The Role
As Talent Partner, you will manage a varied and high-volume recruitment portfolio, supporting several directorates and service areas.
You will take responsibility for the full recruitment life-cycle, partnering closely with managers to understand workforce requirements, challenge recruitment approaches where appropriate and deliver innovative attraction strategies.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns from vacancy approval through to appointment.
- Acting as the primary recruitment contact for managers, providing expert guidance on recruitment policy, procedure and best practice.
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, developing a clear understanding of workforce plans, recruitment challenges and future talent requirements.
- Supporting a diverse range of recruitment activity across permanent, temporary, apprenticeship and graduate hiring.
- Creating effective attraction strategies, including proactive sourcing and direct candidate engagement.
- Managing advertising campaigns across multiple channels to maximise candidate reach and engagement.
- Coordinating recruitment administration processes, including onboarding activities, right-to-work checks and pre-employment screening.
- Supporting hiring managers with shortlisting, interview processes and selection decisions.
- Analysing recruitment data, vacancy pipelines and hiring trends to provide meaningful insight and drive continuous improvement.
- Working collaboratively with HR Business Partners and wider People teams to align recruitment activity with organisational priorities.
- Championing inclusive recruitment practices and delivering a positive candidate experience.
- Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes, systems and ways of working.
About You
We are keen to speak with recruitment professionals who have strong end-to-end recruitment experience and a proven ability to build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
You will ideally have:
- Experience managing recruitment campaigns from vacancy briefing through to onboarding.
- A strong background in either in-house recruitment or talent acquisition with ownership of the full recruitment life cycle.
- Demonstrable experience partnering with managers and influencing recruitment decisions.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Experience using direct sourcing, headhunting and candidate attraction techniques.
- Confidence presenting recruitment data and market insights to managers and senior leaders.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities simultaneously.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a passion for delivering excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences.
What You'll Receive
29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Hybrid & flexible working - two days per week on site.
Opportunity to work in a supportive, collaborative team with a clear development pathway.
Free travel pass for trains, buses or a toll pass if you drive.
An opportunity to make a tangible impact during an important period of organisational development.