Interim Head Of Recruitment

Michael Page; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education organisation is seeking an Interim Head of Recruitment for a 6 month role that offers hybrid working based in London. The successful candidate will manage a small recruitment team, review and rebuild the recruitment function, and develop team capabilities. The position offers a salary of up to £80k per annum depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in line management with a focus on recruitment.
• Experience in rebuilding a recruitment function.
• Strong commercial mindset with sector experience.

Responsibilities

• Line manage a small recruitment team and lead on restructuring.
• Review and rebuild the current recruitment function.
• Develop team capabilities and report on key performance metrics.

Skills

Line management

Recruitment performance improvement

KPI and SLA setting

Talent pipeline management

Agency relationship management

Job description

Overview

A higher education organisation is looking for an Interim Head of Recruitment for an initial 6 month role. The role offers hybrid working and is based in London.

Responsibilities

• Line manage a small recruitment team with scope to restructure
• Review the current recruitment function (greenfield) and completely rebuild it
• Lead on improving team performance and partnering with the wider business
• Develop improvements in the recruitment function and team capability
• Report on metrics and ensure SLA's are met
• Provide advice and guidance to the recruitment team, including setting key KPI's and SLA's
• Develop a high performance culture and collaboration
• Provide process improvement and efficiencies
• Ensure effective talent pipeline and workforce planning
• Support on executive recruitment hires
• Manage agency relationships and develop new partnerships where necessary

Profile

• An Interim Head of Recruitment with: Previous line management experience, setting KPI's and SLA's
• Open to sector background: preference for commercial sector
• Commercial mindset
• Previous experience in re-building a recruitment function

Job Offer

• Interim Head of Recruitment
• 6 month FTC with the potential to go permanent
• Up to £80k per annum dependent on experience
• Hybrid working, based in London