Recruitment Administrator
Contract
contract
Space
20 Jan 2023
Verified by Turrior
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
78 / 100
Offer value
Moderate value with good growth potential in talent acquisition within the aerospace sector.
- Engagement in aerospace recruitment processes
- Career growth towards talent acquisition roles
- Collaborative team focused on space industry
Pros
- Pathway to advanced roles in talent acquisition
- Opportunity to work with prestigious space agencies
- Supportive team environment and growth culture
Cons
- Initial contract role may lack long-term stability
- Potentially repetitive administrative tasks
- Dependent on tight deadlines and specific submission processes
Who it's for
Entry to Junior Level • Remote possible, office collaboration
Good fit
- Recent graduates in HR or business fields
- Candidates eager to start in talent acquisition
- Team players looking to contribute to the aerospace sector
Not recommended for
- Veteran recruiters seeking high-level positions
- Professionals preferring independent work styles
- Candidates uninterested in data-driven recruitment
Motivation fit
Interest in recruitment and human resourcesDesire to be part of the space industry's talent narrativeWillingness to adapt and learn quickly in dynamic environments
Key skills
Recruitment process knowledgeOrganizational and planning skillsEffective communication proficiencyProficiency with ATS and data management tools
Score: 78/100 AI verified analysis
About the job
Serco is a FTSE 250 company that employs over 50,000 people, we operate internationally across four geographies: UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and across five sectors.
We are among the leading Space Industry and Services Companies and have over 40 years’ experience in supporting the space sector. Since the creation of the European Space Agency (ESA), our employees have been providing everyday their technical, scientific and management skills to support the full range of European cornerstone space missions.
Our specialist talent acquisition team not only supplies skilled engineers into the space agencies, but we also work with many exciting NewSpace ventures across the globe. Due to our continued growth, we are looking to hire a recruitment administrator who will be responsible for providing administrative support to our European talent acquisition team.Working closely with the lead recruiter for the European Space Agency you will be responsible for the following activities.
- Creation of job descriptions
- Creation of Proposed Candidate Forms (PCF)
- Advertising vacancies on all the relevant platforms
- Adding new positions to our internal Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and to ECLIPSE (Internal software suite)
- Reviewing candidate PCF’s and preparing all documents for ESA submissions.
- ESA submissions through esa-star
- Utilising our ATS you will build hotlists/pipeline development for future hires
- Create marketing content on social media which promotes Serco space business and our talent acquisition team
- Any other recruitment support that is required by our European space talent acquisition team
- Bachelor’s degree in administration or similar
- Previous experience within a recruitment / human resources environment
- Good experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Strong attention to detail
- Good administration and organisation skills
- Self-motivated and able to work remotely and independently
- Able to work to tight deadlines
- Team player
- Data driven (We love data)
- Creative, able to come up with new sourcing ideas and how to improve efficiency
- Previous experience using an Applicant Tracking System is desirable
- Ambitious, career minded
- Good communication skills (fluent in English, additional European language is an advantage)


