Talent Acquisition Partner in Manchester

This role is a key addition to the Talent Acquisition team, supporting the delivery of high-volume and operational recruitment across the Etihad Campus. In this role you will be working closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager, taking ownership of day-to-day recruitment activity, with a strong focus on casual and large-scale hiring, while also supporting permanent recruitment and wider people initiatives. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role, ideal for someone who thrives in high-volume environments and is looking to step into a broader, more impactful position within Talent Acquisition. You will act as a key point of contact for hiring managers and play a critical role in ensuring we attract, assess, and onboard the right people to support a growing and evolving operation. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract, supporting a period of high recruitment activity and operational growth across the Etihad Campus.

Key Responsibilities

• Casual & High-Volume Recruitment: Lead end-to-end recruitment for casual roles across Hospitality, Retail, and Culinary, managing high-volume campaigns and assessment days while building strong talent pipelines for peak periods.
• Permanent Recruitment Support: Support hiring across permanent roles, partnering with hiring managers on briefs, screening, and delivery while ensuring a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.
• Recruitment Operations & Process Improvement: Maintain ATS accuracy, oversee onboarding activity, and drive improvements to recruitment processes, efficiency, and candidate journey.
• Compliance & Best Practice: Ensure all recruitment activity meets UK employment legislation and internal standards, with a strong focus on RTW, DBS, and fair, inclusive hiring practices.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential:

• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within a high-volume or operational environment.
• Experience recruiting for frontline roles (e.g. hospitality, retail, catering, events, or similar).
• Ability to manage multiple roles and campaigns simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end recruitment process, including screening, interviewing, and offer management.
• Experience using an ATS and managing candidate pipelines effectively.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail, particularly around compliance (RTW, DBS, onboarding).
• Proactive and hands-on approach, with the ability to take ownership and solve problems independently.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within hospitality, events, stadium, or arena environments.
• Experience managing casual workforce recruitment and large-scale hiring campaigns.
• Experience running or supporting assessment days/recruitment events.
• Understanding of seasonal or event-driven workforce planning.
• Exposure to working in a multi-site or complex operational business.
• Basic data analysis skills (e.g. reporting on recruitment metrics, pipeline tracking).

Job Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance (Vitality) – including Virtual GP access and rewards.
• Group Life Assurance – 4x salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Birthday Day Off – an extra day to celebrate.
• Complimentary Meals on Shift – breakfast, lunch, fruit and hot drinks.
• Access to discounted Tickets at Co-op Live subject to availability.
• Employee Assistance Programme & Wellbeing Platform – including counselling support.
• Employee Discounts Platform (Blackhawk) – cashback and savings across major retailers.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Generous Holiday Allowance – plus bank holidays.
• Career Development Opportunities – with progression across the campus.