Talent Acquisition Business Partner - UKIFS Ltd

The Role

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner, you’ll play a vital role in realising the STEP vision by recruiting and retaining the exceptional talent required to meet the objectives and milestones of this ambitious programme. You will be instrumental in building the workforce that will help make fusion energy a commercial reality.

Your responsibilities include:

• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
  • Lead the full lifecycle of recruitment, from job design to onboarding.
  • Define and implement creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill, specialist roles.
  • Develop and manage a talent pipeline, ensuring readiness for future workforce needs.
  • Partner with hiring managers and leadership teams to identify and deliver on recruitment requirements.
  • Use data-driven insights to inform recruitment decisions and workforce planning.
  • Ensure compliance with employment legislation, with a strong emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Onboarding & Retention
  • Design and implement a seamless onboarding process aligned with UKIFS’s values and Employer Value Proposition (EVP).
  • Ensure candidates meet all compliance requirements, including Right to Work and security checks.
  • Collaborate with managers and People Business Partners to develop and execute effective retention strategies.
• Employer Value Proposition (EVP) & Branding
  • Develop and embed UKIFS’s EVP into all recruitment strategies and materials.
  • Enhance the visibility and appeal of UKIFS through careers pages, job boards, and recruitment campaigns.
  • Act as an ambassador for the organisation, ensuring candidates understand the value and opportunities offered by UKIFS.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including hiring managers, Whole Plant Partners, and other collaborators.
  • Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative team culture across the organisation and partner networks.

Finding the right person for the role is crucial to the success of our team and the STEP programme. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have worked in-house, and from those who have experience of working strategically with hiring managers on workforce planning and organisational design.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent demonstrable level of experience
• CIPD or equivalent qualification/experience
• Experience:
  • Extensive expertise in talent acquisition, workforce planning, and onboarding, ideally in-house in a growing organisation.
  • A proven track record of sourcing specialist, hard-to-fill roles through creative methods.
  • Strong knowledge of employment legislation and equity, diversity, and inclusion best practices.
  • Experience of creating job descriptions and salary benchmarking.
  • Experience of job evaluation methodologies would be highly advantageous but not essential.
• Skills:
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities.
  • Strategic and operational agility, with the ability to balance competing priorities.
  • Proficiency in data analysis and reporting to drive decision-making.
  • High attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly women in STEM and individuals from British black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and individuals with disabilities. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions. Whilst not required at this time, there is a possibility of an SC Clearance being required in the future. If a candidate already holds an SC clearance, that clearance can be transferred to UKIFS.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: Criminal Records Checks for Overseas Applicants. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. We may consider your application for future positions or similar positions within the organisation.

For more information on UKIFS, visit: UKIFS Candidate Recruitment Pack.