Senior Recruiter

AMS; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model: Chester onsite 4d/w

Volunteer day

Flexible working arrangements

ERGs and inclusive culture

Job summary

AMS is seeking a Recruiter or Senior Recruiter to join our Investment Banking client on a hybrid arrangement in Chester, onsite 3-4 days per week, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on delivering end-to-end recruitment services, building relationships with hiring managers and improving direct-hire strategies.

You will collaborate with back-office teams to meet start dates and KPIs, mentor junior staff, and manage candidate relationships through the ATS, ensuring a high standard

Qualifications

• Proven full-cycle recruitment experience.
• Proven experience recruiting within Financial Services is ideal but not essential
• Strong stakeholder management skills, partnering with hiring managers and HR teams.
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle from attraction through to offer and onboarding.
• Knowledge of graduate programmes, university engagement, and talent attraction strategies.
• Ability to manage talent pools, recruitment campaigns, and multiple hiring priorities.
• Experience using ATS systems and maintaining accurate recruitment data.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the recruitment service is delivered in line with contractual obligations and client service levels.
• Contribute to the commercial success of the account through achievement of monthly and annual targets.
• Accountable for delivering to target start dates.
• Develop end-to-end recruitment campaign strategies to meet longer term client requirements.
• Develop and support the sourcing strategy for each role/business unit and agree the strategy with hiring manager.
• Work effectively with the sourcing and admin team to ensure a smooth client and candidate experience.
• Mentor / guide members of the sourcing and admin team on best practice approaches.
• Responsible for the management of candidate relationships and their satisfaction with the recruitment experience until start date.
• Ensure changes to a candidate’s status are tracked on the ATS for accurate reporting.
• Support the hiring manager with deciding which candidate to hire and broker the offer.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Stakeholder management

Recruitment lifecycle management

Graduate programmes

Talent attraction strategies

Talent pools

Recruitment campaigns

ATS systems

Reporting

Communication

Relationship-building

Diversity & inclusion

Talent assessment

Tools

ATS systems

Job description

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

https://www.weareams.com/

The Role

We are looking for a Recruiter or Senior Recruiter to join our Investment Banking Client onsite 3-4 days per week in Chester, supporting the Back Office function on a 12 month fixed term contract.

This is a key role that requires a responsive, strategic and client-facing individual who can support client hiring managers with filling their vacancies to target start dates, ensuring all quality thresholds and KPIs are met.

The role of the Recruiter is to develop and deliver excellent recruitment services to the client in line with agreed service levels. The Senior Recruiter is also responsible for building excellent relationships within the hiring manager community in order to identify opportunities for direct hiring and provide guidance to ensure a best practice approach to resourcing is adopted.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the recruitment service is delivered, in line with contractual obligations and client service levels
• Contribute to the commercial success of the account through the achievement of monthly and annual targets.
• Accountable for delivering to target start dates
• Develop end-to-end recruitment campaign strategies to meet longer term client requirements
• Develop and support the sourcing strategy for each role/business unit and agree the strategy (including web-based and direct sourcing) with hiring manager
• Work effectively with the sourcing and admin team to ensure a smooth client and candidate experience
• Mentor / guide members of the sourcing and admin team on best practice approaches, client culture and support them in achieving success in their roles
• Responsible for the management of candidate relationships and their satisfaction with the recruitment experience until start date
• Ensure that all changes to a candidate’s status are tracked on the ATS to enable accurate reporting
• Support the hiring manager with deciding which candidate to hire and guide them in determining an appropriate offer. Close the candidate: broker the offer with the chosen candidate, manage objections and support the candidate during their notice period

Skills & Requirements

• Proven full-cycle recruitment experience.
• Proven experience recruiting within Financial Services industry is ideal but not essential
• Strong stakeholder management skills, partnering with hiring managers and HR teams.
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle from attraction through to offer and onboarding.
• Knowledge of graduate programmes, university engagement, and talent attraction strategies.
• Ability to manage talent pools, recruitment campaigns, and multiple hiring priorities.
• Experience using ATS systems and maintaining accurate recruitment data.
• Strong reporting, analytical, and process improvement skills.
• Excellent candidate care, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
• Understanding of diversity & inclusion principles and recruitment compliance.
• Talent assessment capabilities.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that’s what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world’s leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• Flexibility in how and where you work*
• Hybrid model: Chester - 4 days/week onsite for the first 6 months, then 3 days a week onsite from thereon

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [e-mail] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.