Safety, Food Safety, and Fire Safety compliance.

We work with businesses across hospitality, retail, leisure, and beyond. Our solutions are built for real-world environments where consistency, clarity, and accountability matter. By combining deep technical expertise with intuitive technology, we help teams move from reactive compliance to confident, proactive safety management.

Trusted by thousands of businesses, from independent operators to brands like Tesco, ASDA, YO! Sushi, Radisson Hotels, and KFC, we have a 90% client retention rate. We’re also proud to be the first certification body for Safe to Trade, raising food hygiene and allergen management standards. At Shield Safety, we focus on meaningful work that makes Every Day Safer.

We take great pride in what we do, the service we deliver, and the culture we’ve built. Our values guide how we work every day, and they matter to us. Driving all of this are the values we live and breathe every day:

Be the…