Strategic Research Recruitment & Resource Manager

Aspire Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

University pension scheme

Professional development and training

Employee wellbeing services

Inclusive working environment

Excellent public-transport links in中央曼

Manchester location advantage

Job summary

Aspire Recruitment in Manchester is seeking an experienced Recruitment and Resource Manager for a leading university research department. You will coordinate recruitment, workforce planning and resource allocation across an active academic environment, ensuring projects have the people, skills and capacity to succeed.

Working with research leaders and professional services, you will oversee end-to-end recruitment campaigns, advise on processes, monitor staffing levels and contract end dates to

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in recruitment, resourcing and workforce planning.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns in a complex organisation.
• Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
• Excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with workforce data, budgets and management information.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment campaigns for academic, research, technical and professional services roles.
• Advise hiring managers on recruitment processes, role design and resourcing options.
• Coordinate vacancy approvals, advertising, shortlisting, interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Develop workforce and resource plans aligned with project priorities, funding and delivery timescales.
• Monitor staffing levels, workloads, vacancies and contract end dates across the department.
• Produce accurate management information and reports on recruitment and resource requirements.
• Work with HR, Finance and research support colleagues to ensure recruitment activity is compliant and financially sustainable.
• Support the effective allocation of staff across research programmes and projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment, onboarding and workforce-planning processes.
• Promote inclusive recruitment practices and an excellent candidate experience.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Data & reporting

Inclusive recruitment practices

Job description

Aspire Recruitment in Manchester is seeking an experienced Recruitment and Resource Manager for a leading university research department. You will coordinate recruitment, workforce planning and resource allocation across an active academic environment, ensuring projects have the people, skills and capacity to succeed.

Working with research leaders and professional services, you will oversee end-to-end recruitment campaigns, advise on processes, monitor staffing levels and contract end dates to