In-house Talent Advisor

QinetiQ; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Generous holiday allotment

Health and dental insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking an In-house Talent Advisor to lead end-to-end recruitment and onboarding for UKI. The role involves contractor governance, data-driven decision making, and close collaboration with RPO/MSP partners and internal stakeholders.

Key duties include coordinating recruitment across portfolios, ensuring onboarding readiness, and maintaining accurate systems and records in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment within a complex or regulated environment.
• Experience coordinating recruitment across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience supporting contractor or contingent workforce processes.
• Experience using recruitment or HR systems.

Responsibilities

• UKI Permanent Recruitment Delivery: manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for assigned portfolios.
• Contingent Workforce & Contractor Coordination: supervise contractor onboarding and governance.
• Onboarding Oversight: monitor IT, vetting, access, and onboarding readiness.
• Data & System Discipline: ensure high-quality requisition data and accurate records.

Skills

UK employment legislation

IR35

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Tools

HR systems

RPO/MSP relationships

Job description

In-house Talent Advisor

Location: Farnborough, Salisbury, Portsmouth, or Malvern with three days per week on‑site

Role Type: Permanent – Full‑time

Role ID: 20122

Role Purpose

To deliver end‑to‑end recruitment and onboarding activity for UKI business area, including coordination of contingent worker processes and contractor governance activity.

The role supports permanent and contractor hiring activity to ensure recruitment is delivered efficiently, compliantly and in line with agreed service standards, while maintaining operational oversight of onboarding readiness through Day 30 stabilisation.

This position is not a traditional recruitment role as it moves away from candidate engagement. You will be working closely with internal stakeholders and QinetiQ's RPO – making decisions via data‑led evidence – to provide expert guidance on hiring, retention, and talent strategies.

The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate hands‑on exposure to contractor governance and IR35. This will include having experience working with tax colleagues, using HMRC’s CEST tool, checking assessments, ensuring documentation is retained, and understanding the importance of SOWs.

Key Accountabilities

UKI Permanent Recruitment Delivery

• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment lifecycle for assigned UKI portfolios.
• Support hiring managers from approved requisition through offer and onboarding stabilisation.
• Coordinate agreed SLAs for CV review, interview scheduling and feedback.
• Escalate ageing activity, blockers and repeated process non‑compliance through agreed governance routes.
• Support recruitment reporting and dashboard accuracy.

Contingent Workforce & Contractor Coordination

• Coordinate contractor and contingent worker hiring activity in line with agreed governance processes.
• Support accurate IR35 documentation and process compliance.
• Liaise with Supply Chain, hiring managers and suppliers regarding contractor onboarding and extensions.
• Escalate contractor process risks, delays and documentation issues where required.
• Maintain accurate contractor process records and system data.

Onboarding Oversight

• Maintain visibility of onboarding readiness (IT, vetting, access and manager preparedness).
• Conduct Day 30 onboarding check‑ins for agreed critical hires.
• Escalate onboarding delays and operational issues to Recruitment & Onboarding Manager.
• Support a consistent candidate and hiring manager onboarding experience.

Data & System Discipline

• Ensure high‑quality requisition intake data.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and contractor records within agreed systems.
• Support reporting accuracy through disciplined system usage.
• Maintain recruitment documentation in line with audit and compliance requirements.

Key Relationships

Internal

• Recruitment & Onboarding Manager (direct reporting line)
• Hiring Managers (UKI portfolio)
• Supply Chain / Procurement
• HR Business Partners
• Security & IT
• Group Reward
• Onboarding Operations Team

External

• RPO / MSP
• Recruitment agencies
• Contractor intermediaries / umbrella providers

Key Capabilities/Knowledge

• Good understanding of UK employment legislation and IR35 framework.
• Operational understanding of contractor vs SOW models.
• Understanding of an RPO / MSP relationship and the responsibilities and boundaries from both sides.
• Using data as evidence to make – or back up – decisions.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management capability.
• High attention to detail and process discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple recruitment activities simultaneously.
• Good judgement and escalation awareness.

Experience & Qualifications

• Recruitment or talent acquisition experience within a complex or regulated environment.
• Experience coordinating recruitment activity across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience supporting contractor or contingent workforce processes desirable.
• Experience using recruitment or HR systems.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.