Internal Recruiter
Fixed Term Contract until end of December 2026
Full Time 37.5 hours per week
This role can be based in Nottingham (£33,364 - £35,119) or London (£37,795 - £39,784)
About Us
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a clear vision: everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well.
With over 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 residents and customers, we work with partners to create sustainable, vibrant neighbourhoods where people want to live. Our people care, dare, collaborate and own; we step in, finish what we start, and keep our customers at the centre of everything we do to deliver People Powered Living.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Internal Recruiter to join our Resourcing team, working in partnership with the Resourcing Manager to shape and deliver resourcing solutions across Property, Central Services, Customer Services and Development.
This is a varied role where you'll take a lead role in attracting and engaging talent, bringing fresh thinking to how we position our roles in the market. You'll support the design and deliver compelling campaigns, utilise a range of sourcing channels, and build strong relationships across the business to understand hiring needs and influence effective recruitment approaches.
You'll play a key role in strengthening our direct hiring capability - reducing reliance on agencies through proactive, insight-led attraction strategies. Alongside this, you'll contribute to inclusive recruitment practices, social value initiatives, external engagement, and employer brand, helping position MTVH as an employer of choice.
Key Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end recruitment, from briefing through to onboarding
Partner with hiring managers, to deliver high-quality, compliant recruitment processes
Create and enhance engaging job adverts and attraction campaigns
Utilise a range of sourcing channels and recruitment partners where propriate
Manage a portfolio of vacancies, balancing multiple priorities effectively
Plan and support assessment days, enabling better hiring decisions
Embed the MTVH's values of care, dare, collaborate, and own throughout the recruitment process
Maintain accurate, audible recruitment records in line with company standards
About You
To succeed in this role, you'll be highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced recruitment environment, whilst maintaining strong attention to detail and compliance.
You'll also bring:
Experience of delivering end-to-end recruitment, ideally within an in-house or agency setting
Strong customer consultancy skills and the ability to influence and challenge to improve hiring outcomes
A proactive approach to direct sourcing and reducing agency reliance
Good IT literacy, including Microsoft 365 tools (Oracle experience desirable)
A sound understanding of recruitment and broader HR principles and contract compliance
Relevant experience supported by qualification such as CIPD level 2 / AREC (or equivalent knowledge)
Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and communicate clearly in a professional context.
You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds
Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.
We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.
We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.
A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.
In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.
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