Talent Partner: End-to-End Recruitment Leader

Southwark Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Southwark Council’s People & Organisational Development service is recruiting a hands-on Talent Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment and improve how recruitment is delivered across the council. You’ll work with hiring managers to design campaigns, attract candidates and ensure fair, high-quality processes.

The role focuses on using data and insight to strengthen outcomes, support internal talent, and deliver a consistent recruitment approach within a diverse, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end‑to‑end recruitment and advising managers on recruitment processes and best practice.
• Experience designing and delivering attraction campaigns, including sourcing candidates for hard-to-fill or specialist roles.
• The ability to manage multiple recruitment campaigns at pace, staying organised and meeting deadlines.
• Confidence using recruitment data and insight to track progress, identify issues and improve performance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge appropriately and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Managing end‑to‑end recruitment campaigns, from vacancy approval through to offer, ensuring timelines and standards are met
• Working with hiring managers to design recruitment approaches, including advertising, assessment and selection methods
• Leading attraction activity, including writing job adverts, running campaigns and using direct sourcing to reach suitable candidates
• Supporting redeployment and internal candidates, helping to match talent to opportunities and promote internal movement
• Providing advice, guidance and challenge to managers, while maintaining accurate data, compliance and a positive candidate experience

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Campaign design

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven insights

Job description

Southwark Council’s People & Organisational Development service is recruiting a hands-on Talent Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment and improve how recruitment is delivered across the council. You’ll work with hiring managers to design campaigns, attract candidates and ensure fair, high-quality processes.

The role focuses on using data and insight to strengthen outcomes, support internal talent, and deliver a consistent recruitment approach within a diverse, fast-paced environment.