Recruitment Partner (FTC)

About you

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on, highly organised Recruitment Partner to join us for a fast-paced 6-month stint. We are looking for someone who thrives on high volume, manual processes, and end-to-end execution.

You will be the engine room of our talent acquisition, managing everything from graduate assessment days to niche technical and Executive-level searches.

The role

Key responsibilities

End-to-End Recruitment

• Full lifecycle recruitment: Manage the entire lifecycle from drafting role profiles and posting ads to offer
• Sourcing: Directly headhunt for technical and specialised roles using LinkedIn and other platforms to reduce agency reliance
• Screening: Conduct initial screening calls to ensure high-quality shortlists
• Events: Lead the logistics and execution of internal assessment days

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Stakeholder & Process Management

• Manager partnership: Consult with hiring managers to define needs and provide regular updates
• External stakeholders: Carefully manage existing strong relationships with external partners
• Coordination: Actively chase managers for feedback and decisions to maintain momentum and ensure a positive candidate experience
• Reporting: Maintain manual spreadsheets and trackers with 100% accuracy to report on recruitment data and budget spend

Admin and Logistics

• Scheduling: Manage complex interview coordination via Outlook, ensuring a seamless experience for both candidates and interviewers
• Tracking: Take full ownership of administrative tasks, including CV reviewing and candidate correspondence
• Compliance & queries: Act as the first point of contact for recruitment queries

About us

Heywood combines a passion for software with Agile methodologies to create modern software and data solutions and services for businesses, pension providers and third parties that help transform how their members and customers manage their lifelong financial journeys.

Working for an expanding established market leader, you will have a real voice to influence our evolution. Continued learning and progression is ingrained in our daily life, encouraged through a variety of forums from e-learning subscriptions and a down-tools day (“Hive Day”) and communities of practice for learning and experimentation. Our open culture encourages wide participation and innovation.

We also reward our hard work through regular socials, organised by our people. Socials events include fiercely competitive bake-offs, Pride month office parties, sporting events, games nights and much more!

We are committed to a hybrid working model, combining remote and office-based working.

Discover more at https://www.heywood.co.uk/careers

EDI statement

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Heywood is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Heywood.

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