Graduate Recruitment Administrator

Graduate Recruitment Administrator – Early Careers (Dublin)
Location: Dublin, Ireland (with occasional travel required)
Type: Full-time | Graduate Entry-Level
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and motivated individual to join a dynamic and fast-paced Talent team as a Graduate Recruitment Administrator. This role offers the chance to play a key part in supporting graduate and early careers recruitment programmes within a leading professional services firm.
About the Role
As Graduate Recruitment Administrator, you will provide vital administrative and coordination support to the Graduate Recruitment Lead, ensuring a seamless and professional experience for candidates and internal stakeholders alike.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start or grow their career in HR or recruitment, with broad exposure to the full recruitment cycle and early careers programme management.
Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end graduate recruitment and early careers process.
• Support planning for and attend careers fairs and campus events as a brand ambassador (some travel outside Dublin may be required).
• Manage candidate communication, interview scheduling, and feedback collection.
• Assist with planning and delivery of open days, insight evenings, and engagement events.
• Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) while ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Organise and coordinate interviews and assessments.
• Support onboarding of successful candidates – including offer letters, contracts, and induction planning.
• Help deliver structured intern and trainee development programmes.
• Coordinate events, talks, and social activities for graduate and early careers cohorts.
• Liaise with Marketing on social media campaigns and recruitment collateral.
• Respond to queries from candidates and university contacts in a timely manner.
• Support with recruitment reporting and tracking key metrics.
• Administer trainee-related documentation and liaise with the Law Society of Ireland.
• Manage recruitment budgets and liaise with external suppliers where required.
• Provide day-to-day support to the Graduate Recruitment Lead across all relevant activity.

What We’re Looking For
Essential:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with strong written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with ATS or recruitment systems is an advantage.
• Proactive, professional, and client-focused mindset.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in graduate or early careers recruitment, ideally within legal or professional services.
• Familiarity with graduate attraction campaigns or event planning.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification is desirable.
• A CIPD qualification (or working towards it) is an advantage.

If you’re enthusiastic about early careers recruitment and want to be part of a collaborative team in a respected professional environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to start your career in graduate recruitment or contact Evelyn @ evelyn.fraser@hrsearch.ie for more information.