Talent Attraction Specialist

2 weeks ago

Swindon SN JG, United Kingdom Clever Park Full time £30,000 - £40,000 per year

Role Purpose

To provide hands-on talent acquisition and employer branding expertise, driving immediate improvements in candidate attraction and recruitment campaigns. The postholder will reduce reliance on costly agency provision, deliver EVP-led attraction pilots, and create candidate pipelines for hard-to-recruit roles (particularly in Children's Services). Acting as both practitioner and advisor, the role will also inform the design of SBC's future permanent talent model.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead direct sourcing activity using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and talent databases to generate pipelines of Children's Social Workers, Team Managers, and specialist roles.
  • Design and deliver "EVP-lite" attraction campaigns, working with staff and managers to co-create authentic content (case studies, testimonials, day-in-the-life stories).
  • Partner with Children's Services managers to implement fast-track recruitment campaigns with application-to-offer timescales of 20 days or less.
  • Audit and optimise the candidate journey, ensuring adverts, careers pages, and application processes are inclusive, mobile-friendly, and engaging.
  • Provide insightful data and analysis on attraction performance (click-through rates, drop-offs, time-to-hire, candidate diversity) to inform continuous improvement.
  • Act as a bridge to the permanent talent team, piloting approaches that can be scaled up and embedded in future phases of Swindon's 2028 Talent Model.
  • Support HR leadership with advice on future resourcing structures, agency strategy, and alignment with organisational workforce priorities.

Skills & Experience

  • Proven track record in talent acquisition within local government, NHS, education, or wider public/voluntary sectors.
  • Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms, and recruitment marketing campaigns.
  • Strong experience designing and delivering employer branding or EVP projects, with measurable impact.
  • Knowledge of hard-to-recruit professions, particularly in social care, legal, and specialist frontline roles.
  • Confident in using data and analytics to measure and improve recruitment outcomes.
  • Highly developed stakeholder management skills; able to coach, challenge, and support managers in effective recruitment practice.

OR15112

Job Type: Temp to perm

Contract length: 6 months

Pay: £27.00-£27.66 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Swindon SN1 2JG

Reference ID: OR15112

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