It can be useful to have a recruitment policy which sets out how you will recruit. It’s an important area to get right, both to ensure that you are not discriminating against anyone and to make sure that you get the right person for the job. There is a lot of information about how to make your recruitment as inclusive as possible. CIPD offers guidance here: Inclusive recruitment: Guide for employers / CIPD.
Write an advert for the role. Try to give an honest idea of what it involves and what kind of skills and experience you are looking for. It’s best to include the kind of employment you are offering, the length of the contract and the salary. NCVO gives guidance on this: Designing the role / NCVO.
Set a deadline that will allow people enough time to submit high quality applications. One month usually gives enough time.
Decide how you want people to apply. Some organisations ask applicants to fill in a form, whilst others ask for a CV and cover letter.
It is common to ask applicants to submit some equalities information about themselves at the same time as providing their application. Any personal details should only be used to help you assess the reach of your application process, should be kept separately to the applications, and should not feature in your decision making process.
Then you need to get the word out
- Tower Hamlets CVS has a jobs page advertising a wide range of jobs and opportunities in voluntary and community groups in Tower Hamlets. It is free for members (and membership is free).
- Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets has a page which advertises volunteer management roles and volunteer opportunities in Tower Hamlets.
- Voluntary and community groups can advertise their vacancies for free on the council’s jobs portal. You can do that by emailing employers@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
- Charity Job offers adverts which can reach a wider audience than Tower Hamlets (although you have to pay for them) and are particularly useful if there is a role that you are finding it hard to fill.