Talent Acquisition Manager

ANTHONY NOLAN; Hampstead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Childcare vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Travel season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Anthony Nolan is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead inclusive, data-informed recruitment that supports our mission. You will shape sourcing strategies, manage end-to-end hiring across roles, and partner with hiring managers to raise hiring standards and candidate experience.

The role sits in our People team, reporting to the Head of People Development, and combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing end-to-end recruitment across a range of job types and levels.
• Experience developing and implementing recruitment strategies, sourcing approaches and talent attraction initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment and selection best practice, including interviewing, assessment methods and candidate experience.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies to manage hiring activity and improve processes.
• Experience producing and interpreting recruitment data, using insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Good understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion principles in recruitment and talent attraction.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment initiatives and develop sourcing strategies.
• Analyze recruitment trends and build hiring manager capability.
• Provide expert advice and challenge throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the people operations team to optimise processes.
• Maintain active involvement in campaigns and key appointments.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Recruitment strategy

Interviewing & assessment

ATS experience

Data-driven recruitment

DEI in recruitment

Tools

ATS

Job description

Talent Acquisition Manager

Shape inclusive, insight-led recruitment at Anthony Nolan, building brilliant teams and connections that give patients a chance to survive and thrive.

We are Anthony Nolan. We unite people and science – matching stem cell donors to those in need of transplants and treatments and growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone can find the lifesaving match they need.

Thanks to Shirley and Anthony Nolan, our register of almost a million potential donors, our cell and gene therapy research and our expertise in stem cell transplants, we currently help four patients a day in need of a transplant, giving more people another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to join our People team.

Title:Talent Acquisition Manager

Salary: £44,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, withhead office in Hampstead, London

The Talent Acquisition Manager leads Anthony Nolan's approach to attracting, engaging and hiring talented people who will help deliver our mission.

Reporting to the Head of People Development, this role is responsible for ensuring our recruitment practices are effective, inclusive, data-informed and aligned to our employer brand and organisational strategy. Working closely with hiring managers, the Talent Acquisition Manager will provide expert advice and challenge throughout the recruitment lifecycle, helping the organisation make high-quality hiring decisions while continuously improving the candidate experience.

As our subject matter expert, the role combines strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will lead recruitment initiatives, develop sourcing strategies, analyse recruitment trends and build hiring manager capability, whilst also remaining actively involved in key campaigns and appointments. The role also works closely with our people operations team.

You will bring:

• Significant experience managing end-to-end recruitment across a range of job types and levels.
• Experience developing and implementing recruitment strategies, sourcing approaches and talent attraction initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment and selection best practice, including interviewing, assessment methods and candidate experience.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies to manage hiring activity and improve processes.
• Experience producing and interpreting recruitment data, using insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Good understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion principles in recruitment and talent attraction.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
• And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Please note:We encourage you to apply as soon as possible - this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department: Strategy & Culture
• Role: People
• Locations: Head Office
• Remote status: Hybrid
• Yearly salary: £44,500
• Contract hours: Full time
• Employment type: Permanent
• Closing date: 30 September, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation: 2 days per week on site

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

• You're passionateand dedicated to your work
• You're innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You're accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You're people and patient focused- you want to make a difference to people's lives

These five values are what drive and motivate usacross all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketingand communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We're incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we're always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here.