Workforce Lead -.*MUST HAVE NHS EXPERIENCE*

Korn Ferry Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is recruiting an experienced Workforce Manager/Recruitment & Mobilisation Lead for a major public sector workforce mobilisation programme in London. You will own recruitment coordination, onboarding and mobilisation, coordinating with hiring managers and external partners to ensure timely delivery of vacancies from attraction to onboarding.

Key activities include developing prioritised recruitment plans, defining role requirements and managing compliance with NHS checks and safer

Qualifications

• Significant NHS recruitment, resourcing or workforce services experience.
• Strong understanding of NHS recruitment processes, employment checks and safer recruitment.
• Experience managing multiple recruitment campaigns and outsourced recruitment providers.
• Strong workforce planning, onboarding and mobilisation experience.
• Experience with recruitment metrics, reporting and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of ESR and NHS Jobs would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage prioritised recruitment and workforce plans.
• Work with hiring managers to define role requirements, selection processes and timelines.
• Coordinate external recruitment partners and resolve delivery challenges.
• Oversee vacancies from attraction through to offer, pre-employment checks and start dates.
• Own onboarding processes, mobilisation trackers and induction coordination.
• Ensure compliance with employment checks and safer recruitment standards.

Skills

NHS recruitment experience

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Onboarding & mobilisation

Recruitment metrics & reporting

Education

NHS recruitment processes knowledge

Job description

Rate: Up to £380 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: London - Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Contract: Initial contract until 31st March 2027, with a strong possibility of extension

We are currently seeking an experienced Workforce Manager/Recruitment & Mobilisation Lead to support a major workforce mobilisation programme within a large public sector organisation.

This is a delivery-critical opportunity where you will take ownership of recruitment coordination, onboarding and workforce mobilisation, helping establish and manage the organisation's growing workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage prioritised recruitment and workforce plans.

• Work closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, selection processes and timelines.

• Coordinate external recruitment partners and resolve delivery challenges.

• Oversee vacancies from attraction through to offer, pre-employment checks and start dates.

• Own onboarding processes, mobilisation trackers and induction coordination.

• Ensure compliance with employment checks and safer recruitment standards.

Essential Experience:

• Significant NHS recruitment, resourcing or workforce services experience.

• Strong understanding of NHS recruitment processes, employment checks and safer recruitment.

• Experience managing multiple recruitment campaigns and outsourced recruitment providers.

• Strong workforce planning, onboarding and mobilisation experience.

• Experience with recruitment metrics, reporting and stakeholder management.

• Knowledge of ESR and NHS Jobs would be advantageous.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit our website