Head of Talent Acquisition

As a not-for-profit housing organisation providing more affordable homes for Londoners, we are on a mission to work better together for our residents and make London home for those who live in our capital, whatever their personal circumstances.

We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new recruitment service, and we are now looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to lead the delivery and ongoing support of this innovative function. In this role, you will develop and manage a dedicated team to ensure the service operates effectively and continues to evolve. This is a unique opportunity to drive the success of a newly established service, applying fresh techniques and innovative solutions to attract the best talent and help us deliver the best services to our residents.

You will be responsible for delivering the full talent acquisition service through effective team management and well-executed projects and hiring strategies, excellent business relationships, and efficient processes and budget administration. You will coach, empower, and constructively challenge senior colleagues and the wider human resources team to ensure they play an active part in attracting and selecting high-performing talent to the organisation. This will include ensuring that equality, diversity, and inclusion and employer value proposition are at the core of every recruitment process and that you deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

Data will be key - you will need to use it to enhance your team's impact and deliver recruitment efficiencies and provide clear market data to improve service, decision-making, cost efficiency, and time to hire.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in talent acquisition and, most recently, in leading a team alongside a track record of aligning talent acquisition and management strategies with an organisation's overall goals and objectives. Your understanding of recruitment processes, sourcing strategies, and mechanisms will be deep and will include successful assessment approaches, onboarding, candidate experience, and employer value proposition.

Demonstrable experience in working with external partners, driving headhunting strategies, market mapping, candidate engagement, and long-term nurturing campaigns are additional core requirements as is a proven ability to engage and gain trust as a thought leader with diverse teams and leadership, based on expertise, experience, and a thorough understanding of the talent landscape. A CIPD or REC qualification is desirable, but not essential.

Once you join us, you will find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You will also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest-free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity, and inclusion please visit our website.

Selection Process:

• If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 29 June 2025.
• Candidates will be invited to participate in a screening call.
• Successful candidates will complete an assessment and attend an interview on 9 July 2025.

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team.

Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others. NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.