Recruiter - Fixed Term Contract (6 Months)

Contract Type: 6-MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT (FTC)

Working Arrangement: Office-based role, full-time, Mon-Fri

Role & responsibilities:

As a Recruiter, you will manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for OCU Groups Global Capability Centre in Bangalore, working closely with hiring managers and international stakeholders across the wider OCU Group business. You will deliver a high-quality, efficient recruitment process from vacancy through to offer and onboarding handoff, helping to attract and secure talent to support OCUs ongoing growth.

You will build strong relationships with stakeholders across different locations, understand business requirements and provide practical recruitment guidance to ensure effective, timely and consistent hiring.

End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including advertising and attraction, advanced sourcing and targeted outreach, shortlisting, interviews where required, candidate feedback and offer management.
• Conduct in-depth qualification calls with hiring managers to understand technical requirements, skills, experience and cultural fit.
• Partner with hiring managers to define priorities and timelines, providing guidance on role competitiveness, hiring challenges and market availability.
• Create and post job advertisements across relevant internal and external channels.
• Proactively source and engage candidates through targeted outreach, networking and referrals.
• Screen and shortlist candidates against role requirements and company values.
• Coordinate interviews and provide guidance to hiring managers and interview panels.
• Provide timely, professional feedback to candidates and manage offer preparation, negotiation and finalisation in line with internal policies and pay structures.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding handoff to HR, including candidate information and supporting documentation.

Inclusive Hiring and Candidate Experience

• Apply inclusive hiring practices, including unbiased advert wording, structured shortlisting and consistent interview processes.
• Widen talent pools through accessible, neutral and appropriately targeted job advertising.
• Identify barriers to recruitment and share insights to support fair decision-making.
• Maintain a positive candidate experience through clear communication, pace and professionalism.

Process, Systems and Data

• Maintain accurate recruitment data and ensure compliance with relevant processes and requirements.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide updates to stakeholders to inform decisions and prioritise activity.
• Suggest improvements that simplify processes, improve consistency and enhance candidate experience.

Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with HR, hiring managers and cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with HR Shared Services to ensure contracts, checks and onboarding activities are completed efficiently and on time.
• Contribute to team initiatives, knowledge sharing and improvements across the recruitment function.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end recruitment in a fast-paced, complex environment, with strong knowledge of the full recruitment lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working with international stakeholders, building trusted relationships, understanding business requirements and influencing recruitment decisions effectively.
• Experience in construction, utilities, engineering, infrastructure or other field-based operational sectors would be advantageous.
• Demonstrable sourcing and candidate attraction skills, including targeted outreach, market research and talent pipeline development.
• Comfortable using recruitment data and metrics to prioritise activity, forecast demand and support decision-making.
• Sound understanding of employment legislation and best practice in recruitment, selection and fair hiring.
• Awareness of inclusive recruitment practices, with the ability to promote fairness, accessibility and diverse talent pools.
• Adaptable, solutions-focused team player who can respond constructively to changing priorities and challenges.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-focused approach to candidates, hiring managers and internal stakeholders.
• Proactive and resilient, able to maintain pace, quality and momentum during periods of high recruitment demand.