Talent Acquisition Consultant

Starr Underwriting; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition Consultant for a 6-month contract to manage recruitment for technical roles in their Customer Services division. This role offers hybrid working with a commitment to diversity and inclusion, ensuring a positive candidate experience while meeting business needs.

Benefits

Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)

Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Family Friendly policy

Access to savings at High Street brands

Monthly gym membership contribution

Health and wellbeing plan

Employee Volunteering

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a TA role within financial services.
• Strong understanding of recruitment challenges across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for the Customer Services division.
• Conduct role briefing meetings and create engaging job advertisements.
• Champion diversity and inclusion in hiring practices.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Sourcing Skills

Organizational Skills

Data-informed Decision Making

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Commitment to Diversity

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

• Join our thriving Talent Acquisition team on a 6-month fixed term contract

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for a variety of roles

• Hybrid 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role:

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term contract to cover an internal secondment with the potential to lead to a permanent role for the right candidate. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at building strong relationships with stakeholders, this could be the opportunity for you!

In this role, you’ll manage end-to-end recruitment for our Customer Services division, with a focus on more technical and harder-to-fill roles. This includes conducting in depth role briefing meetings with managers, creating engaging job advertisements, proactively sourcing candidates, and guiding offer negotiations, all while following our best practice recruitment processes.

A key focus of this role will be championing diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding inclusive hiring practices at every stage of the recruitment process. Collaboration will be vital as you partner closely with HR colleagues to align recruitment efforts with workforce planning and broader business objectives.

As an ambassador for NFU Mutual, you’ll ensure every candidate enjoys a positive experience, helping to reinforce our reputation as an employer of choice.

This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

About you:

We’re looking for a proactive Talent Acquisition Consultant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

You’ll be a team player willing to support the wider team when needed and able to collaborate with colleagues. In this role, you’ll need exceptional organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and deliver effective recruitment strategies that meet the needs of the business.

Your ability to make sound, data-informed decisions will be critical as you navigate complex hiring challenges, ensuring a seamless and efficient process for both candidates and hiring managers.

Attention to detail and strong verbal and written communication skills are equally important for effectively engaging candidates and conveying information clearly.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience in a TA role, gained from an in-house or an RPO environment and within financial services

• Proven experience of recruiting for hard-to-fill, niche and specialist corporate roles

• Experience managing the full 360 recruitment cycle

• Strong understanding of recruitment challenges across different sectors, including market trends and key skillsets

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels

• Strong sourcing skills and experience using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and talent pipelines

• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, with experience driving inclusive hiring practices.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards:

• Salary of up to £45,000 based on skill set and experience

• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)

• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme

• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities

• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets

• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs

• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more

• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance

• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year

• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme

• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary

• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual:

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us.

We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.