Talent Partner – Recruitment Pipeline Owner

About the role

Brainkind supports people living with brain injury to rebuild their lives, and needs a Talent Partner to own a high-volume recruitment pipeline and make hiring sharper, faster and fairer. The role runs end-to-end recruitment for a live pipeline of vacancies across the charity, working with hiring managers to plan ahead rather than react. It is based in Burgess Hill or York on a hybrid basis, 35 hours per week, permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Own a high-volume pipeline and give leaders clear sight of priorities and progress
• Source, screen and recruit across active vacancies using LinkedIn, CV Library, Indeed and direct approaches
• Partner with hiring managers on workforce planning, forecasting and vacancy prioritisation
• Build talent maps and pipelines for hard-to-fill and critical roles
• Track time-to-hire, interview drop-off, offer acceptance and offer-to-start conversion, and act on the data
• Champion inclusive recruitment and monitor diversity across the hiring lifecycle
• Build reporting by role type, location and function to inform workforce decisions
• Improve the Dayforce recruitment module and streamline the hiring manager and candidate journey
• Mentor the Talent Administrator and help run a compliant, consistent recruitment operation

Required profile

• In-house recruitment or talent acquisition experience with accountability for a structured pipeline
• Track record on recruitment metrics such as time-to-hire, offer acceptance and conversion
• Structured interviewing, inclusive selection or assessment experience
• Process-driven mindset and evidence of ongoing development in recruitment, talent or HR
• Helpful: CIPD or recruitment qualification, high-volume hiring experience, or a background in healthcare, social care or contingent workforce

Required skills

• Recruitment systems and sourcing tools
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing

What we offer

• Salary of £30,400 - £37,400 depending on experience
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days a year
• Simply Health plan, Employee Assistance Programme and company pension with group life assurance
• Training and development, eye voucher scheme, long service and staff awards, free parking