Talent Acquisition Manager

Nationalmuseums; London; Hybrid; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural institution seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager to create and lead its hiring initiatives within the People and Culture team. This role involves developing strategies to attract diverse candidates, improving recruitment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally to align with organizational goals. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in recruitment, strong relationship management, and a commitment to inclusivity.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Membership of pension scheme

Free entry to museums and exhibitions

Interest-free travel and rental deposit loans

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Talent Acquisition.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies.
• Oversee candidate lifecycle from application to outcome.
• Streamline recruitment processes for efficiency.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Relationship Building

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Knowledge of Recruitment Best Practices

Education

Relevant experience in Talent Acquisition

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Job description

Talent Acquisition Manager
People and Culture
41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break). We work in a hybrid way and are open to flexible working patterns.
18 month fixed-term contract
£48,144 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 23 June 2025

About the role:

This is a newly created role within the People and Culture team responsible for setting up a Talent Acquisition function. Reporting into the Head of People Operations, you will bring together our recruitment activities including developing strategies, sourcing, hiring, and managing talent.

You'll leverage your expertise in the entire recruitment lifecycle, from market mapping and candidate nurturing to utilising interview techniques and ensuring efficient hiring to ensure a consistent and excellent service is delivered across the Museum.

Partnering with hiring managers, senior leaders and stakeholders in People and Culture, you'll develop targeted strategies that attract a diverse pool of candidates supporting us to create an inclusive workplace culture that reflects our values.

If you're driven, resourceful and looking for an opportunity to shape a talent acquisition function, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team.

Key areas of responsibility:

* Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies, ensuring alignment of approach with the Museum's values and objectives.
* Identify, attract, and recruit talent through the most appropriate and effective channels.
* Oversee the candidate lifecycle from application to outcome, providing a positive candidate experiences regardless of outcome.
* Streamline recruitment processes, ensuring efficiency and legal compliance.
* Collaborate cross-functionally to align People and Culture strategies with business objectives.
* Support and assist with the delivery of Museum projects that relate to Talent Acquisition including but not limited to the design, procurement and implementation of a modern and future-focused application tracking system.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you. A full job description is available below, this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

What you'll bring:

You will be a confident and comfortable networker with excellent relationship building skills. You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and have a strong focus on continuous improvement both of yourself and those around you. You will also be able to evidence:

* Proven experience delivering Talent Acquisition.
* Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
* Exceptional attention to detail.
* Strong knowledge of visa immigration requirements and recruitment best practices.
* Experience using ATS systems.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

* Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
* Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
* Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
* Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
* Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
* Professional and personal development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

The interviews are expected to take place on 1 July 2025.

We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 2 days a week.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details .

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

National Museum Directors' Council, Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.