Talent Acquisition Advisor

Pdsa; Halford CP; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, +

Three paid special days off: Voluntei

Generous pension options, 5–10%

Job summary

PDSA in the United Kingdom is creating a modern resourcing function to attract, select and support people who will help us reach more pets and their owners. You’ll build proactive talent pipelines, use direct sourcing and sponsorship processes, and lead recruitment campaigns with our external marketing partner to strengthen our presence.

You’ll collaborate across the organisation, coach hiring managers, and drive best practice while ensuring compliant recruitment budgets and processes.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of full recruitment lifecycle.
• Ability to build talent pipelines for immediate and long-term needs.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Build proactive talent pipelines aligned to future skills and roles across employee and volunteer recruitment.
• Lead recruitment campaigns and work with external marketing partners to strengthen presence across platforms.
• Manage relationships with agencies, job boards and talent platforms to ensure value for money and consistency.
• Support hiring managers to embed best practice and improve recruitment capability across PDSA.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and introduce new tools.

Skills

Full recruitment lifecycle

Talent pipelines

Direct sourcing

Recruitment campaigns

Stakeholder management

ATS platforms

Employer branding

Resourcing partnerships

Tools

ATS platforms

Job description

About Us

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.

We're now on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together, we'll build a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.

If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a team that's creating positive change, we want you to join us. Let's build a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.

About you

You're joining PDSA at a pivotal moment. We're building a new, modern resourcing function from the ground up, reshaping how we attract, select and support the people who will help us reach even more pets and their owners. You'll play a key role in taking our recruitment approach to the next level, bringing fresh thinking, practical expertise and a willingness to try new ways of working.

You have a solid understanding of the full recruitment life cycle and know how to build talent pipelines that support both immediate needs and long-term workforce plans. You're confident partnering with colleagues across the organisation, offering clear advice, coaching hiring managers and ensuring a consistent, positive candidate experience.

In this role, you'll help us move forward by:

• Building proactive talent pipelines aligned to future skills needs and hard-to-fill roles across both employee and volunteer recruitment.
• Using a range of sourcing approaches, including direct sourcing and certificate of sponsorship processes, to reach and attract strong candidates.
• Leading recruitment campaigns and working with our external recruitment marketing agency to strengthen our presence across key platforms.
• Managing relationships with agencies, job boards and talent platforms to ensure value for money and a professional, consistent approach.
• Supporting hiring managers to embed best practice and improve recruitment capability across PDSA.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, introduce new tools and improve how we work as a newly formed team.
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, including IR35 and worker status, while managing recruitment budgets responsibly.

You'll thrive here if you enjoy building something new, shaping better ways of working and being part of a team that’s ambitious about doing things differently. Experience with ATS platforms, employer branding, senior-level recruitment or in-house resourcing is helpful, but what matters most is your ability to collaborate, stay curious and help us raise the bar.

Rewards, support and benefits

We're really passionate about being a great place to work, somewhere people feel proud of what they do, connected to a meaningful purpose, and able to make a genuine difference every day. Our teams are collaborative and supportive, and we encourage everyone to bring their ideas, individuality and passion for pets to work with them.

As well as a rewarding role and a positive, people-focused culture, we also offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working options to support your work-life balance and individual circumstances.
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, with option to buy or sell an extra five days.
• Three paid special days off: Volunteering Day, Celebration Day and Wellbeing Day annually.
• Generous pension options, with PDSA contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%.
• Life assurance providing four times your annual salary for added peace of mind.
• AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme, with 24/7 wellbeing support
• Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts available through our staff Fetch benefits platform.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to support you and your family.
• 15% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff veterinary services.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.