Recruitment Consultant, Culinary in Weybridge

The Culinary TA Partner is responsible for delivering an efficient and effective hiring process for shipboard culinary positions. This role oversees requisition management and full-cycle candidate selection to ensure a seamless recruiting experience. The TA Partner develops and executes sourcing strategies, manages pipelines, and provides market insights to leadership to support informed decision-making. In close partnership with operational stakeholders, the TA Partner leverages available resources to attract, identify, screen, and hire top global culinary talent. The role continuously evaluates and improves recruiting processes to enhance efficiency, quality of hire, and overall candidate experience. This role would suit anyone who has worked in recruitment for chefs/catering, either agency or in-house.

Responsibilities:

• Sources, screens, and interviews candidates for all culinary positions to work on our ships, including support for special projects, high-volume roles, and emerging talent.
• Partners with hiring managers to review and understand forecast talent needs and respond effectively to just-in-time hiring requests.
• Engages stakeholders to define job requirements and applicant qualifications, ensuring alignment to a consistent set of criteria established at the start of the hiring process.
• Determines recruiting requirements by reviewing organisational plans and objectives and consulting with managers regarding shipboard staffing needs.
• Evaluates and selects top talent through direct sourcing and various recruitment channels to meet departmental and vessel workforce demands.
• Executes proactive sourcing strategies to build strong talent pipelines that support both short and long-term business needs.
• Achieves hiring targets and key performance metrics by regularly reviewing productivity reports to assess the effectiveness of recruiting strategies and processes.
• Monitors current labour market trends and adjusts sourcing approaches to ensure continued competitiveness.
• Interviews candidates to assess their adaptability and suitability for the shipboard environment.
• Utilises competency-based interviewing to evaluate candidates and provides hiring recommendations to managers and fellow recruiters; may make hiring decisions for select entry-level roles.
• Supports hiring managers with interview scheduling and coordination as needed.
• Ensures each candidate receives an accurate and complete job description during the hiring process.
• Communicates job offers to selected candidates in accordance with company standards and policies.
• Travels domestically and internationally to support recruitment events as required.
• Uses reporting tools and dashboards to monitor productivity, candidate flow, and overall effectiveness of shipboard recruiting.
• Prepares a variety of reports, including status updates, talent search summaries, and analyses of talent pools and gap areas for shipboard roles.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' recruitment experience within culinary/food & beverage/hospitality.
• Experience in high-volume recruiting a plus.
• Cruise industry experience preferred.
• Proven ability to source, interview and screen candidates (management, specialty and high-volume roles).
• Demonstrated capability to recruit positions at various levels of the organisation (entry to senior level).
• Ability to negotiate terms and conditions with candidates within established guidelines.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and requisitions simultaneously.
• Ability to work productively under tight time constraints with competing priorities and potentially stressful situations.
• Working knowledge of accepted human resources recruitment practices and recruitment processes in various countries.
• Knowledge of world geography, time differences and demographics.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Microsoft Office tools.
• A passion for hospitality and the cruise industry is a must!

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including private healthcare, pension, and travel perks.
• Opportunities for career development and international travel.
• Work within a vibrant, diverse, and innovative team committed to excellence.