Birmingham City Council
Recruitment Partner
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Grade D – £45,091 to £53,460 per annum
Hybrid working, with the ability to attend our Birmingham office as business needs require
About the Role
As a Resourcing Partner, you will take ownership of a busy and varied recruitment portfolio, delivering end-to-end recruitment solutions across a range of services and professions.
You will work closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, Workforce Planning and Early Careers teams to coordinate recruitment activity, manage competing priorities and ensure a seamless experience for candidates and stakeholders.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys operational recruitment, can manage a demanding workload and remains focused and solutions-driven when faced with recruitment challenges
Recruitment Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of recruitment activity across your portfolio.
- Manage multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously, ensuring vacancies are filled in a timely manner.
- Advise managers on attraction, sourcing, selection and recruitment best practice.
- Support managers through all stages of the recruitment process, from vacancy creation through to offer and onboarding.
- Develop targeted attraction strategies to support hard-to-fill and specialist vacancies.
- Ensure recruitment processes are efficient, compliant and deliver a positive candidate experience.
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Business Partnering
- Build strong working relationships with managers and senior stakeholders across assigned directorates.
- Act as the main point of contact for recruitment advice and guidance.
- Work collaboratively with Workforce Planning, Early Careers and HR colleagues to support wider workforce priorities.
- Provide practical recommendations and solutions to overcome recruitment challenges.
Performance and Continuous Improvement
- Use recruitment data, market intelligence and performance metrics to improve hiring outcomes.
- Identify trends, risks and recruitment challenges and take proactive action to address them.
- Support service improvements and the implementation of new recruitment approaches, tools and processes.
- Share best practice and learning across the wider Resourcing team.
Supplier and Contract Management
- Work with agency providers, search partners and recruitment suppliers to support hiring activity.
- Monitor supplier performance and ensure value for money.
- Support the management of recruitment budgets within your portfolio.
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Compliance and Governance
- Ensure all recruitment activity complies with employment legislation, organisational policies and GDPR requirements.
- Maintain accurate recruitment records and manage sensitive information appropriately.
- Promote fair, transparent and inclusive recruitment practices at all times.
About You
We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Significant experience of delivering operational recruitment and resourcing services.
- Experience managing multiple recruitment campaigns and priorities within a busy environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer relationship skills.
- Knowledge of attraction, sourcing, assessment and selection methodologies.
- Experience recruiting into hard-to-fill, specialist or high-volume roles.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge and influence when required.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to remain resilient under pressure.
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer and candidate experiences.
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