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Job Purpose

What You’ll Be Doing

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Talent Partner to provide comprehensive recruitment solutions for senior-level branch appointments and above-branch vacancies. This role involves conducting in-depth job briefings, identifying dormant talent, enhancing recruitment processes, and ensuring a best-in-class recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, HR teams, and hiring managers to identify, engage, and nurture talent while supporting workforce planning strategies.

Key Result Areas

• Senior-Level Recruitment: Provide a dedicated recruitment solution for all senior-level branch appointments and above-branch vacancies, ensuring a strategic and high-quality approach to talent acquisition.
• Job Briefings & Talent Sourcing: Conduct in-depth job briefings to support effective sourcing and selection of senior-level candidates, ensuring alignment with the business’s needs and objectives.
• Talent Engagement: Identify, engage, and build relationships with dormant talent in the market to create a strong pipeline of potential candidates for future senior-level and strategic roles.
• Candidate Experience: Provide an exceptional recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers by ensuring clear communication, efficient processes, and a positive, supportive environment throughout the recruitment journey.
• Interview Support: Offer in-person and virtual interview support to hiring managers, ensuring interviews are conducted effectively, and the best candidates are selected.
• Hiring Manager Upskilling: Provide training, guidance, and coaching to hiring managers to help them make informed and improved recruitment decisions, promoting best practices and consistency across the organization.
• Workforce Planning & Active Candidate Pooling: Work closely with the HR team to understand workforce planning strategies and actively engage in building candidate pools for future needs, ensuring a proactive approach to talent acquisition.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with senior stakeholders to create effective talent planning and mapping strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and creating a seamless onboarding experience for new hires.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in senior-level recruitment, with a track record of sourcing and selecting high-caliber talent for senior positions.
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practices and ability to guide hiring managers effectively.
• Expertise in engaging passive candidates and building long-term talent pipelines.
• Ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, HR teams, and hiring managers.
• Experience in delivering exceptional candidate experiences, ensuring a seamless recruitment process.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple recruitment projects concurrently.
• Knowledge of workforce planning and talent mapping techniques.

Why Choose Us?

• Quality - We’re unwavering in our commitment to providing outstanding products and services that exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Supportive Environment - Join a culture that prioritizes your growth, with resources and support to help you excel.
• Professional Development - We are invested in your success! Explore our apprenticeships, training, and mentoring programs designed to elevate your career.
• Great Benefits - Enjoy a compelling package that includes a competitive salary, bonuses, pension schemes, and life assurance, among many other perks!
• Work-Life Balance - We value your well-being and offer flexible working hours and a hybrid working model to help you find your ideal rhythm.

What’s Next

If your application is successful, our Talent team will reach out to arrange an interview and answer any questions you may have. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout the application and interview process.

Are you ready to elevate your career and join a team that is passionate about delivering exceptional service? We can’t wait to hear from you!