Recruitment Manager

Haberdashers' Elstree Schools; Elstree; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private pension (Aegon)

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Professional development

Free lunch and refreshments

Free onsite parking

Access to gym and swimming facilities

Online GP service

Vivup staff benefits

Job summary

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager – Professional Services to lead end-to-end recruitment across the organisation, partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand workforce needs and deliver effective recruitment solutions.

You will own attraction strategies, manage selection, offers and pre-employment checks, and champion employer branding and digital channels.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end recruitment within a complex organisation.
• Ability to develop and deliver attraction strategies for hard-to-fill and senior roles.
• Experience using direct sourcing, digital recruitment and professional networks.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience contributing to employer branding, recruitment marketing or talent attraction initiatives.
• Experience in education or multi-site organisations is advantageous.
• Collaborative, commercially aware and safeguarding-focused recruitment practices.

Responsibilities

• Leading Professional Services recruitment: end-to-end across corporate, operational, specialist and senior roles.
• Strengthening our employer brand through campaigns and digital channels.
• Building future talent pipelines and candidate communities to support current and future workforce needs.
• Driving insight and performance using data, reporting and campaign evaluation.
• Improving recruitment delivery by enhancing processes, systems and standards.
• Partnering across the organisation with hiring managers, senior leaders and HR/Marketing to strengthen recruitment practice.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Employer branding

Talent pipelines

Data-driven recruitment

Digital recruitment

Job description

Be the driving force behind exceptional recruitment, employer brand and talent attraction.

Habs has been awarded Independent School of the Year 2025, with Haberdashers' Elstree Schools receiving both the award for Outstanding Educational Partnerships and the overall top accolade of Independent School of the Year 2025. This national recognition reflects our long‑term commitment to educational excellence, innovation and community. It is an exciting and proud moment to be joining our school.

Are you a recruitment professional who combines strategic thinking with a hands‑on approach? Do you thrive on building strong stakeholder relationships, finding creative solutions to recruitment challenges and connecting great people with great opportunities?

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Recruitment Manager – Professional Services to lead the delivery of a high‑quality, proactive recruitment service across our organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how we attract, engage and recruit talented people, ensuring we have the skills and expertise needed to support our schools and wider organisation.

About the role

You will take ownership of the end‑to‑end recruitment process for Professional Services appointments, partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand their workforce needs and deliver effective, tailored recruitment solutions.

From defining role requirements and developing attraction strategies to managing selection, offers and pre‑employment checks, you will ensure every vacancy is managed efficiently and every candidate receives a positive, professional experience.

Beyond day‑to‑day recruitment delivery, you will lead our organisation‑wide employer brand and talent attraction activity. You will develop compelling recruitment campaigns, strengthen our careers content, make effective use of digital and social channels, and build talent pools that help us connect with exceptional candidates for both current and future opportunities.

You will also champion a data‑led approach, using recruitment insight to evaluate campaign effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement and make informed recommendations that enhance service quality and cost‑effectiveness.

Working closely with the Recruitment Manager for Teaching, you will help shape a consistent, collaborative and forward‑thinking recruitment function across Haberdashers’ Elstree School.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading Professional Services recruitment: Delivering end‑to‑end recruitment across a diverse portfolio of corporate, operational, specialist and senior roles, with tailored strategies for hard‑to‑fill vacancies.
• Strengthening our employer brand: Showcasing our organisation, culture and career opportunities through engaging recruitment campaigns, compelling content and effective digital channels.
• Building future talent pipelines: Developing proactive sourcing strategies, talent pools and candidate communities to support current and future workforce needs.
• Driving insight and performance: Using recruitment data, reporting and campaign evaluation to identify trends, improve outcomes and inform workforce planning.
• Improving recruitment delivery: Enhancing processes, systems and standards to deliver a responsive, efficient and commercially aware service.
• Partnering across the organisation: Building trusted relationships with hiring managers, senior leaders and colleagues across HR and Marketing, while working collaboratively to strengthen recruitment practice.

About you

You will be an experienced recruitment professional who understands how to balance excellent service delivery with commercial awareness, creative attraction strategies and continuous improvement.

You will bring:

• Significant experience managing end‑to‑end recruitment within a complex organisation, including Professional Services, corporate, operational or specialist appointments.
• A proven ability to develop and deliver effective attraction strategies, including for hard‑to‑fill and senior roles.
• Experience using direct sourcing, digital recruitment, targeted advertising and professional networks to reach high‑quality candidates.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise and influence hiring managers and senior leaders.
• Experience contributing to employer brand, recruitment marketing or talent attraction initiatives.
• Experience within education or a multi‑site organisation would be advantageous, as would experience developing talent pools, managing digital recruitment channels and improving recruitment systems and processes.
• Above all, you will be collaborative, commercially aware and committed to fair, inclusive and safeguarding‑focused recruitment practices.

Join Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools and help us attract the people who make a difference.

What we offer

• A competitive salary, commensurate with the candidate’s experience
• The opportunity to work in a vibrant, ambitious, and supportive school community alongside exceptional colleagues who are deeply committed to excellence and to one another
• Generous private pension scheme through Aegon with substantial employer contributions
• Life assurance cover
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering confidential support, guidance, and advice
• Extensive professional development and training opportunities within a culture that values growth and continuous learning
• Free lunch and refreshments during the working day
• Free onsite parking and access to the Schools’ extensive coach network
• Free access to excellent sports facilities, including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes
• Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, including yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks
• Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice
• Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform offering discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn recruitment data into meaningful insight and practical recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to create engaging recruitment content and deliver a positive candidate experience.
• A proactive, organised and solutions‑focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.