Talent Partner (12-Month FTC)
Burgess Hill / London (Hybrid)
About Us
At Chapter 2, we're not just embedding talent teams — we're building the future of talent acquisition.
Our model integrates embedded recruiting, an employer brand agency, and our proprietary AI SaaS platform, The Book. We’re redefining how companies access, evaluate, and engage high-performing talent — turning hiring into a true competitive advantage.
The Opportunity
We’re hiring on behalf of a leading UK healthcare organisation for a hands-on Talent Partner to support a large-scale, high-volume hiring programme.
You’ll take ownership of a complex recruitment pipeline, working closely with stakeholders to deliver hiring across clinical, care, and corporate functions.
This is a delivery-focused role, ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys making an immediate impact.
Key Details
- Contract: 12-month fixed-term
- Working pattern: Monday – Friday
- Hybrid model:
- 2 days/week in Burgess Hill (Client Office)
- 1 day/week in London (Chapter 2 office)
- Ideal for candidates based in South London / Croydon and surrounding areas
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage a live pipeline of 60–80 roles, ensuring clear visibility of priorities and progress
- Handle 12–15 live vacancies simultaneously across clinical, care, and support functions (total roles ~67)
- Deliver end-to-end recruitment from brief through to offer and onboarding
- Drive direct sourcing strategies with minimal reliance on agencies
- Build and maintain strong, engaged candidate pipelines
- Partner closely with hiring managers to support:
- Workforce planning
- Role prioritisation
- Hiring timelines
- Improve hiring outcomes by optimising:
- Time-to-hire
- Candidate experience
- Offer-to-start conversion
- Support recruitment operations, including admin, compliance, and reporting (with partial support in place)
- Track pipeline performance and provide data-driven insights to stakeholders
Hiring Scope
- Clinical & Care: Support Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists
- Hospitality & Facilities: Chefs, Maintenance
- Corporate Functions: Finance, Admin, Fundraising
- Volunteering roles
What We’re Looking For
- Proven end-to-end Talent Partner / Recruitment experience
- Strong direct sourcing capability (low agency reliance)
- Experience managing high-volume hiring environments
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable with data, reporting, and recruitment operations
- Experience in temporary or contract recruitment is beneficial
- Exposure to healthcare or similar sectors is advantageous
What Success Looks Like
- A well-structured and clearly managed hiring pipeline
- Faster, more efficient hiring delivery
- Strong stakeholder alignment and collaboration
- Improved candidate experience and conversion rates