Head of Recruitment

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a leader with substantial experience in steering high-quality, in-house recruitment services. Sitting within our Core Team at Head Office in Lytham St Annes, and reporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for defining and leading the Recruitment Strategy for the Corbenyah Group.

The role will look at the end to end talent needs of the organisation, considering business priorities, current workforce capabilities and using outputs from talent processes to agree multi year talent priorities.

You will be responsible for managing and executing initiatives to attract, hire, and retain top talent for the organisation. Vacancies range from entry level roles through to senior management positions. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to understand hiring needs, developing recruitment plans, and implementing effective sourcing and selection techniques, managing the candidate throughout the recruitment life-cycle.

Beyond technical expertise, excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as effective stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities are central to the role. We seek a candidate who embodies resilience, excels under pressure, and demonstrates agile leadership.

This is a fully office based role so the successful candidate should be based within a commutable distance to our head office. Some travel may be required as part of this role.

About The Company

We believe that life’s greatest privilege is the opportunity to create. Our portfolio includes investments in: Health & Leisure, Sustainability and Commercial Property Development. Corbenyah goes beyond simply investing, we passionately seek to build and operate businesses that inspire.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation committed to sustainability across our group and where collaboration and creativity, encourage innovative ideas. Together, we are aiming to achieve growth whilst accelerating the transition to net zero.

We cannot stress enough how much we as a group value the importance of having the right people in our team. It is our fundamental priority which although may make us highly selective, makes us the place that we are. Therefore, it will be your responsibility to ensure we continue to attract exceptional people who have the passion and skill to achieve inspired outcomes, whilst also being able to work well with the people around them.

We are looking for someone who is truly passionate about working with people, has previous experience working at a senior level, whilst also having an interest in our investments.

Role & Responsibilities

REQUIRMENTS

• Implementation of Talent Strategy, defining the talent activities that will drive business and commercial outcomes.
• Gather insights for data analysis and reporting to guide future executive development and hiring activity.
• Set out overall strategy for succession processes. Strengthens pipeline across company.
• Work with stakeholders and development teams to build and implement assessment approaches across the organisation.
• Identify emerging trends and best practices in recruitment to enhance talent acquisition efforts.
• Collaborates with senior management and stakeholders to develop recruitment strategies in line with organisational goals and objectives.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• Extensive experience in a similar role with overall responsibility for performance and assessment.
• Strong experience in people development, particularly at executive levels.
• Experienced and certified in the use of performance assessment tools.
• Experience in leading high performing teams and driving change programmes.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable engaging and collaborating with stakeholders across functions at all levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, sourcing techniques, and candidate assessment methods.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and candidates.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, preferably in a leadership or managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, sourcing techniques, and candidate assessment methods.

NETWORKING / RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING

• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with partner organisations and affiliates.
• Liaise with Recruitment Agencies & Headhunting Firms.
• Be an active member of relevant professional organisations.
• Source active and passive candidates through networking, cold calling, advertisements, job fairs and internet research.
• Develop social networking channels and promote Corbenyah as an employer of choice.
• Carry out regular meetings with hiring managers.

GENERAL

• Work collaboratively across Corbenyah Group.
• Implement strategies to identify, attract and hire high quality employees.
• Ensure up to date record keeping on activity and clear information management.
• Establish salary ranges/benchmarking, prepare necessary documentation throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage the weekly recruiting report containing all current positions and a list of candidates in the pipeline.
• On notification of a vacancy identify and clarify all hiring requirements meeting with hiring managers, draw up accurate and detailed job descriptions.
• Conduct direct search through LinkedIn and other sources. Advertise vacancies as appropriate including on LinkedIn, job boards, job centres as required.
• Pre-screen applications, carry out phone screening with all candidates as an initial step of the interview process and determine appropriate subsequent steps with hiring managers.
• Prepare shortlists for managers, conduct face to face interviews with candidates and carry out reference checks.
• Attend job fairs and other events related to Corbenyah recruitment requirements.
• Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required

Personal Specification Skills & Experience

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Relevant experience in a recruitment role with extensive stakeholder management.
• Ability to source and recruit for any business needs anywhere within the UK & Europe.
• Excellent people skills - able to collaborate with a wide range of people to meet deadlines.
• Experience of working in a fast-moving environment, with an ability to handle numerous projects with competing deadlines and priorities.
• Ability to deal tactfully and discretely with staff and candidates.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, Good interpersonal, communication, negotiation, time management and decision-making skills.
• Previous experience in an in-house role.
• An eye for detail, able to use data to identify opportunities.
• Self-motivated.
• Adaptable, with a willingness to learn.
• Computer literate – Excel, Word, Mac & Windows OS. Experience working with main Job portals.
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Direct sourcing experience, proven ability to utilise various sourcing channels.
• Sound experience of screening and interviewing candidates for all level roles.
• A sound knowledge of the principles of recruitment.
• A working knowledge of employment legislation policies and procedures.

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Proficiency in project management.
• A comprehensive understanding of current employment law and VISA sponsorship.
• Experience working recruitment Applicant Tracking Systems.

The above serves as a guide and is not exhaustive; all professional staff are expected to undertake other duties and projects as may be reasonably required by the business in accordance with the grade of the post. You will be working as part of a small and friendly team and may be asked to provide extra support within the office during busy periods, working together in a mutually supportive way towards shared priorities.

To be successful in your application you need to be an all-rounder that has a passion for creativity, and keen to learn and develop along with the businesses. You will already have proven experience working in start-ups and been part of successful business development.

This role reports directly to the CEO.

Why This Company?

We want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer Corbenyah offer a range of benefits such as;

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 25 days and potentially increasing to 30 days per year depending on length of service (excluding bank holidays).
• Additional Birthday Holiday*
• Free Refreshments & Thursday Breakfast*
• Long service awards*
• Tuskers – EV Car Scheme*
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Annual fitness membership contribution*
• Private Healthcare
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Volunteering Days
• A yearly salary review for all employees
• Company run functions that celebrate success and regular opportunities to blow off some steam engage with our team

* Qualifying criteria

Roles maybe subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.

Applying for this Position

If you think you would be a great fit for us, but don't meet all the requirements of the role, please contact us as we'd love to discuss how Corbenyah could be the next step in your career journey.

Please send your CV and Video, no longer than 3 minutes highlighting your suitability for the role and why you want to work for Corbenyah.