Talent Acquisition Manager
As Talent Acquisition Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for UKAEA's recruitment function, ensuring the organisation's resourcing needs are fully delivered in a complex and specialist environment. Managing a team of technical recruiters, you will have proven people management experience as well as previous 360 recruitment experience gained within an engineering, scientific or technical setting.
Responsibilities
* Lead and grow a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, providing direct line management to Talent Acquisition Leads and setting a delivery-focused culture across a technically complex environment.
* Design and deliver a forward-thinking Talent Acquisition strategy that supports leveraging direct sourcing, employer branding, and targeted recruitment campaigns.
* Partner with technical and scientific leaders to understand complex technical requirements, anticipate future skills gaps, and build proactive talent pipelines for scarce and specialist roles.
* Provide oversight and guidance on international recruitment involving visa sponsorship to assess eligibility, manage risk and ensure compliance with immigration regulations.
* Own and continuously improve the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from job creation and attraction through to assessment, selection and complex offer negotiation.
* Drive innovation in recruitment tools, systems and processes, including the enhancement and optimisation of our applicant tracking system (SmartRecruiters) to enhance efficiency and candidate experience.
* Review, develop and enhance recruitment policies and processes, including those relating to diversity and inclusion, interview techniques and assessment methods.
* Onsite working at our Culham site in Oxfordshire is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
* Reporting into senior leadership, you will own the end-to-end talent acquisition agenda for technical and scientific hiring, balancing immediate recruitment demands with long-term workforce planning. You'll shape how UKAEA attracts scarce skills, strengthens its employer brand, and delivers a candidate experience that reflects the calibre of our science and engineering mission.
Benefits
* Salary of £51,317
* Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a relocation allowance (if eligible).
* Generous annual leave allowance of 30.5 days (includes 25 days annual leave, 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days) in addition to UK bank holidays.
* Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
* Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
* Wide range of career development opportunities.
* Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
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