Circa £50,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience

37 hours per week

Permanent

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Are you dedicated to providing outstanding candidate experiences and ensuring operational excellence? Following the People Team review we are seeking an internal candidate who is dynamic, people-oriented, possesses relevant transferable skills, and embodies our core behaviours for this exciting role. As the Recruitment Onboarding Manager, you will oversee two recruitment and onboarding coordination teams and contribute to shaping the future of our talent acquisition process. This is a unique opportunity to unify these teams for the first time and strategically plan for their future development.

As a key member of the recruitment leadership team, you will lead your team through the entire onboarding process. This includes early engagement, supporting Recruitment Advisors during interview process, overseeing the formal offer and onboarding procedures, and ensuring a smooth transition to their first day. Collaborating with our hiring managers, you will ensure that every new employee feels welcomed, supported, and in alignment with our values from the outset.

You will have the opportunity to shape how we take our candidates through the onboarding journey from interview to their 1st day! If you are looking for a role in a supportive team environment where your ideas and leadership make a real impact then look no further. This is a hybrid role with a requirement to be with the team based in Huntingdon 2-3 days a week.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and developing a team of recruitment and onboarding coordinators to deliver a seamless, compliant, and engaging onboarding experience.

• Championing our employer brand and employee value proposition by embedding inclusive, candidate focused practices into every touch point.

• Owning and continuously improving recruitment administration and onboarding processes, including interview scheduling, contract generation, background screening and visa sponsorship.

• Collaborating with stakeholders across People, Occupational Health, hiring managers and external partners to ensure smooth transitions for new starters.

• Using data and insights to drive improvements and support strategic workforce planning.

What does it take to be a Recruitment Onboarding Manager?

• Experienced in leading an administration team within a complex organisation.

• Passionate about providing an excellent service, continuous improvement, and inclusive practices.

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across teams and levels.

• Proven success in leading a team through change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law, right to work, and visa sponsorship (desirable).

• Confident using HR Information Systems and Applicant Tracking platforms for onboarding (desirable).

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (with flexibility for religious holidays)

• Personal private health care

• Life cover – 8x annual salary

• Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%

• Annual bonus scheme and lifestyle benefits

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Why Anglian Water?

We are passionate and committed to the learning and development of our people making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We also take Health and Safety very seriously in everything that we do. There will be some travel involved to our different office locations around the area we serve.

Closing date: 25 July 2025

Interviews: 8 August 2025