Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you ll lead the strategy, delivery, and performance of Early Careers recruitment across graduate and apprenticeship programmes.You ll manage and develop a team of recruiters, fostering a high-performance culture focused on quality, inclusion, and candidate experience. As a senior partner to business leaders, you ll help influence workforce planning and future skills strategy, ensuring early talent pipelines align with long-term needs.You ll own the full recruitment lifecycle, driving process excellence, governance, and continuous improvement through data and insight, while ensuring hiring is consistent, scalable, and compliant.About youProven experience managing and leading Early Careers (Graduates/Apprentice) talent acquisition teams within large, complex organisations (1,000+ employees).Experience leading high performing recruiting teams, with the ability to coach and develop high-performing teamsDeep understanding of UK Early Careers markets, academic cycles, and apprenticeship frameworksExperience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing workforce planningTrack record of designing fair, structured, and scalable assessment processesExperience building employer brand across universities, schools, and external partnersData‑driven, with the ability to translate insight into actionComfortable managing complexity, competing priorities, and escalationsStrong commercial awareness with a focus on measurable impactYou ll thrive if you can balance strategy with execution, challenge constructively, and inspire others to deliver exceptional outcomes.#J-18808-Ljbffr
