Talent Acquisition Specialist in Llandudno

Join us at SLC and help shape the future of talent. We’re recruiting two Talent Acquisition Specialists to join our amazing TA Team:

• 1 x Maternity Cover (14 months)
• 1 x Secondment Cover (10 months)

If you’re driven by purpose and ready to influence how we attract and retain top talent, this is your opportunity to make a difference. You should bring fresh thinking and the ability to build strong stakeholder partnerships, while delivering high-impact hiring strategies. In this role you will be a trusted delivery partner to stakeholders across the business, building relationships to understand workforce needs and deliver impactful recruitment solutions. You’ll drive innovative strategies that attract and retain top-tier talent, enhance candidate and hiring manager experience, and contribute directly to delivering on current recruitment priorities and future organisational goals of building a future-ready workforce. You will also play a key role in shaping recruitment best practice, championing diversity and inclusion, and driving continuous improvement across the full recruitment lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your expertise will directly influence strategic workforce planning and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities and Skills

• Advanced stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence and challenge senior leaders
• Expertise in sourcing strategies and tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS (Workday), and recruitment analytics platforms
• Excellent candidate assessment capabilities, including CV and application review, and conducting telephone interviews
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers
• Skilled in using recruitment data and insights to inform decisions and produce relevant reports
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the organisation
• Significant in-house recruitment experience, managing end-to-end processes for non-volume roles across diverse business areas
• Proven track record in strategic talent acquisition within large or complex organisations, including continuous improvement initiatives and employer brand promotion
• Understanding of organisational development and reward practices, with a commitment to inclusive and positive candidate experiences

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Alongside your salary of £39,458, Student Loans Company contributes £11,430 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

The Legal Bits: We will need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.