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UK Recruitment and Compliance Administrator
Location: Durban, South Africa (Hybrid)
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm
Are you a detail-oriented administrator with a background in recruitment. Do you have experience working with UK-based recruitment teams from South Africa? If you're organised, proactive, and compliance-savvy, this could be your ideal next role.
We are a UK-based engineering recruitment consultancy looking for a UK Recruitment and Compliance Administrator to join our Durban team. This is a behind-the-scenes role that's crucial to keeping our operations running smoothly - from onboarding candidates to ensuring all documentation is accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Supporting UK recruitment consultants with essential admin and coordination tasks
- Uploading and managing candidate documentation and compliance files
- Conducting right-to-work and reference checks in line with UK regulations
- Updating and maintaining candidate records on internal systems (e.g. Vincere)
- Sending booking confirmations and supporting consultants with candidate communications
- Tracking job and candidate statuses, ensuring information is up-to-date and complete
- Collaborating with internal teams including Compliance, Pay & Bill, and Operations
What We're Looking For:
- Strong administrative or coordination experience, ideally within a recruitment or outsourced environment
- Previous experience supporting UK recruitment or compliance processes from South Africa
- High attention to detail and confident using CRMs or databases
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and follow process flows precisely
- Working knowledge of UK compliance areas such as right-to-work, reference checks, or DBS (preferred)
What Success Looks Like:
You'll become a trusted member of our support team - accurate, consistent, and reliable. Your ability to keep candidate records in perfect shape, help our consultants deliver fast and smooth onboarding, and maintain internal systems will be critical to the success of the wider team.
Ready to Apply?
If you have a passion for precision, a background in recruitment admin, and enjoy working behind the scenes to support a high-performing UK team - we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV.
