Employer Brand and Attraction Manager

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling and support

Job summary

A leading retail company in Nottingham is looking for an Employer Brand and Attraction Manager. The role involves managing theatre employer brand, leading recruitment marketing strategies, and enhancing candidate experiences across various channels. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, recruitment marketing experience, and a creative eye for branding. The company offers various benefits and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Creative eye required for branding and marketing.
• Experience managing teams is essential.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with agencies or technical partners.
• Previous line management experience.
• Ability to effectively manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Enhance candidate experience through digital optimization.
• Line manage three direct reports.
• Manage recruitment marketing budget.
• Champion the employer brand across the organization.
• Manage recruitment marketing budget.
• Stakeholder manage across Recruitment, HR, IT and external agency partners.

Skills

Employer branding and recruitment marketing experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage budgets

Relationship-building skills

Budget management

Job description

Join to apply for the Employer Brand and Attraction Manager role at Boots UK.

Contract: 12 Mths FTC/Secondment

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

About The Role

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition & Employability Director, you will be responsible for all employer brand and talent attraction activity for Boots UK, Boots Opticians and No7 Beauty Company. You will utilize multiple recruitment marketing channels to attract top talent and promote Boots as an employer of choice. You will lead on employer brand strategy, coordinate recruitment marketing activities to support business needs, and manage a team of Employer Brand Specialists responsible for social media management & campaigns, design & content creation, and website & digital projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Further embed our new brand identity, look & feel and tone of voice across Recruitment and the broader People team
• Enhance the candidate experience across our careers sites through continuous improvement and digital optimisation projects
• Act as a custodian and champion of our employer brand ensuring consistency across the internal and external candidate journey
• Line manage three direct reports: Social Media Specialist, Content & Design Specialist and Digital Specialist
• Manage recruitment marketing budget
• Stakeholder manage across Recruitment & HR, the wider internal business, IT and external agency partners to respond to business needs

What You'll Need To Have (our Must-haves)

• Employer branding and recruitment marketing experience
• A creative eye and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
• Experience working with agencies or technical partners
• Previous line management experience
• Ability to effectively manage budgets

It would be great if you also have

• Background in the retail, healthcare or optical industry
• Experience managing careers websites
• Experience or qualifications in marketing and/or branding
• A good understanding and interest in the latest marketing trends

Where Your Brilliance Can Take You

This role sits within our dynamic People function which has a variety of HR specialist teams from Recruitment to Reward, Learning & Developing to HR Partnering and much more. Whether you grow within the People function or take your skills across the wider Boots Group businesses, we’ll support you to keep learning and being brilliant.

Benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you—find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

We are a Ban the Box employer

We will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Retail