Talent & Resourcing Specialist – Nacro, Birmingham

Talent & Resourcing Specialist

• Salary - £34,421 per annum
•  Contract – Full time, Fixed Term Contract for 6 months
•  Hours – 37.5 hours per week
•  Location – Birmingham – Hybrid Working
• This role does not offer eligibility for visa sponsorship.

This role offers a starting salary within Nacro’s pay structure of £34,421 with expected progression to £35,454 within the first year, subject to meeting clear criteria and performance standards, with further pay progression available in the future. Nacro’s pay framework provides transparent progression points and supports ongoing professional development and career growth.

Make a difference behind the scenes at Nacro

At Nacro, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. Our work supports learners, service users and communities, and attracting the right people is essential to making that happen.

We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused Talent & Resourcing Specialist to join our Talent & Resourcing team. You’ll play a key role in attracting, engaging and securing talented individuals across a diverse range of vacancies, helping us find the people who can make a real difference.

Working closely with hiring managers and colleagues, you’ll manage recruitment from start to finish, develop effective attraction strategies and provide expert advice to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, efficient and deliver an excellent candidate experience.

If you’re passionate about recruitment, enjoy building strong relationships and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing end-to-end recruitment: Lead recruitment activity across a variety of volume, specialist and hard-to-fill vacancies, ensuring roles are filled efficiently and with high-quality candidates.
• Attracting great talent: Develop and deliver sourcing strategies using job boards, social media, talent databases, employee referrals and direct sourcing techniques.
• Partnering with hiring managers: Build strong relationships, understand recruitment needs, agree hiring approaches and provide expert advice on recruitment best practice and inclusive hiring.
• Creating a positive candidate experience: Manage the candidate journey from application through to pre-onboarding, keeping candidates and hiring managers informed throughout the process.
• Supporting interviews and assessments: Orchestrating interviews and assessment centres, providing recruitment guidance and support throughout the selection process.
• Maintaining compliance: Ensure recruitment records and systems are accurate, confidential and up to date, and coordinate pre-employment screening checks in line with organisational policies and legislative requirements.
• Using data to drive improvements: Monitor recruitment activity, analyse key metrics such as time to offer and agency spend, and identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and attraction strategies.
• Building future talent pipelines: Develop talent pools and contribute to employer branding and attraction initiatives that help Nacro reach a diverse range of candidates.

You’ll be someone who

• Has proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment across a variety of roles, with a strong understanding of recruitment best practice and the full recruitment lifecycle.
•  Confidently builds effective relationships with hiring managers and offers trusted recruitment advice.
• Has experience in developing and delivering candidate attraction strategies using a range of sourcing channels and understands current recruitment market trends.
• Is comfortable using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and HR systems to manage recruitment activity, maintain accurate records and produce reports.
• Has a good understanding of UK employment legislation, equality, diversity and inclusion, safer recruitment practices and pre-employment screening requirements.
• Communicates clearly and professionally, building positive relationships with candidates, colleagues and external recruitment partners.
• Is organised, accountable and able to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities while delivering within agreed timescales.
• Uses sound judgement, takes a proactive approach to problem-solving and looks for opportunities to improve recruitment processes and outcomes.

It would be desirable if you have experience recruiting within the charity, social care, justice, housing or public sector, alongside knowledge of workforce planning, establishment management, labour market intelligence or recruitment technologies.

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Application deadline TBC

Nacro is a fair and inclusive employer

At Nacro, we believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We are a Ban the Box employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with criminal records. Convictions are not discussed at application stage and will only be considered later if relevant to the role, assessed fairly, proportionately and confidentially. For advice, contact our confidential Criminal Record Support Service on 0300 123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk.