Salary: £47,181 - £48,226 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Parkhouse, Carlisle

Contract: 6 months fixed term

Are you passionate about ensuring fair, efficient and high‑quality recruitment processes? Do you thrive in a people‑focused environment where accuracy, compliance and service excellence truly matter? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

As the Recruitment Manager, you will lead and oversee all recruitment administrative operations, ensuring that processes are consistent, timely, compliant, and candidate‑centred. You will be responsible for delivering a high‑quality service, supporting hiring managers, and maintaining accurate data and audit trails across the recruitment lifecycle.

You will also play a key role in supporting safer‑recruitment practices, promoting equality, and driving continuous improvement across systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Operations

• Lead and manage recruitment administration activities, including job adverts, interviews, conditional offers, contracts, and pre‑employment checks.
• Ensure safer‑recruitment and public‑sector recruitment standards are consistently applied.
• Oversee statutory checks (Right to Work, DBS, references, qualifications).
• Ensure effective and accurate use of recruitment and HR systems.

Governance, Compliance & Policy

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, GDPR, Equality Act 2010, and safeguarding frameworks.
• Maintain clear, auditable recruitment records and documentation.
• Support the development and implementation of recruitment and safer‑recruitment policies.
• Produce accurate reports, dashboards and compliance data for senior leaders and audit bodies.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as a key contact for hiring managers, providing advice on process, policy and compliance.
• Build strong working relationships with HR Business Partners, service leaders and external partners.
• Ensure candidates receive a professional, transparent and inclusive experience.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve service consistency.
• Work with HR Systems and Digital teams on system improvements and user training.
• Contribute to wider people‑related initiatives, including EDI, workforce planning and employer‑brand development.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Kerry Anderson by email at Kerry.Anderson@cumbria.gov.uk

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions

• Closing date: 14^th April 2026
• Interview date: TBC

If you experience any difficulties logging in to apply for this role, please contact the HR Systems team at HR.Systems@cumbria.gov.uk.

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please read the supporting information:

• Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council

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