Senior Lead Recruiter

Senior Recruiter Location: London (Hybrid – Minimum 3 days per week onsite) Rate: Up to £300 per day PAYE Inside IR 35 Contract: 12-month contract Join One of the World's Leading Universities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two experienced Senior Recruiters. One of the world's leading research-intensive universities. We're looking for recruitment professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy partnering with senior stakeholders, and have a passion for attracting exceptional talent through direct sourcing.

This is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact by supporting a diverse portfolio of recruitment across multiple business areas while working within a collaborative and high-performing Talent Acquisition team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage a high-volume portfolio of approximately 30–35 live vacancies simultaneously.
• Deliver end-to-end recruitment across a broad range of disciplines.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies, with a strong emphasis on direct sourcing and candidate attraction.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, and proactive market mapping.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, providing expert recruitment advice and market insights.
• Drive an outstanding candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Manage recruitment activity with minimal reliance on agencies, supporting 95% direct sourcing model.
• Ensure recruitment processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned with best practice.

What We're Looking For

• We're keen to hear from recruiters who can demonstrate:
• Extensive experience delivering high-volume, end-to-end recruitment.
• The ability to successfully manage 30–35 concurrent vacancies.
• Strong direct sourcing and headhunting experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels.
• Excellent candidate attraction and talent pipelining skills.
• Proven stakeholder management and business partnering experience.
• A proactive, consultative approach with the confidence to influence hiring managers.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Experience working in fast-paced internal recruitment or Talent Acquisition teams.

Highly Desirable

• Experience recruiting within one or more of the following sectors would be advantageous:
• Higher Education
• Legal