Executive Recruitment Advisor

Transport for London; London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a detail-oriented Executive Recruitment Advisor to join their award-winning team. This dynamic role involves managing senior-level recruitment processes, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience, and maintaining compliance with governance requirements. You will engage with senior stakeholders and help shape the future of recruitment in a diverse and inclusive environment. If you're proactive and have a passion for talent acquisition, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading organization.

Benefits

Final salary pension scheme

Free travel on the TfL network

Reimbursement for rail travel

30 days annual leave plus holidays

Private healthcare options

Cycle-to-work scheme

Various discounts and offers

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end executive recruitment for senior roles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Executive Recruitment Consultants in recruitment processes.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and manage recruitment data.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

HR Systems (SAP, SuccessFactors)

Proactive Improvement Focus

Education

HR or related field experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

LinkedIn

Online Recruitment Tools

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Job Purpose

Are you a confident and organised individual with a high level of attention to detail seeking your next step to define and transform the future of how TfL keeps London, moving, working and growing through people?

Role - Executive Recruitment Advisor

Reporting to: Talent Acquisition Lead

Salary: Circa £38K + TfL benefits

Location: Palestra/Hybrid

Contract Type: TfL Permanent

Job Purpose

Are you a confident and organised individual with a high level of attention to detail seeking your next step to define and transform the future of how TfL keeps London, moving, working and growing through people?

You’ll join an established and multi award-winning team to help drive transformation by bringing your knowledge, skills and experience to create a ‘uniquely TfL’ recruitment and on-boarding experience for senior level talent. You will be responsible for assisting the executive recruitment team in strategically coordinating recruitment activities and providing support to the Senior Recruitment Consultants and Head of Talent Acquisition and Executive Recruitment.

This is a challenging, fast-paced role, and the advisor is responsible for creating a uniquely TfL recruitment and onboarding experience for senior talent. It involves high-touch interactions with Chief Officers’ offices, senior stakeholders, board-level candidates, and hiring managers to deliver an outstanding recruitment experience.

Given the dynamic nature of the role, you must proactively manage shifting priorities and a busy workload, ensuring rigorous recruitment governance to help TfL achieve its recruitment objectives.

You’ll work with and support the wider Talent function in delivering successful recruitment activities to ensure TfL has the right talent, with the right skills, values, and behaviours, in an inclusive organization where all talents can thrive, delivering our business plan.

You must be adaptable to changing circumstances and workloads at short notice, work under pressure, and manage conflicting work activities.

Skills, Knowledge And Experience

What you’ll do:

• Support the Senior Executive Recruitment Consultants in delivering end-to-end executive recruitment for senior roles, including Board level recruitment and working with third-party agencies.
• Coordinate interview and assessment scheduling for executive structures, managing workflows, governance, diaries, and assessment processes.
• Develop and maintain an effective system for handling recruitment data, ensuring accuracy and compliance with governance and audit requirements.
• Ensure all recruitment administration is accurate, compliant, and of high quality, supporting the delivery against KPIs and service level agreements.
• Assist in delivering and facilitating recruitment assessments, candidate introductions, and online tests, providing excellent customer service and candidate experience.

What You’ll Bring:

• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and risk mitigation skills.
• Strong communication skills—written, verbal, and numerical—with stakeholder engagement experience at senior levels.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively under challenging deadlines.
• Experience supporting multiple team members and managing complex administrative requests.
• Proactive with a focus on continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior and internal stakeholders.
• Understanding of HR policies, procedures, and handling sensitive information.
• Experience with HR systems such as SAP, SuccessFactors, and online recruitment tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and experience with project management and sourcing tools like LinkedIn.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and an organization that reflects London’s diversity. We guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the essential criteria and use anonymized CVs to promote fairness.

Application Process

Prepare your CV (max 2 pages) and cover letter (max 1 page) highlighting relevant skills and experience. Successful candidates may undergo online assessments followed by interviews.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 13th May 2025 @ 23:59.

Benefits

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel on the TfL network
• Reimbursement for rail travel
• 30 days annual leave plus holidays
• Hybrid working model
• Private healthcare options
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Various discounts and offers