Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Team Lead

Salford Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to 200 online learning modules

Professional development opportunities

Digital Skills Academy

Job summary

Salford City Council is seeking a Recruitment & Talent Team Leader for a 12-month fixed-term appointment. You will lead and develop the Recruitment & Talent team, ensuring a fast, compliant and customer-focused service for managers, schools, candidates and external customers.

Working closely with the Recruitment & Talent Lead, you will shape recruitment practices, oversee campaigns, pre-employment checks and onboarding, and use data to drive improvements while building diverse pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a recruitment, talent acquisition or HR team.
• Strong operational recruitment knowledge, including end-to-end processes.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding, DBS, right to work and pre-employment checking requirements.
• Experience providing advice and guidance to managers and stakeholders.
• Ability to motivate, coach and develop others while fostering a positive team culture.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience identifying opportunities for service improvement and implementing change.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and recruitment best practice.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the day-to-day activity of the Recruitment & Talent team.
• Supporting and developing team members to deliver an efficient, customer-focused and compliant service.
• Providing expert advice to managers on recruitment, safeguarding, DBS, right to work and pre-employment checks.
• Supporting recruitment campaigns, talent attraction initiatives and workforce planning activities.
• Monitoring service performance and helping the team meet agreed service standards and deadlines.
• Reviewing and improving recruitment and onboarding processes to enhance the candidate and manager experience.
• Supporting internal and external audits and ensuring risks are identified and managed appropriately.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across HR & OD and Greater Manchester to share best practice and drive innovation.
• Promoting inclusive recruitment practices that support our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ambitions.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

End-to-end recruitment

Safeguarding & DBS

Data-driven improvement

Interviewing

Change management

Job description

Salford City Council is seeking a Recruitment & Talent Team Leader for a 12-month fixed-term appointment. You will lead and develop the Recruitment & Talent team, ensuring a fast, compliant and customer-focused service for managers, schools, candidates and external customers.

Working closely with the Recruitment & Talent Lead, you will shape recruitment practices, oversee campaigns, pre-employment checks and onboarding, and use data to drive improvements while building diverse pipelines.