HR & Talent Partner

EA First; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing HR consultancy firm in Cambridge is looking for an HR & Talent professional to join their expanding team. This newly created position involves managing recruitment strategies, providing HR support, and designing employee development programs. Candidates should have proven experience in HR and recruitment along with a strategic mindset. This role offers a hybrid working model with flexibility and is perfect for someone eager to innovate within the HR function.

Qualifications

• Proven recruitment and practical HR/ER experience.
• Strategic mindset with hands-on operational capability.
• Experience with international recruitment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment strategies, sourcing, and interviewing.
• Provide support on HR issues and understand relevant legislation.
• Design and implement training programs for employee development.
• Create strategies for employee engagement and retention.
• Monitor employee performance and manage relations.

Skills

Recruitment strategies

Understanding of employment legislation

Data analysis

Integration of HR technologies

Employee engagement strategies

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Job description

Overview

Looking for a newly created role that combines HR & Talent? This super exciting opportunity is a crucial hire as this expanding business enters the next phase of growth, which includes a significant increase in headcount. There are some key roles to fill across Science, Operations, Technical and Support roles, so experience recruiting in these areas would be beneficial. This is absolutely a role you can make your own and will be a 50/50 split between talent and HR. You'll be joining a small, but busy HR function with this role requiring creativity, autonomy and new ideas!

Key Areas

• Recruitment and hiring: recruitment strategies, sourcing, interviewing and managing the offer process.
• HR: providing a full overview and support to the widerteam on HR issues, including a good understanding of employment legislation and application along with relevant employment policies to be in place to meet the needs of the business.
• Employee development: designing and implementing training programs.
• Retention and engagement: creating and managing employee recognition and developing strategies to increase engagement and retention.
• Performance management: monitoring employee performance, providing feedback and managing employee relations issues.
• Data analysis: using the company HRIS to identify trends.

We'd love to hear from you if you've got proven recruitment and practical HR/ER experience and have that strategic mindset with hands‑on operational capability too! You'll be skilled in using integrated HR technologies to streamline processes and support data‑driven decisions and be confident using HRIS/ATS's.

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent and experience of doing international recruitment would be desirable.

Interviews take place early January.

Location

Cambridge with hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the office).

Hours

Monday-Friday - Full time with flexibility over start/finish times.

Salary

Negotiable.

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.