Recruitment Projects Coordinator

The role

At NEXT, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a Recruitment Projects Coordinator, you will play a central role in supporting our recruitment campaigns, candidate engagement, and local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives across NEXT Distribution. From guiding candidates through their career journeys to building strong relationships with local schools, colleges, and community partners, the work you do provides a vital contribution to how we attract, retain, and inspire talent.

Based at our Recruitment hub in South Elmsall and working alongside our Recruitment Manager and Recruitment Projects Advisor, you’ll be a key point of contact across multiple recruitment projects. The role is varied and ever-changing and you’ll need to be organised, flexible and a self-starter. To set you up for success, NEXT provides hands-on guidance and support from day one, giving you the tools to manage impactful projects and grow your career within our business.

What you'll take on

• Manage the end-to-end administration
  of our internal Refer-a-Friend scheme, from tracking candidates and checking eligibility to processing monthly reward payments.

• Deliver hands-on employability support,
  helping candidates with CV writing, interview preparation, LinkedIn training, and general career coaching.

• Coordinate and attend school, college and outplacement events
  —such as mock interviews, career events and work experience days—building strong local partnerships to support long-term talent pipelining and CSR goals.

• Lead alternative external attraction efforts
  , coordinating physical marketing (like local signage) and collaborating with job centres and local councils to promote open roles.

• Deliver strategic Keep-In-Touch (KIT) communications
  throughout the hiring and onboarding journey to keep candidates engaged and improve early retention.

• Create engaging social media
  and internal communications via Yapster, sharing vacancy updates and career tips, while supporting external social media activity alongside our Employer Branding team.

• Support recruitment benchmarking
  by reviewing market data to keep our offerings competitive and compliant, while assisting the wider team with peak recruitment and ad-hoc projects.

What you'll bring

• Practical recruitment experience
  , ideally in a similar role gained within an in-house or agency environment.

• Strong IT skills
  with confident experience using Google Suite, alongside a full driving license and the flexibility to travel to different sites or work varied hours when needed.

• Exceptional communication skills,
  with proven experience designing and delivering engaging presentations to diverse audiences.

• Meticulous attention to detail
  and strong organisational skills, allowing you to manage multiple priorities smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

• High levels of passion, resilience, and a collaborative approach
  to building relationships with colleagues, schools, and community partners.

• A grounded understanding of recruitment policies
  or stakeholder management would be desirable

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)

• Company performance based bonus

• Sharesave scheme

• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas

• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty

• Early VIP access to sale stock

• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops

• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices

• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services

• Free on-site parking

• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing

• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification

• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store

• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_[email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!