Talent Acquisition Partner in Parkstone

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join the HR team for our client in Poole.  The successful candidate will taking ownership of end-to-end recruitment, helping shape how our client attracts, engages and retains talent across their business.   This is a newly created, hands-on in-house recruitment role, combining proactive talent sourcing, recruitment delivery, stakeholder management and employer branding.   You will work closely with hiring managers to understand their requirements, develop effective recruitment strategies and ensure that the organisation attracts the right people to support the business's continued success.   This is a permanent, office based role, offering an opportunity to influence and improve the recruitment approach, build sustainable talent pipelines and contribute to the wider People strategy.   Key Responsibilities End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy approval and briefing through to candidate selection, offer and appointment. Stakeholder Management: Partner with hiring managers, providing recruitment advice, challenging constructively and developing effective sourcing strategies. Talent Sourcing & Attraction: Proactively identify and engage candidates through various channels including LinkedIn, social media, job boards, recruitment platforms, networking and direct sourcing. Talent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain talent pools for recurring, specialist and harder-to-fill vacancies. Recruitment Systems: Own the day-to-day management of the HR / Recruitment platform, ensuring vacancy information, candidate records and recruitment activity are accurate and up to date. Employer Branding & EVP: Work with Marketing and the wider People team to develop the Employee Value Proposition (EVP), employer brand and candidate attraction strategy. Workforce Planning: Maintain the People Architecture and support workforce forecasting, identifying future recruitment needs and skills requirements. Candidate Experience: Deliver a professional, engaging and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey. Onboarding & Induction: Coordinate pre-boarding and company induction to ensure new starters receive a great introduction to the business. Exit Interviews: Conduct exit interviews, analyse feedback and identify trends and opportunities to improve employee attraction, engagement and retention. Recruitment Analytics: Monitor and report on recruitment KPIs, including time to hire, vacancy ageing, source of hire, agency usage and recruitment costs, using data to identify trends and drive improvements. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:  We are looking for an experienced Recruiter / Talent Partner who can demonstrate: Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, talent acquisition or in-house recruitment. Strong direct sourcing and candidate attraction skills, including practical experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, social media and online recruitment platforms. Experience managing multiple vacancies and recruitment priorities, simultaneously. Confidence building relationships with hiring managers and constructively challenging recruitment requirements. An understanding of employer branding, Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and recruitment marketing. Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. A curious, analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret recruitment data, identify trends and understand underlying issues. Confidence using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment software.  A proactive, collaborative and commercially aware approach. A genuine commitment to fair, inclusive recruitment and delivering an excellent candidate experience. This is an opportunity to take ownership of recruitment within a growing business, making a tangible contribution to how the organisation attracts talent, develops its employer brand and delivers a positive employee experience.   You will be part of a collaborative HR team, with scope to influence recruitment processes, improve ways of working and help shape the future workforce.   If you are an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner, Recruitment Consultant or Internal Recruiter, looking for a broad, varied in-house recruitment role where you can make a real impact, we would love to hear from you