Talent Acquisition Lead

Your Ambition; Hockley; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Seetec Group in Hockley is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to shape and deliver recruitment strategy across Seetec Business Services. The role is hybrid (two days on-site) with bi-monthly travel to UK and Ireland bases. Salary £35,000 to £41,000 plus benefits.

You will develop hiring plans, partner with senior stakeholders, and lead end-to-end recruitment delivery while line-managing the Onboarding Specialist. Strong leadership and full-cycle recruiting experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Talent Acquisition, with leadership/coaching experience (at least 1 year preferred).
• Strong full-cycle recruitment expertise, including sourcing techniques and assessment strategies.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders while managing multiple recruitment priorities.
• Confident using recruitment metrics and ATS/HR systems to track performance and improve outcomes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Desirable: CIPD qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic hiring plans aligned to current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and hiring managers, providing a consultative approach on sourcing, assessment and interviewing.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery—from job design and advertising through to offer management and onboarding.
• Line manage and coach the Onboarding Specialist, ensuring timely offers, onboarding and role-specific vetting/compliance checks.
• Drive continuous improvement by reviewing processes, embedding best practice and strengthening the candidate experience.
• Build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-volume roles using proactive sourcing.
• Use recruitment data (e.g., time-to-hire, pipeline health) to provide insights and inform workforce planning.
• Manage relationships with agencies, job boards and community partners; represent Seetec at job fairs and events.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and support our commitment to social value and community impact.

Skills

Leadership

Full-cycle recruitment

Sourcing techniques

Stakeholder management

ATS/HR systems

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification (desirable)

Tools

ATS/HRIS

Job description

Talent Acquisition Lead (Hockley)

Job Role

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to shape and deliver our recruitment strategy across Seetec Business Services, attracting, selecting and onboarding great people across a wide range of service areas. Based in Hockley, this is a hybrid role (two days per week on-site) with bi-monthly travel to UK and Ireland bases for events and stakeholder partnering

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary of £35,000 to £41,000 with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefitsFree access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits
• Location: Hockley, Essex /Hybrid
• Hours: 37 hours a week

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our employee-owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic hiring plans aligned to current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and hiring managers, providing a consultative approach on sourcing, assessment and interviewing.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment delivery—from job design and advertising through to offer management and onboarding.
• Line manage and coach the Onboarding Specialist, ensuring timely offers, onboarding and role-specific vetting/compliance checks.
• Drive continuous improvement by reviewing processes, embedding best practice and strengthening the candidate experience.
• Build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-volume roles using proactive sourcing.
• Use recruitment data (e.g., time-to-hire, pipeline health) to provide insights and inform workforce planning.
• Manage relationships with agencies, job boards and community partners; represent Seetec at job fairs and events.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and support our commitment to social value and community impact.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Talent Acquisition, with leadership/coaching experience (at least 1 year preferred).
• Strong full-cycle recruitment expertise, including sourcing techniques and assessment strategies.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders while managing multiple recruitment priorities.
• Confident using recruitment metrics and ATS/HR systems to track performance and improve outcomes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Desirable: Experience in public services, skills, employability, justice or related sectors; CIPD (or equivalent) qualification.

Additional Information

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
Dependent on the role you are applying to, you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”.
Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.