Senior Recruitment Partner

Hoop Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; Híbrido; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Employee Owned Trust after 1 year

Flexible/hybrid working

25 days annual leave + BH

Unlimited annual leave purchase

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Volunteer day

End of Year trip

MediCash benefits

Resumo da vaga

Hoop Housing is seeking a Senior Recruitment Partner to lead housing recruitment across Wales and the South West. You will build strong relationships with housing organisations, source top candidates, and manage end-to-end recruitment, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience from first contact to placement.

Ideal candidates have 18 months+ housing recruitment experience in Wales or SW England, with a keen commercial mindset and a dedication to service excellence in a hybrid Cardiff-based

Qualificações

• 18 months housing recruitment experience in Wales or the South West of England.
• Strong understanding of the housing sector and its roles.
• Proven ability to build client and candidate relationships.
• Commercial mindset with ability to develop new business.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and manage relationships with housing organisations across Wales and the South West.
• Identify new business opportunities and grow client relationships.
• Source, attract and engage high-quality candidates in housing.
• Manage full recruitment process from briefing to placement.
• Provide honest, consultative advice to clients and candidates.
• Build a network of housing professionals and be seen as a trusted partner.
• Collaborate with Hoop team to deliver outstanding service.
• Represent Hoop brand with energy, professionalism and integrity.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Client relationships

Sourcing techniques

Candidate screening

Networking

Formação

Degree level education

Ferramentas

ATS/CRM system

Descrição da vaga

Job title: Senior Recruitment Partner

Sector: Housing

Salary: £30k + Benefits+ commission

Working pattern: Cardiff / Hybrid (3 days office & 2 days WFH) 37.5 hours per week (full time)

Our benefits:

• Become a beneficiary after 1 year part of our Employee Owned Trust
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave plus BH (inc Hoop day and birthday leave)
• Annual leave entitlement increases 1 day per years service, up to 30 days
• Unlimited annual leave purchase
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity / paternity leave
• Free volunteer day
• End of Year trip*
• MediCash benefits

Job Summary / objective:

We’re looking for a Recruitment Partner who knows housing recruitment, and knows how to do it brilliantly. Hoop Housing is growing, and we’re looking for an ambitious, driven and genuinely people-focused Senior Recruitment Partner to join our team. This isn’t about simply filling vacancies. It’s about building relationships, understanding the housing sector, becoming a trusted partner to our clients, and making sure every candidate gets an exceptional experience from the first conversation to the final placement. If you’ve got at least 18 months’ experience recruiting within the housing sector across Wales or the South West of England, we’d love to hear from you.

Your role will include:

• Developing and managing strong relationships with housing organisations across Wales and the South West
• Identifying new business opportunities and growing existing client relationships
• Sourcing, attracting and engaging high-quality candidates across the housing sector
• Managing the full recruitment process from initial briefing through to placement
• Providing honest, knowledgeable and consultative advice to both clients and candidates
• Building a strong network of housing professionals and becoming known as someone people want to work with
• Working collaboratively with the wider Hoop team to deliver an outstanding service
• Representing the Hoop brand with energy, professionalism and integrity

We’re looking for someone who is driven, ambitious and hungry to succeed, but who understands that great recruitment is ultimately about people. You’ll ideally have:

• A minimum of 18 months’ housing recruitment experience within Wales or the South West of England
• A strong understanding of the housing sector and the roles within it
• A proven ability to build and maintain excellent client and candidate relationships
• A natural commercial mindset and the confidence to develop new business
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• The resilience and determination to succeed in a fast-paced recruitment environment
• A genuine commitment to delivering an exceptional level of customer service
• Honesty, integrity and a straightforward approach to recruitment
• Ambition to develop your career and play a key role in the continued growth of Hoop Housing

Qualifications and Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication for interacting with candidates, colleagues, and clients.
• Proficiency in previous ATS/CRM system.
• Active listening to understand candidate preferences and client requirements accurately.
• Proficiency in using various sourcing techniques, including job boards, social media, and professional networking platforms.
• Building a strong candidate pipeline by proactively engaging with potential candidates.
• Evaluating CVs and applications to identify qualified candidates.
• Conducting phone screenings and preliminary interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit.
• Developing a clear understanding of job descriptions and client requirements to match candidates effectively.
• Time management, prioritising tasks to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple job openings simultaneously.
• Efficiently managing candidate communication and documentation.
• Accurately recording candidate information and maintaining a comprehensive candidate database.
• Handling sensitive candidate information with discretion and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
• Following ethical practices in candidate interactions and data management.

Desirable:

• Educational Qualification: Qualified to degree level within any discipline

Why Hoop?

We’re not interested in being just another recruitment agency. Founded in 2016, Hoop is a Welsh-based recruitment business built on empathy, integrity, expertise and drive. We’re 100% employee-owned through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), have been recognised as one of the fastest-growing companies in Wales, and hold Gold REC accreditation. We believe recruitment is about more than filling vacancies. It’s about building trusted relationships, understanding what matters to people and delivering a genuinely brilliant experience for clients and candidates. Hoop Housing is a growing specialist division, giving you the backing of an established recruitment business with the freedom to build your own desk, network and reputation within the housing sector.

If you’re an experienced housing recruiter who is ambitious, commercially minded and passionate about great recruitment, we want to hear from you.Join Hoop Housing and help us raise the bar in housing recruitment