SIS Ltd
HR & Talent Acquisition Advisor
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HR & Talent Acquisition Advisor
📍 Milton Keynes (Hybrid Working - Minimum 3 Days in the Office)
💰 £35,000 - £40,000 per annum, dependent on experience
⏰ Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Are you an experienced recruiter looking to broaden your HR expertise?
Or perhaps you're an established HR professional who enjoys the fast-paced world of talent acquisition and thrives in a varied, people-focused role?
We're looking for a proactive and relationship-driven HR & Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our team in Milton Keynes. This is a genuinely diverse role, offering an exciting blend of Talent Acquisition (50%) and HR Operations (50%), giving you the opportunity to make a real impact across the entire employee lifecycle.
You'll play a pivotal role in helping us attract and hire exceptional talent, while also delivering a professional, responsive and efficient HR service that supports employees and managers alike.
If you enjoy taking ownership, building strong stakeholder relationships and balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
Talent Acquisition
You'll take the lead on end-to-end recruitment activities, ensuring an excellent candidate experience while helping the business attract top talent.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the recruitment process from vacancy approval through to offer and onboarding.
- Partnering with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective sourcing strategies.
- Writing engaging job adverts and role profiles.
- Sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards and direct search methods.
- Screening applications and conducting first-stage interviews.
- Coordinating and supporting interviews with hiring managers.
- Managing offers, references, right-to-work checks and pre-employment screening.
- Producing recruitment reports, vacancy statistics and EDI metrics.
- Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes and strengthen talent pipelines.
- Managing recruitment spend and maximising direct sourcing opportunities.
- Ensuring all recruitment activity complies with relevant legislation and reporting requirements.
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HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle
Alongside recruitment, you'll provide first-class HR support across the employee lifecycle.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating onboarding and new starter processes.
- Preparing contracts, employment documentation and probation paperwork.
- Administering employee benefits including Pension, Cycle to Work and Private Healthcare schemes.
- Processing promotions, salary reviews, contractual changes and employee records updates.
- Supporting absence, holiday and employee administration processes.
- Coordinating payroll information and liaising with payroll providers.
- Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring GDPR compliance.
- Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers.
- Providing practical HR guidance and escalating complex employee relations matters where required.
- Producing HR reports, dashboards and people metrics.
- Supporting audits, compliance activity and HR improvement projects.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who combines strong recruitment experience with solid HR knowledge and a genuine passion for delivering great people experiences.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience in a broad HR role covering both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations
- Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes independently
- Strong understanding of HR best practice, employment legislation and the employee lifecycle
- Experience preparing contracts, HR documentation and maintaining employee records
- Knowledge of payroll coordination, benefits administration and HR reporting
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and produce meaningful reports
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience using HR systems, ideally SelectHR
- A highly professional, confidential and customer-focused approach
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
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CIPD qualification (or working towards) is desirable, but practical experience is equally valued.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Work across both HR and Talent Acquisition in a truly varied position.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
- Play a key role in shaping the employee and candidate experience.
- Gain exposure to a wide range of HR activities and projects.
- Develop your HR expertise while continuing to utilise your recruitment skills.
- Work in a supportive, collaborative and values-driven environment.
Whether you're an experienced HR generalist with recruitment expertise or a recruitment professional looking to broaden your HR career, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop, grow and make a tangible impact.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about people, enjoy variety and want to be part of a team where your contribution genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us attract, support and develop great people.
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