Talent Acquisition Specialist

Morgan McKinley; Lingfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join Lingfield on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will manage end-to-end recruitment, partner with hiring managers, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience throughout the process.

You will develop sourcing strategies, proactively attract talent via LinkedIn and job boards, manage pipelines, and provide market insights. The role supports continuous improvement and embeds new structures while maintaining business performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal talent acquisition or recruitment roles.
• Able to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Proven ability to source talent in competitive markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates.
• Proactively source talent via LinkedIn, job boards and other recruitment channels.
• Manage candidate pipelines and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout.
• Provide recruitment market insights and advice to hiring managers.
• Support continuous improvement across recruitment processes and practices.
• Help embed new structures, roles and ways of working while maintaining business performance.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Candidate experience

Relationship building

Job description

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Lingfield
Salary: £35,500
Hours: Full-time, 37hrs a week, hybrid (3 days office)

Are you a passionate Talent Acquisition professional who enjoys building relationships, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and finding the right talent for the right opportunities? We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist to join a team in Lingfield on an 18-month fixed-term contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working in partnership with hiring managers and is passionate about delivering a high-quality end-to-end recruitment service.

Talent Acquisition Specialist responsibilities:

• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Building strong relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders.
• Developing effective sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates.
• Proactively sourcing talent through LinkedIn, job boards and other recruitment channels.
• Managing candidate pipelines and ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout.
• Providing recruitment market insights and advice to hiring managers.
• Supporting continuous improvement across recruitment processes and practices.
• Help embed new structures, roles and ways of working while maintaining business performance.

• Ensure people practices align with legal, statutory and internal governance requirements.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially balanced advice on people-related decisions.

Talent Acquisition Specialist will have / be:

• Has previous experience within an internal Talent Acquisition or recruitment role in ideally highly regulated environment
• Is confident managing multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Has excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Can demonstrate reducing reliance of using agency.
• Enjoys sourcing and engaging with talent in a competitive market.
• Has a genuine passion for delivering an outstanding candidate experience.