Early Careers Recruitment Manager (FTC)

Early Careers Recruitment Manager

12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover) West End, London Private Equity

I'm partnering with a highly successful international Private Equity firm to recruit an Early Careers Recruitment Manager on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of the firm's Early Careers strategy for its Investment Professionals population, overseeing the attraction, recruitment, onboarding and development of graduate, intern and Associate-level talent across Europe.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and reporting into the Investment Professionals HR Business Partner, you'll be responsible for delivering an exceptional candidate experience while building a diverse and high-quality talent pipeline across key locations across Europe.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment of Interns and Associates across multiple European offices.
• Develop and execute innovative early careers attraction strategies.
• Build strong relationships with universities, student societies and key talent pools.
• Organise recruitment events, workshops and employer branding initiatives.
• Own assessment processes, interview frameworks and selection criteria.
• Partner with senior investment professionals on hiring and workforce planning.
• Deliver engaging onboarding programmes and support wider early careers development initiatives.
• Use data and insights to evaluate programme effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.

About you:

• Previous experience in an Early Careers Recruitment, Campus Recruitment or Graduate Recruitment role.
• Experience managing high-volume or structured early careers programmes within a corporate, professional services, financial services or investment environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Highly organised with excellent project management capabilities.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• A proactive, relationship-driven approach and genuine passion for talent development.
• Experience using Workday would be advantageous.
• Interest in leveraging AI and technology to improve recruitment processes is highly desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious investment firm in a highly visible role with significant international exposure and the chance to shape the future talent pipeline of the business.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch.