Recruitment Coordinator

Application deadline: Friday 11 September 2026– 23:59 BST
Location: Cambridge, UK (hybrid working, minimum two days per week in Cambridge)

Full-time: 35 hours per week
Contract: Open-ended

Salary: £36,000 - £38,000 per annum depending on skills/experience, plus competitive 12% pension benefit
Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day p/a to 28 days

We’re BirdLife International, the only global Partnership conserving birds and all life on our planet. We exist to give one voice to nature, and to unite and strengthen conservation across borders.

We are looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to help coordinate our recruitment activity across our global teams. You will work closely with our HR team to make sure our hiring process is efficient and compliant.

You’ll be the go-to person for advice on recruitment policies and best practice, supporting both managers and staff. From posting job ads to supporting onboarding, you’ll take care of the end-to-end recruitment process.

How you will do this:

• Running the full recruitment process for all hiring campaigns, using our Applicant Tracking System (TeamTailor)

• Organising and coordinating interviews for all roles, working closely with the HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers

• Leading interviews for junior and mid-level roles; stepping in to interview for senior-level roles when needed

• Handling queries about our Employer of Record platform (Deel), with input from the HR Manager

• Keeping recruitment training guides, policies and resources up to date

• Delivering recruitment training to colleagues across the organisation

• Maintaining recruitment data and providing reports when asked

• Spotting trends and suggesting improvements to our global recruitment process based on data and metrics

• Supporting internal moves and transfers, working with the Operational HR team

• Getting involved in HR projects and initiatives linked to our People Action Plan

• Helping with general HR support during busy periods or when team members are away.

What we are looking for:

• Strong communication skills – both written and spoken

• CIPD Level 3–5 / relevant degree, or equivalent experience

• Solid HR experience, ideally in a multi-site or international setting

• Experience in recruitment and interviewing is essential

• Good understanding of HR processes and recruitment best practice; some knowledge of UK employment law

• Organised, uses initiative and can solve problems before they escalate

• Able to stay calm under pressure and manage sensitive information carefully

• Great people skills – approachable, diplomatic, and builds strong relationships

• Numerate, with excellent attention to detail

• Confident using HR systems, proficient in Microsoft Office, with the ability to generate simple reports

• Fluent in English (bonus if you speak other languages too)

See the full job description here.

Some of our benefits:

• We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.

• A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’

• A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.

• Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.

• Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal.

BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We know that everyone’s needs are different. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, let us know, we’ll do our best to make it happen.

Please note: under the UK Government criteria this role will not be eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Interviews: Interviews will be held online on Thursday 24 September.

Due to high volumes of applications, we may close this vacancy prior to the stated closing date.