Talent Acquisition Partner
Posted 5 days ago by Somerset Bridge Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role as a Talent Acquisition Partner involves managing the entire hiring process, supporting key projects, and mentoring Talent Acquisition Advisors. The position requires close collaboration with stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver exceptional service to candidates and hiring managers. It is a minimum 10-month fixed-term contract, primarily focused on maternity cover. The role also emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in the hiring process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-depth candidate screening calls to assess suitability and ensure an excellent first impression of the business.
- Proactively headhunt and talent pool for current and future vacancies using LinkedIn.
- Prepare and present insights and recommendations for hard-to-fill roles.
- Manage a fair and transparent internal and external hiring process to build a diverse workforce.
- Onboard successful applicants, including creating contracts and obtaining references.
- Create and place engaging adverts on job boards, social media, and the company website.
- Liaise with hiring managers, candidates, and third parties to arrange interviews and assessment days.
- Support business Graduate hiring and manage university partnerships.
- Assist the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner on continuous improvement recruitment projects.
- Act as a brand ambassador, providing an excellent candidate experience.
- Design and deliver hiring manager training on processes and market changes.
- Manage and maintain reports for DEI and KPIs, providing insights for improvement.
Key Skills:
- Prior in-house recruitment experience hiring a variety of skillsets.
- Experience coaching and mentoring other talent acquisition professionals.
- Skilled head-hunter using LinkedIn and other sourcing routes.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and hiring processes.
- Analytical skills to run reports and derive insights from data.
- Project delivery experience for smaller changes and improvements.
- Outstanding organization skills to manage workload and prioritize tasks.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Application Deadline: 12 September 2025
Department: [SBSS] Talent Acquisition
Location: Bristol
Description
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us as a Talent Acquisition Partner, where you will play a pivotal role in managing the entire hiring process. You will deputise for the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner when required, and support on the delivery of key projects and act as a coach / mentor to our Talent Acquisition Advisor to continue their development. Working closely with stakeholders to embed yourself into their business units by understanding their needs and delivering outstanding service to both candidates & stakeholders. This is a minimum 10 Month Fixed Term Contract with possibility of extension – maternity cover.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Hiring: Conduct in-depth candidate screening calls to assess suitability and ensure we give excellent first impression of the business.
- Using LinkedIn to pro-actively headhunt & talent pool for current and future vacancies within your remit.
- Prepare and present insights and recommendations where roles are proving hard-to-fill
- Manage a fair & transparent internal & external hiring process contributing to us building a diverse and future ready workforce.
- Onboard successful applicants, including creating and sending contracts of employment, new starter documentation and obtaining references.
- Create and place engaging adverts on various job boards, social media, our internal intranet, and our website.
- Liaise with hiring managers, candidates and 3rd parties to arrange interviews, assessment days and booking meeting rooms accordingly.
- Support business Graduate hiring – managing plans, scheduling, candidate sourcing, university partnerships and designing assessment centres
- Provide your support to the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner on continuous improvement recruitment projects as requested.
- Stakeholder & Branding: Act as a brand ambassador for the business, providing an excellent candidate experience from application through to onboarding.
- Embed yourself as the ‘go to’ hiring partner for all business stakeholders within your remit, fully understanding what they do, how they do it and how to attract talent in these areas.
- Design and deliver regular hiring manager training to keep managers updated on processes and keeping them updated with market changes.
- Reporting: Manage and maintain reports for DEI and KPIs – providing insights and observations on areas for improvement.
What you'll need:
- Prior inhouse recruitment experience hiring a variety of skillsets
- Experience coaching and mentoring other talent acquisition professionals
- Skilled head-hunter, using LinkedIn and other sourcing routes to pro-actively source talent for live vacancies and talent pools
- Excellent communication skills, confident talking to stakeholders of all levels and building lasting relationships.
- Experience using and making improvements to Applicant Tracking System (ATS) & hiring processes
- Analytical skills – able to run reports, analyse the data and turn data into useful insights
- Project delivery – delivery of smaller changes / improvements through systems & processes
- Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively within a team environment and being a supportive team member
- Outstanding organisation skills, able to manage your own workload and prioritise tasks
Our Benefits
- Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
- Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours
- Flexi-time
- Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
- Electric vehicle – salary sacrifice scheme
- 100’s of exclusive retailer discounts
- Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit
- Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
- Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
- Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
- 25% Car Insurance Discount
- 20% Travel Insurance Discount
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Community support day