HR - Recruiter

Job Description

Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive and experienced School HR Recruiter / HR Recruitment Executive to manage end-to-end recruitment for academic and non-academic positions across the school. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of education-sector recruitment, talent acquisition, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for teaching, academic leadership, administrative, and support staff positions.
• Develop and implement effective recruitment and talent acquisition strategies.
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn, Naukri, job portals, employee referrals, social media, recruitment agencies, and professional networks.
• Screen and shortlist candidates based on job requirements, qualifications, experience, and school standards.
• Conduct initial HR screening interviews and coordinate technical/academic interviews with Principals, Academic Directors, and Department Heads.
• Manage recruitment for CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, Cambridge, IB/PYP, and other international curriculum roles.
• Recruit teachers for subjects including English, Mathematics, Science, Accountancy, Economics, Business Studies, Computer Science, Languages, and Early Years/PYP.
• Handle recruitment for Principals, Coordinators, Heads of Department, Vice Principals, Special Educators, Counsellors, Administrators, and support staff.
• Maintain and update the candidate database, recruitment tracker, interview status, and manpower requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, demo classes, assessments, reference checks, background verification, and selection processes.
• Prepare and release offer letters, coordinate salary negotiations, and ensure timely joining.
• Coordinate pre-employment documentation, onboarding, induction, and joining formalities.
• Work closely with school leadership and hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and recruitment priorities.
• Monitor recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, source of hire, candidate pipeline, offer-to-joining ratio, and recruitment closure.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future school vacancies.
• Coordinate with recruitment agencies and external consultants when required.
• Ensure compliance with school recruitment policies, employment regulations, qualification requirements, and background verification procedures.
• Support employee engagement, HR operations, and other HR activities as required.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong Talent Acquisition and Recruitment skills.
• Experience in School / Education Recruitment preferred.
• Excellent candidate sourcing and screening abilities.
• Strong knowledge of job portals and LinkedIn recruitment.
• Good understanding of teaching qualifications and international school recruitment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong interview coordination and candidate relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and recruitment deadlines.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel, Google Sheets, HRMS/ATS, and recruitment trackers.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

Key ATS Keywords

School HR Recruiter, HR Recruiter, Education Recruitment, School Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Executive, HR Executive, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Hiring, Academic Recruitment, Non-Academic Recruitment, International School Recruitment, CBSE Recruitment, ICSE Recruitment, IGCSE Recruitment, Cambridge Recruitment, IB Recruitment, PYP Recruitment, Principal Recruitment, Teacher Hiring, Candidate Sourcing, Candidate Screening, Interview Coordination, Recruitment Lifecycle, End-to-End Recruitment, Talent Pipeline, Job Portals, Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Applicant Tracking System, ATS, HRMS, Offer Management, Salary Negotiation, Background Verification, Reference Checks, Onboarding, Employee Induction, Manpower Planning, Stakeholder Management, Recruitment Analytics, Time to Hire, Talent Management.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
• Experience in school, education, international school, or academic recruitment will be an advantage.
• Candidates with strong experience in teacher recruitment and education-sector hiring are preferred.

ISP Principles

Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding

and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.