Are you an experienced Talent Acquisition professional looking to combine your recruitment expertise with meaningful, purpose-driven work?
We're supporting a leading organisation that is seeking a Talent Partner to take ownership of its recruitment function and play a key role in ensuring the business has the right people, in the right roles, at the right time.
This is a 2-year fixed term contract. They offer a hybrid working policy. You will work 2 days per week in their office near Whitechapel with the remainder of the week working from home.
Reporting to the Head of People and Organisational Development, you'll lead end-to-end recruitment campaigns, deliver workforce planning initiatives, build talent pipelines, and partner with hiring managers to attract and retain high-performing, diverse talent.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead recruitment campaigns from workforce planning through to offer stage.
- Partner with managers on hiring plans, role design, and recruitment strategy.
- Identify recruitment risks and develop talent pipelines for critical or hard-to-fill positions.
- Build and manage relationships with external recruitment partners and suppliers.
- Develop early careers and internship programmes.
- Champion inclusive recruitment practices and an outstanding candidate experience.
- Use recruitment metrics and labour market insights to influence hiring decisions.
- Support job evaluation, grading, and organisational design initiatives.
- Deliver recruitment training and guidance to hiring managers.
To be considered
- Significant experience leading end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition activities.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience of workforce planning and talent pipeline development.
- Knowledge of inclusive recruitment practices and employment legislation.
- Experience using recruitment data and metrics to drive decision-making.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- A collaborative and proactive approach, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: 22 November 2026
- First-stage interview (online): Around 4 December 2026
- Second-stage interview (in person): Around 14 December 2026
- Potential team meeting: Around 16 December 2026