Recruitment Administrator

Salary/Rate:Up to £25000 per annum
Job type:Contract
Location:Leeds, West Yorkshire
Business Sector:HR & Business Support
Job ref:EK/6769
Post Date:May 28, 2026
Short description:
Sewell Wallis is currently working with a highly reputable, global professional services organisation based in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are looking to recruit a Recruitment Administrator on a 6-12 month fixed-term contract basis.
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Meet Our Recruiter

Eleanor Kirk
Eleanor Kirk
Consultant | Transactional & Part-Qualified Finance

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a highly reputable, global professional services organisation based in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are looking to recruit a Recruitment Administrator on a 6-12 month fixed-term contract basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or junior candidate looking to build experience within recruitment, HR systems and process improvement. You'll play a key role in supporting the rollout of a new recruitment system, gaining valuable exposure to technology, projects and international processes.

What will you be doing?

  • Supporting the rollout and day-to-day use of a new recruitment system (ATS).
  • Assisting with system testing, including interview scheduling workflows.
  • Helping to document recruitment processes to drive consistency and best practice.
  • Providing administrative support across the recruitment lifecycle, including vacancy setup and candidate tracking.
  • Supporting projects such as building international internship recruitment processes.
  • Assisting in creating standardised job descriptions and advert templates.
  • Maintaining accurate data within the recruitment system.
  • Supporting reporting and responding to internal queries.
  • Working closely with HR and hiring managers to support process adoption and improvements.

What skills are we looking for?

  • A graduate or early-career professional with an interest in HR or recruitment.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Confident using systems and technology, with the ability to learn quickly.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.
  • A proactive, "can-do" attitude with a willingness to learn.
  • Previous admin, HR or recruitment experience (including internships/placements) would be beneficial.
  • An interest in systems, data or process improvement would be highly advantageous.

What's on offer?

  • 6-12 month contract offering strong project exposure.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Opportunity to gain experience within a global professional services environment.
  • Hands-on involvement in systems implementation and process improvement.
  • A supportive and collaborative team with strong development opportunities.

If you are a graduate or junior candidate looking for a role that combines HR, recruitment and systems, please apply below or contact Sewell Wallis for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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