Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Talent Engagement Administrator
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
£24,832 - £26,139 per year (pro rata)
Full-Time (35 hours per week) and Part-Time (21 hours per week) positions available
Sitting within the Central Talent Team (CTT) function, we have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Engagement Administrator to join our dedicated in-house recruitment team; this team provides end-to-end recruitment expertise, supporting the Group operations. In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll work closely with hiring managers from the initial recruitment request through to onboarding successful candidates. You’ll be responsible for managing internal approvals, drafting and publishing job adverts, and coordinating pre-employment checks including right to work, criminal records, and references. You’ll also help manage a shared mailbox, responding to complex recruitment queries with professionalism and care.
Skills and experiences:
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-Administrative experience
in a fast-paced environment, ideally within recruitment or HR
-Customer service excellence
, with a strong focus on delivering a positive candidate and stakeholder experience
-Clear and professional communication skills
, keeping stakeholders informed throughout the process
-Strong organisational skills
, with the ability to manage your own workload, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines
-Attention to detail
, ensuring accurate data handling and timely updates to records
-Discretion and integrity
, maintaining confidentiality at all times
-Good IT skills with working knowledge of
Excel and Microsoft Office. We use SuccessFactors as our ATS.
Why work for us?
We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
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-25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
-A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
-Life Assurance
-Employee Volunteering scheme
-Employee Advice Service including counselling
-Cycle to Work scheme
-Voluntary health plans
-Employee discounts
-Wellbeing support and tools
-Employee recognition scheme
-Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
-Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
-£24,832 per annum (rising to £26,139 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance) (pro rata)
View the job profile
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Closing Date: 23 September 2025
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you # reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - sanctuary/join-our-team
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
