Robert Walters
Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Talent Acquisition Specialist - Lancashire
Part-time | 0.6 FTE | Hybrid
£40k - £45k - FTE
I am supporting an established organisation with the appointment of a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join its People Team. This is a confidential opportunity with a business operating across a range of specialist and technical functions.
The successful candidate will deliver a high-quality, efficient recruitment service across the organisation, managing vacancies from initial briefing through to offer and onboarding.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys being hands-on, building strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates, and working in a fast-paced environment where they can have a visible impact.
The Role
You will take ownership of a varied recruitment portfolio, supporting both technical and non-technical appointments. Working closely with hiring managers and the wider People Team, you will provide a proactive and commercially focused recruitment service.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing the end-to-end recruitment process from vacancy briefing through to offer and onboarding.
- Building strong relationships with hiring managers and providing advice throughout the recruitment process.
- Proactively sourcing candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, talent pools, referrals and direct sourcing.
- Screening applications and assessing candidates against agreed requirements.
- Coordinating interviews and assessments while ensuring a professional candidate experience.
- Creating and promoting engaging vacancy adverts across appropriate channels.
- Developing and maintaining talent pools for recurring and business-critical roles.
- Supporting internal recruitment and employee referral initiatives.
- Maintaining accurate recruitment information within the Applicant Tracking System.
- Producing and using recruitment data to monitor activity, progress and performance.
- Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes and efficiency.
- Supporting employer branding and recruitment-related activities.
- Working with external recruitment agencies where required.
- Ensuring recruitment activity is fair, inclusive and aligned with relevant policies and legislation.
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About You
We are looking for an experienced recruiter who can operate confidently across the full recruitment lifecycle and is comfortable managing multiple vacancies simultaneously.
You will ideally bring:
- Proven experience managing recruitment across a broad range of roles.
- Strong direct sourcing experience, including LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruitment channels.
- Experience managing recruitment processes from briefing through to offer.
- Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System and maintaining accurate records.
- A good understanding of recruitment best practice and relevant employment legislation.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
- A proactive and resourceful approach to sourcing candidates.
- The ability to work independently while knowing when to seek advice or escalate issues.
- A genuine commitment to providing an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience.
- An understanding of fair and inclusive recruitment practices.
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Experience recruiting within a technology or other specialist environment would be advantageous, as would exposure to recruitment reporting, employee referral programmes and agency supplier management.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on role within a small, results driven People Team, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to recruitment activity and continuously improve how talent is attracted and hired.
The role is offered on a part-time basis at 0.6 FTE, with hybrid working available.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
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