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Working at Airbus

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Join Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd as a Recruitment Coordinator in Oxford on a 12-month fixed-term contract (37.5 hours per week). In this professional-level human resources role, you will lead end-to-end talent acquisition, manage candidate pipelines, and partner directly with hiring managers to drive efficient hiring.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience verifying candidate educational backgrounds, technical certifications, and specialised licenses.
  • Understanding of standard UK pre-employment screening and security clearance requirements (BPSS / SC Clearance).
  • Desirable: Degree level education (or equivalent) and CIPD qualification.
  • Desirable: Knowledge of Workday.
  • Candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance (generally requiring having lived in the UK for the last five years), pass a BPSS check, meet Export Compliance Regulations, and hold the legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Full Lifecycle Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from initial brief and sourcing to offer generation and induction.
  • Stakeholder Management: Partner with department heads and senior managers to define candidate profiles and guide them on inclusive hiring methods.
  • Systems & Administration: Utilize Workday/myPulse to manage the recruitment workflow, requisition tracking, and ensure GDPR compliance.
  • Candidate Sourcing: Direct source candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and professional networks to screen and shortlist suitable applicants.
  • Potential transition routes: People from agency recruitment, HR generalist, or talent acquisition backgrounds may bring transferable stakeholder management and sourcing skills, alongside meeting security clearance and compliance requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title Recruitment Coordinator

Hours 37.5

Contract Type 12 month fixed term maternity contract

About AHUK...

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support. Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).

The Opportunity

We are hiring a In-House Recruiter for a Maternity cover to lead our end-to-end talent acquisition. In this role, you will take full ownership of candidate pipelines and partner directly with hiring managers to drive efficient, high-quality hiring across the business.

Knowledge and Skills

End-to-End Recruitment Management

  • Manage the full candidate lifecycle from initial brief and job posting through to candidate selection, offer generation, pre-onboarding and Induction.
  • Direct source candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and targeted candidate search strategies.
  • Screen, shortlist, and conduct initial phone/video interviews to evaluate candidate suitability, experience, and cultural alignment.
  • Coordinate, schedule and attend interview panels, ensuring a smooth and responsive experience for all applicants.

Stakeholder Management & Advising

  • Act as a trusted recruiter to key stakeholders, department heads, and senior managers, leading intake meetings to understand hiring requirements and define candidate profiles.
  • Guide and coach hiring managers on best-practice interviewing techniques, selection tools, and inclusive hiring methods.
  • Provide regular status updates, recruitment metrics, and market intelligence to senior leadership to manage expectations around candidate availability and timelines.

Systems & Administration

  • Utilise Workday/myPulse to manage the entire recruitment workflow, ensuring accurate requisition tracking, candidate movement, status updates, and compliance.
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Airbus

Recruitment Coordinator

Oxford
  • Maintain data integrity within Workday, ensuring all recruitment activities adhere to internal governance and data protection standards (GDPR).
  • Partner with the wider HR operational team to hand off successful candidates seamlessly for onboarding and contract generation.
  • Site Support & Travel

    • Conduct occasional travel to our other sites.

    Education, Qualifications or Training

    Essential

    • Demonstrated experience verifying candidate educational backgrounds, technical certifications, and specialised licenses (e.g., engineering indentures, technical apprenticeships, or specialised operational ratings).
    • Understanding of standard UK pre-employment screening and security clearance requirements (e.g., BPSS / SC Clearance) relevant to defense or secure operational environments

    Desirable

    • Degree level education (or equivalent professional experience). CIPD qualification in Human Resources or in-house recruitment is desirable.
    • Knowledge of Workday would be highly desirable

    Additional requirements

    • This position is subject to National Security Vetting. Candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance, which generally requires having lived in the UK for the last five years. All successful applicants will also undergo a mandatory BPSS check.
    • Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.
    • All candidates must possess the current, legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Airbus will not be able to offer sponsorship for any employment Visa's.

    This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

    Company:
    Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd

    Employment Type:
    Fixed term
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    Experience Level:
    Professional

    Job Family:
    HR Business Partnership

    By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
    Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

    Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

    At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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