Senior Recruitment Manager, 12 month fixed term contract, Essex

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03.03.2025

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Kennedys is looking to recruit a Senior Recruitment Manager to join the HR team on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. The Senior Recruitment Manager will manage the UK lateral recruitment team of seven (five direct reports) and work closely with the global recruitment team in APAC, EMEA, LATAM and the US. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the firm to fulfil recruitment needs in a fast paced, global environment. This role oversees the recruitment of vacancies across lawyers, business services and secretaries globally.

The role will be located in London or Chelmsford, with a global remit, and reports into the Head of Recruitment.

Team

Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in Chelmsford, London and Manchester for the UK, Belfast and Dublin for EMEA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia for APAC, Basking Ridge for US and London/LATAM for LATAM. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Learning and Development, Policies and Operations, Recruitment, Responsible Business (Social Impact and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Reward and HR Systems. The HR function is also responsible for the Secretarial function in the UK.

You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the global Recruitment Team and deliver a professional, best in class recruitment service in accordance with the overall strategy of the Firm and recruitment budget
• Motivate, mentor, coach and provide leadership to all direct reports, setting and reviewing performance objectives on a regular basis
• Deliver an excellent standard of recruitment customer service to the Firm and demonstrate in-depth understanding of the Firm’s practice areas and business
• Influence senior management in relation to recruitment strategy
• Position the recruitment team as a proactive, strategic service to help the Firm achieve its strategy. To adapt the recruitment services to reflect any changes in the strategy of the Firm or recruitment budget
• In conjunction with the Head of Recruitment, deliver the direct sourcing strategy for the firm
• Incorporate Kennedys DE&I commitments into all stages of the recruitment process to ensure Kennedys can attract a diverse candidate pipeline
• Own the relationship with all recruitment suppliers including but not limited to LinkedIn, job boards, ATS and recruitment agencies
• Create and monitor the global annual recruitment budget

Required experience

• Recruitment experience within a professional services environment
• People management experience is essential
• Detailed knowledge of how a partnership operates and experience working in this environment
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels but particularly at a senior level
• Excellent stakeholder relationships and proven ability to influence
• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at any one time.

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you’ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people’s development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We’ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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