This is a strategic recruitment and leadership role focusing on transformation. You will lead projects such as EVP, process digitisation, early career pipelines, and stakeholder engagement to improve recruitment outcomes and workforce planning.

Client Details

Our client is a mission-driven organisation, supporting vulnerable service users across clinical, education, and care settings. The organisation is undergoing significant transformation and requires a confident, delivery-focused leader to strengthen recruitment frameworks.

Description

• Lead strategic recruitment projects (EVP, branding, digitisation, direct sourcing)
• Design and implement early career pipelines for long-term workforce growth
• Partner with senior stakeholders and leadership teams to drive recruitment change
• Oversight and support of People & Culture team members
• Provide guidance and advice on policy, compliance, and governance
• Manage and influence recruitment processes and KPIs to drive efficiency
• Deliver transformation initiatives with measurable impact
• Support recruitment of critical senior roles (SLT, board, key heads of dept)
• Ensure projects align with the organisation's mission, values, and regulatory obligations
• Act as a trusted advisor and pragmatic, hands-on leader across recruitment and compliance initiatives
• Oversee audits, risk management, and regulatory readiness
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and AI

Profile

A successful Recruitment Manager should have:

• Experience leading strategic recruitment projects and/or transformations
• Proven team management skills
• Strong stakeholder management at senior/executive level
• Track record of process improvement, EVP and digitisation projects
• Ability to implement early career or talent pipeline programs
• Data-driven, with experience using KPIs to drive performance
• Energetic, pragmatic, and delivery-focused
• Motivated by impactful work and organisational change
• Practical knowledge of recruitment compliance, audits, and safer recruitment - desireable

Job Offer

28 days annual leave + bank holiday

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Opportunity to lead during a significant period of change

High-impact role with visibility at senior leadership level

Supportive leadership and long-term development opportunities