NORTH EAST (Ref 767 ) PERMANENT
up to £55k p.a. depending on experience, hybrid working
Our client is a highly respected professional services business with HQ in the North East, who continue to grow year on year.
We are looking for a Recruitment Manager to support our client’s continued growth. The Recruitment Manager must be a self-starter who can engage with people and promote the business, for the huge success it is. This is a newly created role.
You must have Professional Services experience.
What’s involved:
*It’s not about just liaising with recruitment agencies to try and source the right candidates, you will deliver direct hires whenever possible.
*You will design and deliver a forward-thinking recruitment strategy to achieve year on year growth plans.
*Developing a compelling employer value proposition and driving a consistent brand messaging across all recruitment channels.
*Utilise LinkedIn to its full potential through talent mapping, targeted outreach, content engagement, pipeline building, and employer brand promotion to reach both active and passive talent pools to identify engage, and convert high calibre candidates, reducing dependency on external agencies.
*Ensure every candidate—internal and external—receives a respectful, inclusive, and engaging experience throughout the process.
End to End Recruitment Ownership
*Manage the full lifecycle recruitment for a range of roles across this professional services business.
*Create structured, competency led interview and assessment processes that ensure fairness, quality, and excellent candidate experience.
*Work closely with hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements and provide expert guidance.
Pipeline & Market Engagement
*Build and maintain strong talent pipelines within core legal disciplines and business support functions.
*Leverage legal sector networks, events, and targeted campaigns to proactively source candidates.
*Attend external business development and networking opportunities to engage with and attract prospective colleagues.
Operational Excellence & Data
*Own recruitment reporting and analytics, providing insights on hiring performance, cost, time-to hire, and future needs.
*Drive process optimisation, ensuring the recruitment journey is efficient, modern and candidate centric.
*Ensure compliance with GDPR and best practice recruitment standards.
Early Careers & Future Talent
*Lead the trainee and apprenticeship recruitment programmes, ensuring a strong pipeline of emerging talent.
*Build relationships with universities and professional networks across the UK.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
*Provide coaching to hiring managers on interview best practice and inclusive hiring.
*Influence senior stakeholders through data, insight and market expertise.
*Champion diversity, inclusion and equity in all recruitment processes and initiatives.
Experience you will need.
*Ideally qualified to CiPD level 5 or above
*Experience in professional services
*Experienced and licensed to run appropriate occupational and recruitment testing questionnaires
*Commercially minded with strong strategic thinking as well as hands on delivery capability.
*Exceptional stakeholder management, able to influence senior leadership level.
*Highly organised, data driven and process focused.
*Passionate about candidate experience, employer brand and continuous improvement.