Job Description
Talent Acquisition Manager
Our client is looking for an experienced and people-focused Talent Acquisition Manager to lead their recruitment strategy and operations, ensuring they attract, appoint and retain exceptional talent in the UK and overseas.
This is a brilliant opportunity for a recruitment leader to shape a best-in-class candidate experience and build a strong, values-led talent pipeline that helps bring hope, healing and practical aid to some of the world's most isolated communities.
Location: Kent or Bedfordshire (with hybrid working)
Rewards: Salary of £48,500, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Role
As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will drive our client's recruitment operations for both UK and overseas staff, ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience.
Overseeing all recruitment activity through the UK office, you will own and manage the Applicant Tracking System, lead UK hiring, and design robust, personable selection processes that align with the organisation's faith, vision and values.
From recruitment campaigns and hiring events to refining assessment frameworks and monitoring recruitment metrics, you will drive continuous improvement while maintaining a practical approach to delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
Alongside strategic leadership, you will line manage and develop the Talent Acquisition Officer, manage recruitment budgets, and build strong partnerships internally and externally to strengthen our client's talent pipeline.
Additionally, you will:
- Create and deliver annual international recruitment action and promotional plans
- Lead proactive digital acquisition activity, including LinkedIn outreach
- Train and coach UK managers in effective recruitment and selection techniques
- Contribute to global recruitment initiatives
- Ensure legal compliance throughout the recruitment process
- Represent the organisation at events
About You
To join our client as their Talent Acquisition Manager, you will need:
- Experience at a managerial level for talent acquisition
- Experience delivering a best-in-class candidate experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and delivering successful projects
- Experience using and managing applicant tracking systems
- Experience controlling budgets
- Experience conducting interviews
- Experience preparing and delivering recruitment training
- A good understanding of recruitment-related employment law, compliance, and GDPR
- To be educated to a degree or equivalent level
- A full, valid driving licence and willingness to travel in the UK
The Organisation
Our client is a faith-based organisation that delivers practical support and religious awareness across the globe.
The Benefits
- Salary of £48,500 per annum
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year
- Non-contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions
- Death in service payment
- Flexible working policy
- Access to our client's Employee Assistance Programme
You'll shape and lead recruitment that directly supports our client's global mission.
In return, you'll step into a role with genuine purpose, leadership influence and long-term stability, giving you the opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to work that reaches far beyond the UK.
Other organisations may call this role Recruitment Manager, Head of Recruitment, HR Manager, Human Resources Manager, In-house Recruitment Manager, Senior Recruiter, or Recruitment Lead.
The closing date for this role is 22nd March 2026.
So, if you want to join our client as their Talent Acquisition Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
