Job Title: Communications & Engagement Lead
Location: London
Hours: FT – 2 days a week in office
Introduction
Different skillset, different mindset. At PeopleScout, our creativity is redefining RPO. We blend fresh, industry-first thinking with deep in-house expertise - from occupational psychologists to social media strategists - to deliver talent solutions that both inspire and perform. As a multi-award-winning RPO provider, we're transforming the future of recruitment across every industry, skill set, and geography.
We're now looking for someone who can own, shape, and deliver impactful communication and engagement strategies that inspire, inform, and connect people in a fast-paced, dynamic candidate market. With a clear focus on the end-to-end candidate experience, you'll play a pivotal role in telling our story, strengthening connections, and bringing our employer brands to life through creativity, insight, and innovation.
The Role
As a Communications & Engagement Lead, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategic internal and external communications that strengthen culture, drive engagement, and enhance the organisation's brand and reputation. Working closely with senior leaders and client stakheholders, you'll craft clear and compelling messaging, manage multi-channel and innovative recruitment campaigns, and measure impact through data and feedback. The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery—whether it's creating engaging content, leading change communications, or driving initiatives that foster connection and inclusion across diverse audiences. The role will have the opportunity to partner with the client to shape best-in-breed communications strategies that combine market best practice with behavioural science.
Who we're looking for
You're a creative and strategic communicator who knows how to connect people with purpose.
You'll have proven experience in:
* Communications
* Candidate engagement
* The ability to turn complex information into clear, engaging messages.
Essential skills include exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and the confidence to influence at all levels. It is essential that you have experience with engaging with and attracting candidates from within the public sector or Law enforcement industries
Desirable experience includes working within environments with significant recruitment volume peaks, using innovative engagement techniques and tools as well as a keen interest in continual process improvement.
What's in it for me?
As a PeopleScout employee, you're set to gain so much from being part of our team, including:
* Potential to earn extra cash through our employee recognition scheme or our performance driven quarterly and annual bonus programmes
* Time off to rest, recover or conquer items on the bucket list through our 27 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time staff) and our holiday purchase benefit
* Great company paid benefits including private medical insurance*, health cash plan, life assurance, company pension and access to an Employee Assistance Programme
* Look after your health and get cash back on your everyday healthcare costs with our flexible dental and cash plan benefits or grab some great discounts at your local gym
* A strong care for the community and planet with opportunities to give back and care for our environment with eco-friendly benefits like our cycle to work scheme
* Development plans with customised learning solutions, including tuition reimbursement and degree sponsorship
* A group of diverse, passionate people to socialise and build your career with
* If you're still reading then you are definitely a fit for us
*available to people managers & senior professional roles
About us
PeopleScout is an industry award winner and leader in the development of best-in-class recruitment outsourcing and talent consultancy. Annually, we hire over 200,000 people for our client organisations from nurses to lecturers, from engineers to hotel cleaners. What sets us apart is our talent advisory heritage, this enables us to reframe, evaluate and assess how organisation and application behaviour can be modified and improved to deliver the very best talent for our clients.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Next steps / Call to action
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