Talent Engagement Manager
Function: People Experience
Location: Nottingham/Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £54,884 with the opportunity to rise to £64,570 within 3 years.
Closing Date: Friday 22nd May 2026
We are looking for a Talent Engagement Manager to lead the design and delivery of a modern, people-first approach to talent engagement that ensures we have the right people, in the right roles, ready for what’s next. The role connects internal mobility, external attraction and employer brand into one approach, reducing reliance on agencies, building proactive pipelines and ensuring every candidate and colleague experience reflects who we are and what we stand for. It also drives the design and evolution of our Employee Value Proposition (EVP), ensuring it’s authentic, distinctive and woven through every stage of the talent journey.
Responsibilities
- Define and deliver a talent engagement approach that connects internal talent growth with external attraction. Own the organisations talent marketing strategy, integrating EVP across all campaigns and touchpoints. Works in collaboration to define how we select and assess potential candidates at all levels.
- Prioritise internal movement, progression and succession before external recruitment. Provide data dashboards to Head of Organisational Effectiveness, define all core metrics for reporting and insight. Work in partnership with Talent Manager to define critical needs and Talent Development Manager to identify developed internal talent pools.
- Embed equitable and accessible processes that promote belonging and fairness. Manage senior and executive recruitment directly, working closely with Director of People Experience and relevant business leads.
- Lead the design and evolution of the EVP ensuring it comes to life through how we attract, engage and retain talent. The EVP will reflect our purpose, culture and values and behaviours. Promote the organisations profile across profiles such as LinkedIn and professional networks, strengthening our employer brand and digital presence.
- Own the recruitment budget, focus on developing strategies to reduce agency reliance and strengthening proactive pipelines. Ensure demonstratable value for money in all spend.
- Use data, dashboards and feedback to track outcomes, trends, and candidate experience. Review and analyse recruitment and mobility data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Manage and coach a small team, giving direction, feedback and opportunities to grow confidence, as well as career. Your team will deliver a consistent candidate-focused and inclusive hiring experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
- We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
- We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
- A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%).
- Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
- 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
- Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.
About NHS Supply Chain
Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.
Qualifications
- Deep understanding of talent engagement, employer branding and workforce planning. Strong knowledge of recruitment, sourcing and attraction including executive and senior hiring.
- Proven experience of leading a successful team.
- Proven experience designing and delivering approaches in complex organisations.
- Expertise in EVP design, activation and candidate experience to grow employer brand.
- Skilled in direct sourcing including tools, recruitment marketing and inclusion by design. Experience managing budgets and agency relationships.
- Strong, up-to‑date working knowledge of UK employment legislation that impacts talent engagement activities (e.g., Recruitment regulations, right‑to‑work requirements and inclusive hiring standards).
Our Inclusive Commitment
At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.
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