Description
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 per annum
Location: Burford, Oxfordshire, Radcliffe, Manchester or Newport with hybrid working, minimum of two days per week in the office
Closing date: midday Friday 24 April 2026
Interview date: 30 April & 1 May 2026
At Blue Cross, we are looking for a Resourcing Partner to join our Resourcing team, supporting our Retail and Rehoming & Fostering Services directorates. This is a fast-paced and varied role where you will play a key part in delivering high-quality, high-volume recruitment, helping us find the right people to support pets and the people who love them. This is one role with flexibility to be based from either our Burford, Newport or Radcliffe, Manchester office.
More about the role
As a Resourcing Partner, you will deliver a proactive, consultative resourcing service across the full recruitment lifecycle. You will partner closely with hiring managers, providing expert advice, constructive challenge, and data-led insight to shape effective recruitment strategies.
A key focus of this role is managing high-volume recruitment campaigns, particularly across our Retail and Rehoming & Fostering Services teams. You will be confident designing and delivering attraction strategies at pace, while maintaining a strong focus on quality, candidate experience, and inclusive hiring practices.
You will also support recruitment across a range of more specialist roles, using your expertise to tailor approaches and ensure we attract the right talent in a competitive market.
About you
You are an experienced resourcing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is confident managing high volumes of recruitment activity. Ideally, you bring experience from an in-house recruitment setting or have worked closely with internal stakeholders in a complex organisation.
You build strong relationships, provide clear and credible advice, and are comfortable balancing competing priorities. You take a thoughtful approach to continuous improvement, taking the time to understand existing processes, context, and what is working well, before identifying opportunities to enhance and evolve how we deliver recruitment. You are motivated by delivering a great candidate experience and are passionate about inclusive recruitment.
Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
* Proven experience of delivering end-to-end recruitment, ideally within an in-house environment, or within an agency or RPO setting
* Experience of working within structured recruitment processes, balancing stakeholder needs with governance, compliance, and organisational priorities
* Strong understanding of attraction strategies across multiple channels, including digital and social media
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
* Proven experience of using an Applicant Tracking System, ATS, to manage recruitment activity, ensuring accurate data management, reporting, and compliance
* Ability to interpret data from recruitment systems and other sources, using insights to inform decision making and continuous improvement
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively
* Proactive and self-motivated, with a resilient and adaptable approach
* Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of Blue Cross values
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
* Knowledge and experience of inclusive recruitment practices and attracting underrepresented groups
* Experience of direct sourcing using LinkedIn, job boards, and talent databases
* Experience of optimising or improving recruitment systems, processes, or reporting
* Knowledge of current employment law relating to recruitment, including equality and reasonable adjustments
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
* Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
* Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
* Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
* Health cash plan
* Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
* Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
* Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
* Life assurance
* 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
* Enhanced family friendly policies
* Recognition scheme
* Annual volunteer days
* Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
If you’d like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page