The Talent Acquisition Manager leads the recruitment function, ensuring the organisation attracts, engages, and hires the best talent to meet current and future business needs. This role is responsible for developing and executing recruitment strategies, managing the talent acquisition team, and driving initiatives that enhance employer branding and candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the talent acquisition (TA) team, providing guidance, development, coaching and performance oversight.
* Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including attracting, sourcing, headhunting, screening, interviewing and offer negotiation.
* Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle for critical and senior level roles.
* Work in partnership with hiring managers to understand role requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies.
* Proactively build and utilise internal and external candidate databases and talent pools, creating talent pipelines, with a focus on critical and senior level roles.
* Review that the TA function is using the correct channels (job boards, social media, networking, internal mobility) to attract diverse talent.
* Review, develop and maintain recruitment system to ensure it’s adding value and fit for purpose.
* Create and update policies, procedures and guidance to ensure BUUK complies with employment and immigration law.
* Champion employer branding efforts to position the organisation as an employer of choice.
* Lead process improvement projects to improve the talent acquisition function.
* Ability to travel to other sites in the UK when required.
* Any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Group Talent and Development Manager and Head of HR.
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent experience.
* Extensive experience in talent acquisition or recruitment (in‑house or agency).
* Strong understanding of recruitment best practices, sourcing strategies and market trends.
* Knowledge of Employment and Immigration Law and best practice in recruitment.
* Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to plan and meet deadlines and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
* Strong ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems.
* Desirable: CIPD Level 7 in HR Management.
* Desirable: Leadership & Management qualification.
* Desirable: Experience of managing a team.
* Desirable: Experience in using Applicant Tracking Systems.
* Desirable: Sales skills.
Benefits
* This is a fixed‑term role covering maternity leave, for up to one year.
* Annual pay review.
* Company pension contributions up to 10% if employees contribute 5%.
* 33 days holiday including bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional two weeks.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
* Referral payment of £1000 (net of tax) for successful referrals.
* Hybrid working for eligible roles.
* Development opportunities to reach your career aspirations.
* Equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
We provide a supportive environment committed to enabling our people to be the best – ensuring they feel proud to be themselves and part of BUUK Infrastructure.
We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager who would like to help us reach our mission to earn customer loyalty and drive business growth by providing consistently excellent service.
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