Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Location: The Basingstoke Hub (Chineham)

Contract Type: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week from home

Join a global leader in branded entertainment destinations, where our purpose is to bring joy, create connections, and make memories. We’re looking for a highly organised and motivated Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support recruitment activity across the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering a seamless hiring experience while working as part of a collaborative and fast-paced People Team.

As a Talent Acquisition Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the end-to-end recruitment process across multiple UK locations. You will help ensure a smooth and positive onboarding experience for new hires by coordinating onboarding processes, maintaining accurate data across systems, and partnering with internal stakeholders to resolve queries efficiently. Your work will directly contribute to creating a welcoming and professional first impression for all new employees.

You will provide administrative and coordination support to the wider Talent Acquisition team, helping to ensure consistency and efficiency across recruitment processes nationwide. A strong focus of the role will be on data accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will conduct regular audits of recruitment systems and processes to ensure adherence to company policies and legal requirements. In addition, you will generate and analyse recruitment reports and metrics, using data insights to identify trends and recommend improvements that enhance overall hiring effectiveness.

Working with a variety of stakeholders including hiring managers, People systems teams, compliance partners, and data specialists, you will act as a key link ensuring seamless communication and alignment across the recruitment function.

• Experience in talent acquisition, recruitment coordination, or an analytics-related role
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-focused approach
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), such as iCIMS or similar
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion

• 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
• Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
• 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants (a brilliant extra treat when you’re using your Magic Pass to visit!)
• Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones!
• Private pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
• Ongoing training & development

About Merlin

A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun. In smiles, shrieks and spine-tingles. In Memories. In magic. But there are no tricks behind our magic. Instead, there are people like you. Passionate, dedicated people who are committed to making sure our worldwide attractions and guests’ experiences are the best they can be.

If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.