Part-time 22.5 hours (3 days) per week
Working at the Cumberland, you become part of something special. We’re a mutual organisation, committed to improving the lives of our colleagues, customers, and community. Our values are incredibly important to us.
We’re on an exciting transformational journey with our people firmly at the forefront of our plans. If you want to work for a team integral in helping to drive cultural change, a team where you can bring your whole self to work bringing your energy and creativity to make a positive difference, then this is the job for you.
The Talent Acquisition Administrator will support the end-to-end recruitment process across the Society, ensuring an efficient, compliant, and positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
Working within an FCA-regulated environment, you will maintain the highest standards of accuracy, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance throughout all recruitment activity.
The Benefits
- Salary – £15,784 (£26,300 FTE)
- Holidays - 25 days holiday (pro-rated for part time) plus public holidays and the opportunity to buy and sell up to 3 days.
- Learning and Development opportunities - We want you to grow in your role. We’ll work together to support your personal and professional development.
- Hybrid Working - the tools and equipment you need to be able to work from home when you need to, depending on your role.
- Health and Wellbeing - a calendar of events and activities throughout the year, Mental Health & Wellbeing champions, and Cycle to Work scheme.
- Community Day - We offer our people an extra paid day off every year to help local charities and community organisations.
Main responsibilities include
Recruitment Administration
- Coordinate and support the recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval to onboarding.
- Post job advertisements internally and externally, ensuring accuracy and alignment with our employer brand.
- Support applications through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring data integrity and GDPR compliance.
- Administer pre-employment checks, including referencing, right to work, credit checks, and (where applicable) FCA fitness and propriety checks (SMCR).
- Maintain recruitment documentation and employee files in line with FCA, GDPR, and internal record-keeping requirements.
Candidate and Stakeholder Experience
- Support the Talent Acquisition team in delivering a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
- Act as a first point of contact for recruitment-related queries through the recruitment query mailbox.
- Provide administrative support to the Talent Acquisition team and contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes.
Reporting and Systems
- Maintain and update recruitment metrics and produce regular reports on time-to-hire, diversity, and candidate pipeline data.
About you
We’re looking for someone with previous experience working in an administrative role, dealing with confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
Previous experience in a recruitment or HR administrative role is desirable, but not essential.
We’d also like to see a strong understanding of recruitment processes, candidate management and a working knowledge of employment law and data protection, but more importantly we’d like you to be able to demonstrate these skills and behaviours:
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- High level of accuracy and commitment to compliance
- Strong interpersonal skills with a customer-focused approach
- Proactive and able to work collaboratively within a small team
- Confident with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
This is a hybrid working position where the successful applicant will be required to work from our Head Office in Carlisle as required.
First stage interviews will be held virtually on Friday 29 May 2026.
Second stage interviews will be held in person at Cumberland House, Carlisle on Wednesday 10 June 2026.
