Recruitment Partner

• Title: Recruitment Partner
• Department: Human Resources
• Tenure: Permanent, full-time contract
• Location: 121 St Stephens Green (hybrid working)
• Reporting to: Lead Recruitment Partner or nominee
• Closing date for applications: Tuesday 11th of August 2026RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health.
• Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere, and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported.
• We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings.

We are proud that RCSI ranks first in the world for “Good Health and Well-being” in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2025. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. Our values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship and Innovation continue to unite and direct our purpose.

Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI’s new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all.

The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals – with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being. More details about RCSI can be found at www.rcsi.ie; in particular.

At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking.

Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health.

About the RCSI HR TeamThe RCSI HR Team is led by the HR Director, Barry Holmes. The team is made up of a team of HR Partners, a Learning and Development Team, the Operations and Organisational Change team, Management Information’s and the Recruitment team.

As a team, we are all focused on making RCSI a great place to work for all of our staff and colleagues and the Recruitment Team are the initial point of contact for everyone joining RCSI for the first time. Quality is at the heart of everything we do in HR and it is key that this focus on quality is a priority for anyone joining the team.

About this post:

We are seeking an experienced recruiter, skilled in end-to-end recruitment. The successful candidate will co-ordinate the day-to-day recruitment activity for RCSI and support the HR Partners and hiring managers in streamlining current processes within the university. As a team, recruitment supports a wide variety of posts in our Academic, Clinical, Research and Professional Services departments and Schools.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with great relationship building skills. You will have a passion for finding the best person for the role. We are seeking a confident communicator with excellent customer service skills and a friendly and positive attitude with proven experience working in a recruitment-focused role.

An understanding of academic, research and/or medical sector is an advantage, but not a requirement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a strategic and dynamic HR team.

What you will be doing

• Full end-to-end recruitment partnering, including:
• Creation of job specs’, advertising vacancies, supporting shortlisting, coordination of interviews and participation on interview panels, compliance requirements (including Garda vetting, occupational health, reference checking, qualification checking, etc), contract negotiation, candidate onboarding
• Supporting recruitment of roles at all levels of seniority, and in all areas of the University
• Process improvement initiatives
• Inter- and intra-departmental projects, including supporting the institutional strategy, implementation of new systems, and processes, recruitment specific improvements, wider HR improvement projects, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives
• Stakeholder management
• Working across the University, at all levels, to foster strong relationships with hiring teams
• Building rapport with candidates, and supporting them through their recruitment journey
• Providing timely and comprehensive feedback to all parties
• Working closely with HR colleagues across all areas of the recruitment cycle

What we offer

• The opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, forward facing HR team with a focus on continuous improvement
• Fantastic professional development opportunities, including the opportunity to attend training and development courses to upskill, industry conferences, webinars and seminars
• The chance to get involved in committees, groups and forms that are of specific interest to you, including but not limited to Athena Swan, Race Equality Forum, Parents and Carers Network, Age Friendly Network, LGBTI+ Pride network, etc
• The opportunity to work on a wide range of roles, across all areas of the University and to engage directly with the hiring teams to work out the best recruitment strategyPerson Specification:

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business, or related field (or relevant experience)Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):
• Previous experience in recruitment within a professional environment, either in-house or within an agency setting.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively screen, assess and identify high-calibre candidates across a range of levels and disciplines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously.
• Experience using social media and other sourcing channels to attract and engage talent.
• Strong IT proficiency, including experience with CRM tools, Microsoft Office applications and online recruitment and advertising platformsKnowledge & Experience (Desirable):
• Experience of working in an academic, research or medical setting
• Strong background with systems administration, experience with CoreHR would be advantageousWe are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do apply — we would love to hear from you.

Application process

All applications must be made through the RCSI careers page – www.rcsi.com/careers Applications should include:

• CV
• Cover letterInformal inquiries are invited to Clarissa Disconzi, Lead Recruitment Partner (clarissadisconzi@rcsi.ie).

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 11th of August 2026.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the advertisement earlier than this date if there is a strong level of interest in the role.