Recruitment Manager

We've got an exciting permanent opportunity, for the right person to join our team in the position of Recruitment Manager. It's a chance to redesign our approach to recruitment and make a difference to the experience our candidates and recruiting managers have.

Reporting to the Service Director for HR, Workforce Development and Occupational Health and Safety, you'll play a key role leading on the development, design and implementation of the Council's approach to recruitment and talent sourcing, while providing high quality recruitment advice, coaching and guidance to the HR Team and recruiting managers. We want you to bring your creativity and expertise to Gateshead Council and develop a way to attract and recruit that's engaging, yet simple and informative, and that sets us apart from others.

Interested? Great, then please keep reading!

The role

You'll have experience of developing recruitment and attraction strategies and implementing new systems/ways of working, engaging key stakeholders, trade unions and colleagues. You'll have successfully demonstrated your ability to change an organisation's approach to recruitment that's delivered brilliant results. We're looking for a colleague who has an excellent understanding of the recruitment and candidate market and can use their significant experience in this area to their full advantage, continually reviewing, improving and modernising an organisation's approach. You'll make data driven decisions and produce reports highlighting the different approaches needed to improve our ability to attract, recruit and select brilliant people.

This is a unique opportunity to start with a blank page and guide the organisation on how they could be an award-winning recruiter, so if you're keen to get creative and innovative, then this is the job for you. We're an equal opportunities employer who want to attract a diverse and inclusive workforce. You can be part of developing a very different approach and culture so that we can meet the challenges ahead and respond to the fast-changing needs of our people, communities and businesses.

The person

You'll have a can-do attitude, embrace change, strive for continuous improvement and be focused on doing the right thing, so we deliver positive outcomes for Gateshead Council, our people, our customers and our partners. You'll possess high levels of resilience, be adaptive, have a creative mindset and be willing to collaborate with others and work in partnership. You'll be expected to provide advice, guidance and support to your colleagues using your effective, clear and concise communication skills. You'll build sustainable and trusted relationships quickly, have experience of working at this level currently and enjoy a rewarding challenge. We're looking for someone who loves recruitment and who has the ability to navigate change while bringing others on the journey with you.

The starting salary for this role is £up to £51,515 (dependent upon experience). This is a Grade M role. There is a salary award pending.