Regional Recruitment Officer

Roles and Responsibilities

• Carry out the full life‑cycle recruitment process for a wide range of positions across the region to include posting, resume review, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, making offers, etc.
• Demonstrate high quality customer service while working with Hiring Managers and ensure each has a thorough understanding of our recruitment and interviewing best practices
• Manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders throughout the recruitment process by communicating effectively and taking initiative to deliver an effective recruitment
• Collaborate with Hiring Managers to gain a thorough understanding of the vacancy, recruitment actions and advertising strategy required to have a successful campaign
• Ensure recruitment processes are meeting business need by following appropriate procedures and completing all assigned tasks within allotted response and completion deadlines defined by our Service Level Agreements
• Act as a point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Keep impeccable records and documentation of each recruitment process
• Perform other related duties as required

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Relevant work experience in a professional work setting required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to handle confidential employee issues/information and interact with employees in a professional and sensitive manner at all times
• Proficient in all MS Office applications, especially Word and Excel

• Previous recruitment experience
• Experience with applicant tracking systems
• Ability to think creatively and adapt to change
• Written and spoken Spanish and/or Portuguese

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service

Grade: Administrative Officer (AO)

Type of Position: Full‑time, Permanent

Working hours per week: 40

Region: Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories

Country/Territory: United States

Location (City): Washington

Number of vacancies: 1

Salary Currency: USD

Hourly Rate: $26.56

Start Date: 23 March 2026

You must have the right to live and work in the US in order to take up this role. If you are not a US citizen, dual US citizen or US Permanent Resident, it is your responsibility to check your eligibility to work for a foreign government in the United States, and specifically to work in this role at this location, and provide proof of your eligibility via an Employment Authorisation Document or other relevant document when required.

The UK Government does not routinely sponsor work visas; the job advertisement will state clearly whether sponsorship is available.

All selected candidates are subject to background checks and will require a security clearance prior to starting work.

The British Embassy and its US Network embraces hybrid working. We are an organization that also recognises the critical value of team work and we embrace and endorse collaboration by ensuring that all staff attend the office flexibly yet regularly.

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 08 February 2026

Only successful candidates will be contacted. Please no phone calls. Due to the high volume of resumes we receive, we cannot guarantee consideration of your application if the submission instructions are not properly followed.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Internal candidates must inform their supervisor before they apply to a different position.