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Talent Acquisition Consultant - 12 Month FTC
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BRE is a world-leading global organisation for innovation, science and data in the built environment. For over 100 years, we have supported governments, businesses and industry with pioneering research, testing and expertise. We are focused on growth, scale and expanding our global impact with products, services, standards and qualifications that address the challenges of a changing world. Driven by our purpose of helping everyone, in every building, everywhere, we are creating a safer, more sustainable built environment for people and planet.
We're looking for a proactive and innovative Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our People team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys building strong relationships, solving hiring challenges and making a real impact on business growth.
Your role at BRE
As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you'll take ownership of end-to-end recruitment across a broad range of business functions, helping us attract, engage and hire high-quality talent.
Working closely with hiring managers and business leaders, you'll act as a trusted recruitment partner, providing expert advice, market insight and innovative sourcing solutions. You'll build strong talent pipelines, deliver effective hiring strategies and ensure vacancies are filled efficiently while maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
This role also offers the opportunity to leverage modern recruitment technology and AI-powered tools to improve hiring outcomes, drive efficiencies and support continuous improvement across the talent acquisition function.
Key responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end recruitment across multiple vacancies, delivering a seamless candidate experience from attraction to offer.
- Lead high-volume recruitment campaigns, ensuring quality hires are made within agreed timelines.
- Partner with hiring managers to develop effective recruitment strategies and provide expert hiring advice.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines, proactively sourcing and engaging candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels.
- Screen, assess and shortlist candidates against agreed role requirements.
- Provide market intelligence, talent insights and recruitment recommendations to support hiring decisions.
- Monitor recruitment performance, analyse hiring data and drive continuous improvement through innovative and AI-enabled recruitment practices.
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What We Are Looking For
We're looking for an experienced recruitment professional who can confidently manage multiple priorities while building strong relationships across the business.
You'll Bring
- Proven experience in an in-house talent acquisition or recruitment role.
- A strong track record of managing high-volume recruitment across multiple vacancies simultaneously.
- Demonstrable success in achieving recruitment KPIs, SLAs and hiring targets.
- Advanced direct sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools.
- Experience using AI tools and technology to enhance recruitment effectiveness and efficiency.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence, advise and constructively challenge when needed.
- Strong analytical capability, including experience using Excel for recruitment reporting, data analysis and tracking.
- Excellent communication, organisation and prioritisation skills.
- The ability to work independently and effectively within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice, candidate attraction strategies and selection methodologies.
Desirable Experience Includes
- Experience using Teamtailor ATS.
- Experience hiring across a range of STEM roles.
- Knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion recruitment initiatives.
- Exposure to recruitment marketing and employer branding activities.
BRE Benefits
At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.
Financial & Security Benefits
- Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution
- Life assurance – 4x your basic salary
- Enhanced maternity package
Health & Wellbeing
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- HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
- Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points
Career Development
- Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform
- Professional membership reimbursement
For full details on our benefits, visit: [BRE Employee Benefits](BRE Employee Benefits)
Work Location Options
Mostly Remote – This role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel to our head office in Watford for planned meetings (1-2 times per quarter).
Our Recruitment Process
As part of our recruitment process we will be conducting 10-30 minute phone screening calls via an AI recruiter called Ryan with all shortlisted candidates. The information gathered from this screening will be used to help assess your suitability for the position.
Note to Employment Agencies
At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.
Equal Opportunities Statement
BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.
BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.
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