Do you have demonstrable agency and in-house recruitment experience?
Do you embrace collaboration?
Our client, a professional services firm, works with an enviable selection of national and international blue-chip and corporate clients across several specialisms. Due to their ongoing success, they plan to significantly increase their headcount and are looking for a part-time Head of Talent to design and execute their recruitment strategy.
The Head of Talent will become the face of the business externally and will be a strong network builder – ensuring a pipeline of the market’s best talent whilst also working internally, to facilitate the induction, learning & development, and retention of the team.
In return for the demands and expectation of this role, there is a market leading salary and benefits package on offer, plus the opportunity for CIPD sponsorship.
Key duties and responsibilities to include:
- Supporting the firm’s growth plan through external recruitment and internal development & training
- Leading recruitment across all levels and teams, developing effective sourcing and selection policies to facilitate this
- Managing relationships with preferred recruitment partners and external organisations, working collaboratively to elevate the firm’s brand
- Identifying and attracting the best talent whose values align to the firm’s
- Ensuring the smooth onboarding and induction of new colleagues
- Developing frameworks for capability-building across teams to support ongoing development, continuous learning, and succession planning
- Organising internal staff mentoring and training, and identifying and building relationships external training providers
- Monitoring staff engagement and implementing retention initiatives
The successful applicant should have:
- Minimum of 8 years’ recruitment experience, ideally gained across agency and in-house roles
- Degree educated
- Experience of working with senior leadership teams and key stakeholders
- Emotional intelligence and a keen drive to achieve
- Proven networking ability
- Interest in undertaking CIPD
This part-time Head of Talent is an opportunity for someone looking to work 25-30 hours a week. Due to our client’s flexible working approach, these hours can be worked over 3 full days or reduced hours over 5 days.
If this sounds of interest, then please apply or get in touch for a confidential chat now.