Talent Acquisition Manager
Location: Birmingham, B3 2TA
Salary: £44,000 - £64,000 + Commission
At TeacherActive, we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to join our People Team and take the lead in building and developing our talented recruitment professionals. If you’re ambitious, driven, and love working in a fast paced, collaborative environment, this is your chance to lead from the front and make a difference.
Our Culture:
We’re more than a recruitment business, we’re a high energy, people first organisation that thrives on success. Our culture is built on Accountability, Knowledge, Pride, Passion, and Resilience, and we’re looking for someone to bring those values to life every day. Here, leadership isn’t just about managing, it’s about inspiring, coaching, and developing a team to be the best in their field.
The Role: Talent Acquisition Manager
As our Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead, mentor, and inspire our team of Talent Acquisition Consultants. You’ll own the recruitment strategy, ensure high quality candidates are delivered to hiring managers, and maintain the standards that make TeacherActive an employer of choice.
Your role will include:
Together with the CPO, develop TeacherActive’s Talent Acquisition strategy to deliver the required results for the growth of the business
•Inspire the team to ensure a culture of driven, self-reflective and successful individuals
•Evaluate team and individual performance, providing feedback and coaching as appropriate, ensuring that individual and team targets are met
•Lead and mentor the team to ensure they are delivering high quality candidates to the hiring managers in a timely and consistent manner with high levels of communication and collaboration
•Lead by example through sourcing and recruiting people for all levels across the business
•Report weekly and monthly figures to the CPO, highlighting any areas of development.
•Create, develop and implement key TAQ performance metrics including: time and cost to hire, ROI, first year attrition, candidate and hiring manager satisfaction, diversity of candidates, quality of hire and first interview to deal ratio.
•Ensure a high standard of advertising and marketing across the TAQ team to generate a healthy pipeline of candidates
•Promote careers with TeacherActive and increase the brand awareness within the education recruitment market
•Map, assess and attract local and regional talent of all levels
•Create and deliver industry leading interview training to all Hiring Managers
•Manage and maintain the ATS, ensuring relevant training is delivered to all users
•Find and share any relevant market information with the wider hiring team
What We’re Looking For:
We want someone who thrives in a target driven environment and is passionate about leading others to success.
Key attributes we value:
Experience of leading internal recruitment teams to success
Strong leadership, motivation, and mentoring skills
An inspirational leader who enables results
Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
Influential, able to engage and inspire confidence in colleagues and stakeholders
Excellent communication and relationship building ability
Outstanding organisational and time management skills with strong attention to detail
What’s in It for You?
At TeacherActive, we’re invested in your success. We provide industry leading training and ongoing coaching to ensure you’re equipped to achieve your goals and develop your career.
The Benefits:
Uncapped commission
Clear career progression and promotion opportunities in a fast growing, performance driven business
Access to our Senior Leadership Summit – Get live business updates, help shape key business decisions and grow your leadership toolkit
Reduced working hours during school holidays for a better work life balance
28 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
Extra day off for your birthday and a life admin day to use when you need it
Charity day - a paid day to volunteer where you choose
Fantastic healthcare plan to support your wellbeing
Regular company events that celebrate your success.
Working Hours:
08:30-17:00
Office based full time
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