Shirley Parsons
HR & Talent Acquisition Specialist
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At Shirley Parsons
We’re looking for an HR & Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our People Operations team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants hands-on experience, genuine ownership and the opportunity to shape how we do things, alongside a clear path to develop their career across HR and Talent Acquisition.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning our in-house recruitment process from attraction through to onboarding, including direct sourcing, screening, interview coordination and candidate experience
- Building talent pipelines and championing our employee referral scheme
- Developing relationships with schools, colleges and universities to help build our future talent
- Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation, contracts, records and offboarding
- Producing People dashboards and analytics that help inform business decisions
- Supporting HR policy and employment law updates, internal L&D, culture and engagement initiatives, and company events
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Why this role?
- You’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact and shape our current ways of working. We want someone who brings new ideas and regularly asks, “How can we do this even better?”
- One of your key goals will be helping us increase the proportion of hires we make through direct sourcing and employee referrals, giving you a tangible measure of the impact you’re making.
- You’ll also have a personal development plan, external training opportunities and regular coaching and support from your line manager to help you grow your expertise.
The role will be based 4 days per week from our Aylesbury office, with 1 day per week working from home.
What we’re looking for
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail
- Clear, confident written and verbal communication
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, AI tools and digital systems
- A proactive, can-do approach and genuine interest in HR and talent acquisition
- Previous recruitment experience, either agency or internal, is strongly preferred, alongside familiarity with an ATS or CRM.
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A little about us
Shirley Parsons work in partnership with organisations to solve health, safety, sustainability, wellbeing and quality challenges through the provision of HSEQ & Sustainability expertise in the most efficient and sustainable way.
This could be the provision of expert consultancy, the operation of an HSEQ & Sustainability function or the identification of expert talent (permanent, contract, or managed services).
Established for over 21 years, we support organisations and projects across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions, and are continually expanding our network of expertise as we grow into new markets.
Our values are simple: Grow. Do Good. Enjoy the Journey.
If our values resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you!
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