Early Years Talent Recruiter — Fast-Paced, Target-Driven

Fennies Nurseries; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 30,600 - 37,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

BUPA wellbeing support

Free daily meals

Job summary

Fennies Nurseries in Epsom is seeking a Talent Recruitment Executive to lead Early Years hiring across our nursery group. This full-time role focuses on end-to-end recruitment, building pipelines, and delivering against volume and speed-to-hire targets.

You will manage live vacancies across sites, partner with managers, optimise use of our ATS/CRM, and ensure a positive candidate experience. A chance to impact staffing and growth within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' recruitment experience, ideally high-volume, target-driven or agency recruitment.
• A confident, resilient sales mindset, comfortable working to KPIs and hitting hiring targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and persuade.
• Hands-on experience using an ATS and/or CRM system to manage candidate pipelines.
• Strong Excel skills, including trackers, data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a live pipeline of vacancies across nursery sites, proactively sourcing and headhunting candidates rather than relying solely on inbound applications.
• Work to volume and speed-to-hire targets, treating recruitment as a sales process from first contact through to offer and start.
• Build and maintain talent pools, positioning Fennies as a leading employer in the Early Years sector.
• Use our ATS and CRM systems to manage every vacancy and candidate record accurately and in real time.
• Maintain Excel-based recruitment trackers, staffing frameworks and reports.
• Coordinate and manage interviews and work trials to provide a positive candidate experience.
• Collaborate with nursery managers, regional managers and the Talent Lead to finalise offers, salaries and onboarding plans.
• Negotiate pay and salary offers in line with organisational policy.
• Represent Fennies' brand and values persuasively throughout the recruitment process.
• Analyse recruitment data to identify trends and improve hiring strategies.

Skills

ATS/CRM usage

Excel skills

Candidate sourcing

Communication skills

Job description

Fennies Nurseries in Epsom is seeking a Talent Recruitment Executive to lead Early Years hiring across our nursery group. This full-time role focuses on end-to-end recruitment, building pipelines, and delivering against volume and speed-to-hire targets.

You will manage live vacancies across sites, partner with managers, optimise use of our ATS/CRM, and ensure a positive candidate experience. A chance to impact staffing and growth within a supportive team.