Talent Acquisition Partner

University of East London

We are the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We are committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About the School / Service 

People and Culture has completed a strategic review of the function since 2023 – it is now a new team dedicated to providing an outstanding service to enable the University to deliver Vision 2028. The four strategic pillars for our function are: delivering the right people, in the right place, at the right time; developing skills for the 4.0 economy; building a supportive, high-performance culture; and developing the most welcoming, engaging and healthy university in the UK. These are big ambitions, and we have made great progress on the journey to deliver these ambitious goals for UEL.  

About the Job

The Talent Acquisition Partner works closely with Associate Director of Talent Acquisition, P&C Business Partners and Hiring Managers to implement the UEL Talent Acquisition Strategy. The TA function is tasked with identifying, sourcing, pre-assessing, and hiring talent for current and future roles, ensuring a constant talent pipeline for the organisation.

The Talent Acquisition Partner is a change agent for conceptualising and driving a new wave of proactive talent sourcing, sharing new practices and behaviours among the People & Culture community, ensuring a strategic approach to anticipating & filling staffing needs.

About You

You are an experienced Talent Acquisition professional with a strong track record of managing end-to-end recruitment processes. You work closely with hiring managers to create role profiles, define sourcing strategies, and implement effective assessment tools. With a focus on direct sourcing and delivering an excellent candidate experience, you guide hiring teams through interviews, evaluations, and onboarding. You are skilled at building pipelines of active and passive talent through diverse channels. You also provide guidance and training to ensure legal compliance and consistency in recruitment practices. With oversight of TA support staff and external suppliers, you ensure alignment with policies and strategic goals. Data-driven and improvement-focused, you use insights to enhance outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.

Benefits Package

At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. 

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits. 

You can explore our full benefits package here: 

https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form. 

We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and commit to success, we want you to apply today!

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.