Your new company Hays is partnering with a large public sector organisation in Belfast to appoint a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a delivery-focused recruitment project. This is an opportunity to take ownership of end-to-end hiring across hard-to-fill technical roles, influencing attraction strategy and working closely with senior stakeholders. Your new role Deliver end-to-end recruitment from job design through to onboarding, redesign job descriptions and attraction messaging to improve response rates, advise hiring managers on selection methods, assessment formats, and best practice, develop creative sourcing approaches to engage passive technical talent, support recruitment events and awareness activity, and ensure recruitment activity aligns with legislation, governance, and internal processes. What you'll need to succeed Proven in-house Talent Acquisition experience, with strong HR grounding. Confidence advising on recruitment legislation and best practice. Track record of recruiting hard-to-fill technical or engineering positions. Comfortable operating as a standalone TA specialist in a campus-led environment. Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience. CIPD is desirable. What you'll get in return Fixed-term contract of at least 6 months. 36 hours per week. £22.82 per hour. On-site during induction, then typically 1 day working from home post-induction, with potential for increased home working. One-stage interview process and a fast turnaround. A hands-on project where you can make a visible impact in a growth area. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: Recruitment Talent Attraction HR CIPD Early Careers ADZN1_NI