Title: HR Administrator - Talent Acquisition
Support talent. Deliver excellence. Shape candidate experience.
If you’re someone who enjoys helping people and staying organised, this could be a great next step for you. At Cadent, everything we do starts with our people, and our Talent Acquisition team plays a huge part in welcoming the colleagues who keep our communities warm, safe and connected.
We’re looking for an Administrator to support our wider Talent Acquisition function. You’ll help keep our processes running smoothly, ensure clear communication, and make sure candidates feel supported every step of the way.
Hybrid working between Ansty, Coventry (CV7 9JU) & Home - approx 2 days per week in office. Full or Part time hours considered
Why you’ll love this role
As an Administrator in the Talent Acquisition team, you’ll play a key role in creating a smooth, positive recruitment experience for candidates and hiring teams. You’ll support activity across the full recruitment lifecycle: helping advertise roles, preparing event materials and providing day‑to‑day administrative support to our Talent Acquisition Advisors.
It’s a fantastic opportunity to build experience across HR, recruitment, talent attraction and employer branding in a supportive, people‑focused environment.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Creating great candidate experiences
- Provide timely, warm and professional communication
- Help ensure every candidate has a smooth and positive journey with us
2. Supporting talent attraction & events
- Assist with advertising vacancies across social media and job boards
- Assist with planning and supporting careers fairs and job events (including travel when required)
3. Providing wider recruitment support
- Support early careers campaigns and intakes
- Keep talent pool records up to date in our ATS
- Carry out recruitment administration and research tasks
- Support Talent Acquisition Advisors across the recruitment process
- Help with pre‑employment checks and new starter documentation
What you’ll bring
We’re not expecting you to be an HR or recruitment expert. We’re looking for someone with great attention to detail, people‑focused energy and solid customer‑service skills. We’ll help you build the knowledge and confidence you need.
Experience we’d love
- Administration and/or customer service experience
- Comfortable juggling multiple tasks in a busy environment
Skills required
- Strong organisation and time management
- Confident written and verbal communication
- Excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable using computer systems
Interview information
Interviews will take place face‑to‑face at Ansty Business Park during the week commencing Monday 9th March.
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
What’s In It for You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
- Career development with funded learning options
- Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- Retail discounts, gym access, and more
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home - Cadent Gas Ltd
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