Talent Acquisition Partner

We’re delighted to be partnering with a highly regarded and established organisation to recruit an experienced Talent Acquisition Business Partner.

Predominantly On-Site | Salary DOE

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished in‑house recruitment professional who enjoys combining hands‑on recruitment with the opportunity to think more strategically about talent.

Working closely with managers and senior stakeholders across the business, you’ll take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle whilst helping to shape the organisation’s wider approach to talent acquisition. From developing future talent pipelines and early careers programmes to strengthening employer brand and using market insight to influence recruitment decisions, this is a role where you can make a genuine impact.

You’ll be joining a successful, people‑focused organisation with a strong culture and an excellent reputation, where you’ll be encouraged to bring ideas, challenge thinking and continually look at how recruitment can be done even better.

What You’ll Be Doing as the Talent Acquisition Business Partner

• Managing end‑to‑end recruitment across a broad range of roles, disciplines and levels
• Partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand current and future talent requirements
• Acting as a trusted recruitment expert, providing advice, guidance and constructive challenge throughout the hiring process
• Helping to develop and deliver the organisation’s Talent Acquisition strategy and supporting wider workforce planning
• Developing creative sourcing and attraction strategies to identify and engage high‑quality talent
• Delivering an exceptional candidate experience from initial engagement through to onboarding
• Building future talent pipelines through apprenticeships, graduate programmes, internships, work experience and wider early careers initiatives
• Developing relationships with universities, colleges, training providers and other external partners
• Using recruitment data, market insight and analytics to support decision‑making and continually improve recruitment effectiveness
• Championing inclusive recruitment practices and ensuring attraction and selection processes are fair, consistent and compliant
• Supporting and developing the employer brand through recruitment campaigns, social media, careers fairs and networking activities
• Managing and continually improving the Applicant Tracking System and recruitment processes
• Managing relationships with recruitment agencies and external suppliers, ensuring quality and value
• Working collaboratively with the wider HR team and contributing to broader people and business improvement projects

What We’re Looking For – Talent Acquisition Business Partner

• Strong in‑house recruitment or Talent Acquisition experience, managing recruitment from initial brief through to successful appointment
• Experience recruiting across multiple disciplines and levels within an organisation
• A genuine Business Partner approach with the confidence to build credibility, influence and appropriately challenge hiring managers and senior stakeholders
• Strong direct sourcing, talent attraction and candidate engagement experience
• An understanding of workforce planning and the ability to look beyond today’s vacancy to future talent requirements
• Experience using recruitment data, metrics and market insight to inform decisions
• A passion for creating an outstanding candidate experience and building a strong employer brand
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment reporting tools
• A good understanding of UK employment legislation relating to recruitment and selection
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies, projects and priorities
• CIPD Level 3 qualified or working towards Level 5 would be desirable

If you’re passionate about Talent Acquisition and want the opportunity to combine hands‑on recruitment with strategic influence, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation where people really matter.

Please note that we are not able to provide support with visa sponsorships and all applicants must be based in the UK and hold valid right to work in the UK.

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