Resourcing and Talent Advisor

About the Role

The role will join the Talent team to help evolve how the organisation attracts and recruits talent across its breadth. It is a varied, hands-on recruitment position covering high-volume campaigns, specialist sourcing and senior or executive appointments. The successful candidate will combine strong recruitment delivery with proactive sourcing, talent pipelining and market insight, while providing a great experience for candidates and hiring managers. The role joins at a key point in the development of the Talent function, aligned to a 2026-28 Talent Strategy focused on becoming more proactive, evidence-led and innovative.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across a varied portfolio, from volume campaigns and specialist roles through to senior and executive appointments, delivering a great experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and provide insight and advice on effective attraction, sourcing and assessment approaches.
• Proactively identify and engage talent through direct sourcing, networking and talent mapping, building pipelines for recurring, specialist and business-critical skills.
• Develop creative and inclusive approaches to attraction and employer brand, helping reach and engage a broad and diverse range of talent.
• Use recruitment data, market insight, technology and AI to inform hiring decisions, improve processes and identify new ways of working.
• Contribute to the continued development of Talent Acquisition, including strengthening assessment, candidate experience and proactive talent planning.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• End-to-end recruitment experience gained in‑house, within an agency, or a combination of both.
• Experience recruiting across multiple disciplines and levels, from volume through to specialist and senior appointments.
• Strong direct sourcing and talent identification skills.
• Experience engaging passive candidates and developing pipelines for hard‑to‑fill or future talent needs.
• A consultative approach to stakeholder management, with the credibility to advise hiring managers, understand their challenges and shape effective recruitment solutions.
• Experience using a range of attraction channels, recruitment technology and assessment approaches to deliver inclusive and effective hiring.
• A curious and innovative approach, with an interest in using data, market insight, technology and AI to improve recruitment outcomes and candidate experience.
• Strong judgement, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage a varied recruitment portfolio while maintaining a high‑quality candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Requirement to complete a DBS check, with the level determined by the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Workplace

• Hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from the contractual location for part of the week and as and when required by the team; remaining days can be worked remotely.
• The hybrid model will continue to be monitored and may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
• Office spaces are located under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, the home of English Football.
• The FA also offers a world‑class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire.

Salary

• Competitive salary.

Benefits & Perks

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside regular internal events throughout the season that encourage connection and learning with colleagues and support mental health and well‑being.
• Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Private medical cover funded by The FA.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional 'Thank You' day's leave.
• Volunteering days.
• 25 days of annual leave based on a full‑time, permanent contract.
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.
• Opportunities to develop and grow in the role.

About the Company

The FA is committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, with unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium and a world‑class Elite Performance Centre at St. George's Park in Staffordshire. It is a diverse workplace aspiring to represent football across the country, and it actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging employees to be the best version of themselves at work. The FA welcomes applications from everyone and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

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