We believe in creating meaningful job opportunities for our future generations, whatever their background. As our New Talent Resourcing Manager, you’ll inspire and attract our next generation of technical experts and leaders into careers within our wonderful water industry.
Leading a small, specialist team, you’ll be accountable for delivering the end-to-end process of our New Talent attraction and selection strategy, ensuring we’re creating a diverse talent pipeline that reflects the communities we serve, and bringing great talent into our organisation that meets our future skills needs.
You’ll be recruiting high volumes, typically 200+ roles, across our apprenticeship, graduate, year in industry and summer intern programmes. We’re passionate about creating opportunities for everyone in our communities, and therefore you will be key in helping us to tap into a breadth of talent pools, including early careers, career returners, career changers, as well as marginalised talent.
This role is offered on a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave.
Responsibilities
* Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Programme Managers to forecast and coordinate demand for apprentices, interns, and graduates (200+ roles annually), ensuring business readiness for application launches.
* Design and deliver campaigns, events, and partnerships to attract a diverse talent pool, inspiring over 8,000 people annually through schools, universities, and community engagement.
* Oversee application, assessment, and onboarding processes, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
* Own commercial agreements and budgets with external partners, universities, and assessment providers, continuously improving processes through feedback and reviews.
* Coordinate award submissions and social media presence to enhance Severn Trent’s profile and support inclusion strategies.
* Provide inclusive leadership, coaching, and training to ensure high performance, adherence to processes, and professional growth.
What We’re Looking For
* We’re looking for someone with significant experience in managing high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple locations and disciplines. Experience in early careers recruitment is highly desirable, with a solid understanding of apprenticeships, graduate and intern programmes, and modern assessment methods such as strengths-based recruitment. You’ll have a proven track record in workforce and skills planning, managing third-party suppliers and budgets, and leading teams of at least three people to deliver business strategies. Knowledge of compliance requirements, including right-to-work, GDPR, and safeguarding, is essential, alongside flexibility to travel and work outside normal hours for events.
* You’ll need to demonstrate the ability to design and deliver end-to-end recruitment strategies, using data and insights to drive performance and continuous improvement. Strong stakeholder management skills are key, with the confidence to influence senior leaders and present to large audiences.
* We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a focus on diversity and candidate experience. A natural problem-solver with curiosity and creativity, you’ll bring a supportive leadership style that motivates teams to achieve ambitious goals. Above all, you’ll have a passion for developing talent and building strong relationships across internal and external networks.
* Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.
Core Skills: Onboarding, GDPR, Stakeholder Management, AgileOther Skills: Social MediaSeniority: Lead
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