HR and Talent Advisor

Unite Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Unite Talent is seeking an HR and Talent Advisor for a permanent, hybrid role near Blackfriars Bridge, Central London. The role blends recruitment delivery and HR generalist responsibilities, with a £45,000 salary and occasional travel to Bristol.

It offers 3 days on site and 2 days from home, and works closely with the Talent Acquisition Partner to move requisitions forward. The position requires proven in-house recruitment experience and flexibility to cover broader HR duties when needed,

Qualifications

• Proven in-house recruitment experience is essential.
• Experience across recruitment delivery and HR generalist work.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, especially ATS/HRIS accuracy.
• Some generalist HR exposure is highly desirable.
• Flexible and adaptable mindset to switch between recruitment and HR as needed.

Responsibilities

• Draft and place job adverts across channels for live vacancies.
• Build and maintain candidate long-lists via job boards, LinkedIn and direct sourcing.
• Screen candidates against role requirements.
• Assist interview process with objective assessment and grading.
• Coordinate interviews and manage logistics with hiring managers and candidates.
• Maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS.
• Provide stakeholder-facing support when TA Partner is at capacity.
• Coordinate statutory and mandatory training compliance.
• Support interview skills training for hiring managers.
• Contribute to HR projects, policy queries and ad hoc initiatives.
• Support employee relations case administration and guidance.
• Maintain HRIS governance and data integrity checks.
• Handle transactional HR administration: contracts, onboarding paperwork, letters.

Skills

In-house recruitment

HR Generalist support

ATS management

HRIS governance

Stakeholder management

Interview coordination

Education

CIPD Level 3+

HR/Business degree

Tools

ATS platforms

HRIS systems

MS Office

Job description

Our client is seeking an HR and Talent Advisor to join their team on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Recruitment and Talent Acquisition professional to start to make a move into a more HR Generalist position. The role offers a competitive salary of £45,000, and is based near Blackfriars Bridge, Central London. The hybrid working pattern is 3 days on site and 2 days working from home, with the occasional travel to Bristol.

This is a blended role sitting at the heart of both recruitment delivery and wider HR Generalist support. You will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Partner to keep every requisition moving; advertising roles, building long-lists, coordinating interviews and keeping the tracker and ATS up to date, while also flexing into broader HR Generalist work whenever recruitment demand allows.

Recruitment Delivery Support

• Draft and place job adverts across relevant channels for every live vacancy.
• Build and maintain candidate long-lists through job boards, LinkedIn and direct sourcing.
• Screen candidates against role requirements
• Support the interview process by objective assessment and grading
• Organise and coordinate interviews; managing logistics with hiring managers and candidates.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate records in our applicant tracking system.
• Provide stakeholder-facing cover, stepping into hiring manager conversations when our Talent Acquisition Partner is at capacity.

HR Generalist Support

When recruitment demand is lower, this role flexes into broader HR generalist work, including:

• Learning & development; coordinating statutory and mandatory (stat/man) training compliance, plus wider development and manager training programmes.
• Supporting interview skills training for hiring managers, and conducting exit interviews to capture leaver feedback.
• Wider HR projects, policy queries and ad hoc initiatives, to name a few.
• Employee relations (ER); supporting case administration, note-taking and guidance under the direction of the HR Manager.
• HRIS governance; maintaining accurate employee data, system administration and data integrity checks.
• Transactional HR administration; contracts, on boarding paperwork, letters and other core HR processes.

What We're Looking For

• Proven In-house recruitment experience is essential. We will not look at candidates with Agency-only experience
• Comfortable operating across the full spectrum, from hands-on admin and transactional work through to stakeholder-facing conversations.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly for ATS/tracker and HRIS accuracy.
• Some generalist HR exposure; ER, HRIS, transactional processes; is highly desirable.
• A flexible, adaptable mindset, comfortable moving between recruitment delivery and generalist HR as business needs shift.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPD qualification (Level 3 or above in HR or Talent Management)
• Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline