About this role
Our Vacancy
As a Talent Coordinator, you'll play a key role in delivering an exceptional onboarding experience for new colleagues joining Peabody. Working within the Talent team, you'll coordinate the end-to-end onboarding process, ensuring every new starter receives a welcoming, compliant and seamless journey from offer acceptance through to joining the organisation.
To be successful in this role, you won't need previous recruitment or onboarding experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly organised and customer-focused professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, building strong relationships and delivering an excellent service.
Please note, this role is a fixed term contract until the 31st March 2027 and we will need you to be able to start immediately in this post should you be successful.
What you'll do
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Coordinate and manage the end-to-end onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition to the People Team.
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Complete all pre-employment checks, including references, right to work verification and DBS checks.
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Proactively manage candidate communications, providing a positive and engaging experience throughout the onboarding journey.
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Prepare and manage onboarding documentation, contracts and compliance checklists.
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Provide regular updates to hiring managers, Talent Specialists and key stakeholders on onboarding progress.
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Liaise closely with People Operations, Talent Specialists and other internal teams to ensure a seamless onboarding experience.
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Raise purchase orders and coordinate the processing of invoices, ensuring they are accurately recorded and submitted within agreed timescales.
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Ensure all onboarding activities comply with employment legislation, company policies and regulatory requirements.
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What you'll need
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Experience working in an administrative environment.
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Experience maintaining accurate records and managing high volumes of data and documentation.
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Proven organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience building effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
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Experience working collaboratively across teams to deliver shared objectives and excellent service.
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A customer-focused approach, with experience delivering positive candidate or customer experiences.
What We Offer
- 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
- 4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
- Professional development and opportunities to broaden your experience
Why Join Us?
When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.
Please read before applying
Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.
This advert will close on Monday 26st October. However, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
This role is a fixed term contract until the 31st March 2027 and we will need you to be able to start immediately in this post should you be successful.
Our Assessment Process
Our fair, inclusive and transparent recruitment process includes an in-person Interview. This will be held at our Westminster Bridge Road office across the following dates 4th and 5th November 2026.
If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Ryan Loasby at
Attached documents:
Talent Coordinator Role Profile 26.pdf - Role Profile