Internal Recruiter

The Internal Recruiter plays a key role in managing the full recruitment lifecycle for a varied portfolio of vacancies across the National Trust. You'll bring recruitment expertise, help maintain high standards of compliance, and support inclusive and fair hiring practices, ensuring a positive experience for candidates and hiring managers alike.

The role is ideal for someone who is client focused, highly organised and able to adapt quickly. Working closely with the Resourcing Specialist for our head office teams, you'll take the lead on sourcing activity while also getting involved in a wide range of recruitment tasks and improvement projects.

What it's like to work here

As part of the People Service Centre, you'll work alongside Resourcing Specialists, Hiring Managers and wider People colleagues. We're a collaborative team that values continuous improvement, shared learning and supporting one another.

Thanks to the wide range of functions based at Heelis, every day brings something new. You might be taking a vacancy briefing, writing advert copy, advising on attraction strategies, speaking with external suppliers, or directly sourcing talent using professional platforms and networks.

You'll enjoy solving recruitment challenges and finding great people in unexpected places. You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys going to market and using a range of tools and platforms to build networks and discover talent others might miss. You'll be part of a close, supportive team, so there's always someone to turn to for advice, ideas, or a second opinion.

Your contractual location will be our Head Office in Swindon. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. There is an expectation to be in Heelis 2 days per week with the team on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead recruitment activity from the initial brief through to appointment, creating clear and realistic role specifications and advising Hiring Managers on effective and inclusive attraction and selection approaches. You'll directly source candidates through a range of platforms and maintain strong relationships throughout the process.

You'll also provide confident, constructive challenge to Hiring Managers to ensure our recruitment activity stays consistent with policy, legislation and best practice. Alongside this, you'll help build manager capability, share insights to support ongoing improvements, and contribute to the development of recruitment practice across the organisation.

Who we're looking for

Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below:

• Significant practical recruitment experience, including managing end to end recruitment activity.
• Strong influencing and coaching skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Experience conducting competency based shortlisting and interviewing.
• Competence in using ATS and HR systems to support recruitment processes.
• Understanding of recruitment specific employment law and a commitment to inclusive hiring.

Additional criteria for all other applicants:

• Proven customer service skills, with the ability to build relationships and manage competing priorities.
• Experience using direct sourcing methods such as LinkedIn, CV databases and other professional tools.
• Ability to assess recruitment needs and identify the right level of intervention.

The package

The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places