In-House Resourcing Advisor

Lincolnshire County Council; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking an experienced recruitment professional to lead recruitment across multiple service areas, reporting to the Resourcing Manager. You will line manage a small team, provide expert guidance to hiring managers, and drive workforce planning and talent pooling while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

The role requires working knowledge of Right to Work legislation, Skilled Worker visas and sponsorship requirements, plus experience with recruitment

Qualifications

• Significant recruitment experience within an in-house or agency environment.
• Experience of managing and developing teams.
• Strong knowledge of employment law relating to recruitment.
• Ability to influence and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Project management skills and experience with recruitment technology and system implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment activity across a portfolio of service areas.
• Line manage a small team and develop colleagues to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Advise hiring managers and senior stakeholders on recruitment strategy and process improvements.
• Ensure compliant, efficient, candidate-focused recruitment, from sourcing to onboarding.
• Drive workforce planning, talent pooling, and use of MI/reporting to improve performance.
• Navigate Right to Work, Skilled Worker visa, and sponsorship requirements with confidence.

Skills

In-house recruitment

Agency recruitment

Team management

Employment law

Stakeholder influence

Customer service

Project management

Analytics

Tools

Recruitment systems

Job description

Are you an experienced recruitment professional ready to take the next step in your career? Or perhaps you're already operating at a senior level and looking for an opportunity where you can influence strategy, lead a team, and help shape the future workforce of one of the county's largest employers?, This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing and forward-thinking team at the heart of the Council's workforce strategy. Reporting to the Resourcing Manager, you'll lead recruitment activity across a portfolio of service areas, providing expert advice to hiring managers and senior stakeholders. You'll also line manage a small team, helping to develop and support colleagues while ensuring an excellent experience for both candidates and hiring managers. From difficult-to-fill vacancies and talent pooling to assessment centres, employer branding and workforce planning, no two days are the same.

We're looking for someone ideally with demonstrable expertise in Right to Work legislation, Skilled Worker Visas and employer sponsorship requirements. This is a critical area of knowledge that will enable you to provide expert guidance to managers, protect organisational compliance, and support the council in accessing the talent it needs to deliver services. You'll be confident interpreting legislation, advising on sponsorship processes, identifying risks, and helping managers navigate often complex immigration and recruitment requirements. Demonstrable knowledge of recruitment technology, with experience of configuring, developing and enhancing recruitment systems to deliver efficient, compliant and candidate-focused recruitment processes. Skilled in using management information, reporting and analytics to drive continuous improvement, increase recruitment effectiveness and support workforce planning. Confident in leading on system implementation, testing, user adoption and stakeholder engagement across complex recruitment environments. What You'll Bring In addition we're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Significant recruitment experience within an in-house or agency environment.
• Experience of managing and developing teams.
• Strong knowledge of employment law relating to recruitment.
• The ability to influence and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Project Management skills, If you're passionate about recruitment, enjoy leading others, and have the specialist knowledge to confidently advise our hiring managers and senior managers, we'd love to hear from you., In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
  This is more than a recruitment role. It's an opportunity to help shape how Lincolnshire County Council attracts, develops and retains talent. You'll work on strategic projects, influence policy and process improvements, and contribute to innovative approaches to recruitment and workforce planning.
• Most importantly, you'll join a supportive team that values collaboration, development and continuous improvement, with genuine opportunities to grow your career, just as the current postholder has done., At Lincolnshire County Council, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we offer a rewarding package designed to support your work-life balance, health and wellbeing, financial security, and career growth. Find out more about our offer to you in the attached brochure.