Talent Attraction & Recruitment Lead

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Dudley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Recruitment & Talent Engagement Officer to join the Council Workforce and Learning Team. You will coordinate recruitment activity, manage vacancies and campaigns, and deliver a professional service to applicants and managers in Dudley.

The role involves interviews, events, and maintaining recruitment records, with a focus on attracting high-quality candidates for Children and Young People services. On-site, full-time work is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating recruitment, resourcing or HR processes.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with recruitment systems and Microsoft Office.
• Passion for candidate attraction, recruitment marketing and employer branding.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with managers, colleagues and external partners.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in public service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment campaigns across a wide range of Children and Young People roles.
• Manage vacancy advertisements across multiple recruitment platforms and social media channels.
• Provide a professional and responsive service to applicants, managers and stakeholders.
• Support hiring managers to attract the best candidates into critical and hard-to-fill roles.
• Organise interviews, assessment centres and recruitment events.
• Produce recruitment correspondence and maintain accurate recruitment records.
• Support the development of employer branding, attraction campaigns and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Analyse recruitment performance data and contribute to workforce planning activity.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and support to Recruitment Officers where required.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Candidate attraction

Tools

Microsoft Office

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Recruitment & Talent Engagement Officer to join the Council Workforce and Learning Team. You will coordinate recruitment activity, manage vacancies and campaigns, and deliver a professional service to applicants and managers in Dudley.

The role involves interviews, events, and maintaining recruitment records, with a focus on attracting high-quality candidates for Children and Young People services. On-site, full-time work is expected.