Early Careers Resourcing Advisor (10 month Fixed Term Contract)

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

Were always excited to welcome the new Interns Apprentices and Graduates who join Scottish Water each summer. Theyre the people wholl keep Scotlands water flowing in the years to come so we put real care into giving them the best possible start to their careers.

Hiring our trainees is a year-round effort : planning starts in the summer attraction campaigns go live in the autumn assessment and selection run through the winter then in spring were planning their onboarding and induction. When summer rolls around we roll out the red carpet for our new hires and then we get do it all again!

With our current campaign specialist heading off on maternity leave later this summer were looking for a friendly and organised person to join us on a fixed-term contract and help us coordinate our 2026 campaigns.

What Youll Do

Youll help us recruit the Modern Apprentices Graduate Apprentices Interns and Graduates wholl join in summer 2026 and help us pilot a new PhD entry programme too.

Working alongside a People Coordinator and colleagues from across the business youll :

• Work with leaders to confirm what roles were hiring for and how their training will be funded
• Help shape and communicate the sell for each opportunity so candidates know what theyll be learning and the environment theyll be working in
• Collaborate with our Talent Attraction and Brand team to deliver engaging attraction campaigns
• Manage campaign logistics from vacancy creation through to offer supporting a smooth experience for around 5000 applicants
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers keeping them informed and on track
• Deliver friendly clear candidate comms with warmth and a sense of humour
• Be a key contact for candidates who need adjustments during the hiring cycle helping them feel confident about asking for help
• Support onboarding and keep warm activity post-offer

Youll be part of the Resourcing and Talent Planning team a team of eight who look after Scottish Waters long-term resourcing strategy and keep our future talent pipelines flowing. That means that theres plenty of opportunity to get involved beyond early careers including :

What Youll Need

Experience running early careers campaignsor similar high-volume cyclical hiringwill be essential along with a clear understanding of what first-time jobseekers need from a recruitment process. Youll bring fresh ideas to make that journey smoother more engaging and maybe even more fun.

Proactivity clarity and the ability to confidently guide multiple stakeholders toward a deadline will help you keep everything moving.

A love for structure planning and data is a part of your natural working style.

Inclusive hiring matters to you and you can demonstrate how youve supported under-represented candidates to feel welcomed and set up for success.

Experience using Workdays Recruiting module would be a bonus. As would accreditation in administering psychometrics we use Talogy as our assessment platform.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important we know its not the only thing that matters. Thats why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

This is a full-time role (35 hours per week). But youll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption maternity and parental leave. And for the everyday We embrace flexible working.

For your future theres our pension (the know-what-youll-get-when-you-retire kind) and life assurance.

As for some nice extras You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash handy rewards that can save you money on holidays bills and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 6. If youre new to Scottish Water youll join us on a starting salary of 33560. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of 44140.

Youll be officially based the Scottish Waters central belt hub thats closest to your home either Stepps Edinburgh Stirling Perth or Dundee. The Resourcing and Talent Planning team come together as a team in the Stepps office every Tuesday. Outside of that they work remotely or from a Scottish Water site.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening e.g. referencing criminal record checks license checks etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party and must be completed before your start date. Dont worry - well only start these checks once youve accepted an offer.

If youre interested in this role or know someone who might be we will be accepting applications until midnight on 22nd June 2025

Interviews for this role will take place w / c 30th June with a target start date of early-mid August.

A few final things worth knowing

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youre interested in this job but dont tick all the boxes apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So dont rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). Were also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events like menopause. Were very used to making adjustments so please dont be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland its important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you dont already live here youll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Finally (finally!) candidates who havent submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wont need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.

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Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Internship,Account Development,Android,Information Technology Sales,Labouring

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1