Job Title: Resourcing Partner (Senior & Specialist)
Directorate: Resources / HR & Organisational Development
Location: Hybrid (approx. 2 days per week in office)
Contract: 3–6 months
Job Purpose
The Resourcing Partner (Senior & Specialist) will deliver a proactive, high-quality recruitment service across the Council, with a focus on senior, specialist, and hard-to-fill roles. The postholder will manage end-to-end recruitment campaigns, provide expert advice to hiring managers, and use direct sourcing and market insight to improve recruitment outcomes.
A key focus of the role is to reduce reliance on agencies and interim solutions by strengthening direct hiring, improving attraction strategies, and delivering cost-effective resourcing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end recruitment campaigns for senior, specialist, and hard-to-fill roles.
- Act as the main point of contact for hiring managers, providing expert advice on attraction strategy, selection methods, and market conditions.
- Design and deliver targeted, inclusive, and cost-effective attraction campaigns using direct sourcing, talent pooling, and proactive outreach.
- Support managers to reduce agency and interim spend by improving direct recruitment outcomes.
- Ensure all recruitment activity is compliant with employment law, equality requirements, and Council policy.
- Maintain accurate records using the Applicant Tracking System and ensure robust audit trails and pre-employment checks.
- Use recruitment data and market insight to identify trends, improve performance, and enhance candidate experience.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure service quality and value for money.
- Promote the Council as an inclusive employer of choice through high-quality candidate care and professional delivery.
- Support redeployment activity in line with Council procedures.
Key Outcomes
- Reduced time-to-hire for senior and specialist roles
- Increased direct sourcing success and reduced agency usage
- Improved candidate and hiring manager experience
- Strong compliance and audit readiness
- Consistent, high-quality recruitment delivery across the Council
Person Specification
Essential Experience
- End-to-end recruitment experience, including senior or specialist roles
- In-house recruitment experience within public sector or local government
- Experience advising and influencing hiring managers and senior stakeholders
- Strong direct sourcing and attraction capability
- Understanding of recruitment compliance and equality principles
- Experience using ATS systems and recruitment data
- Evidence of reducing reliance on agencies or external spend
Desirable
- Experience using recruitment metrics for service improvement
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience
Personal Attributes
- Confident, credible and relationship-focused
- Strong communicator with influencing skills
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities
- Commercially aware with a focus on value for money
- Committed to inclusive and fair recruitment practices
- Data-driven and improvement focused
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