Resourcing Partner - AR

Job Title: Resourcing Partner (Senior & Specialist)

Directorate: Resources / HR & Organisational Development

Location: Hybrid (approx. 2 days per week in office)

Contract: 3-6 months

Job Purpose

The Resourcing Partner (Senior & Specialist) will deliver a proactive, high quality recruitment service across the Council, with a focus on senior, specialist, and hard to fill roles. The postholder will manage end to end recruitment campaigns, provide expert advice to hiring managers, and use direct sourcing and market insight to improve recruitment outcomes.

A key focus of the role is to reduce reliance on agencies and interim solutions by strengthening direct hiring, improving attraction strategies, and delivering cost effective resourcing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end to end recruitment campaigns for senior, specialist, and hard to fill roles.
• Act as the main point of contact for hiring managers, providing expert advice on attraction strategy, selection methods, and market conditions.
• Design and deliver targeted, inclusive, and cost effective attraction campaigns using direct sourcing, talent pooling, and proactive outreach.
• Support managers to reduce agency and interim spend by improving direct recruitment outcomes.
• Ensure all recruitment activity is compliant with employment law, equality requirements, and Council policy.
• Maintain accurate records using the Applicant Tracking System and ensure robust audit trails and pre employment checks.
• Use recruitment data and market insight to identify trends, improve performance, and enhance candidate experience.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure service quality and value for money.
• Promote the Council as an inclusive employer of choice through high quality candidate care and professional delivery.
• Support redeployment activity in line with Council procedures.

Key Outcomes

• Reduced time to hire for senior and specialist roles
• Increased direct sourcing success and reduced agency usage
• Improved candidate and hiring manager experience
• Strong compliance and audit readiness
• Consistent, high quality recruitment delivery across the Council

Person Specification Essential Experience

• End to end recruitment experience, including senior or specialist roles
• In house recruitment experience within public sector or local government
• Experience advising and influencing hiring managers and senior stakeholders
• Strong direct sourcing and attraction capability
• Understanding of recruitment compliance and equality principles
• Experience using ATS systems and recruitment data
• Evidence of reducing reliance on agencies or external spend

Desirable

• Experience using recruitment metrics for service improvement
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience

Personal Attributes

• Confident, credible and relationship focused
• Strong communicator with influencing skills
• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities
• Commercially aware with a focus on value for money
• Committed to inclusive and fair recruitment practices
• Data driven and improvement focused