Job Description

Position Summary:

Leads end-to-end Talent Acquisition (TA) and Onboarding functions, driving strategies to attract, hire, and seamlessly integrate top talent. Manages Team Leaders for Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, ensuring alignment with workforce plans, compliance, and candidate/employee experience excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Talent Leadership

Develop and execute TA and Onboarding strategies to meet current and future workforce needs, including diversity hiring goals and skills gap mitigation. Partner with senior leaders to forecast talent demands, refine employer branding, and align processes with business growth objectives.

Team Management & Development

Directly manage

Team Leaders: Talent Acquisition

(recruitment focus),

Team Leaders: Onboarding

(documentation readiness), and the Workforce Planning Team, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance oversight. Foster collaboration between the TA, workforce planning, and Onboarding teams to ensure seamless handover from hire to Day 1 readiness.

Recruitment Excellence

Oversee sourcing, selection, and offer management processes, ensuring efficiency (e.g., time-to-fill ?30 days) and quality of hire. Optimise the use of tools and metrics to drive data-driven recruitment decisions.

Onboarding & Documentation Readiness

Ensure flawless onboarding processes, including right-to-work checks, contract execution, and pre-employment compliance (e.g., UK right-to-work, GDPR). Audit onboarding documentation for accuracy and audit readiness, addressing gaps in collaboration with Legal and Talent Advisory.

Compliance & Risk Mitigation

Ensure adherence to employment laws, data protection regulations, and internal policies across TA and Onboarding. Resolve escalated issues (e.g., background check discrepancies).

Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with diverse stakeholders to streamline onboarding logistics (e.g., system access, equipment provisioning). Advise senior leadership on talent market trends, competitor insights, and process innovations.
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Requirements:

Education & Certification

:

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

(e.g., Bachelor's degree in HR Management, SHRM-CP, or PHR certification).

Experience

: 8+ years in talent acquisition and onboarding, with 3+ years managing multi-functional teams (TA and Onboarding).

Technical Expertise

: Proficiency in relevant systems and programmes.

Legal Knowledge

: Mastery of UK employment law, right-to-work requirements, and GDPR compliance.

Leadership Skills

: Ability to mentor leaders, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and drive process improvements.

DE&I Focus

: Track record of designing inclusive hiring and onboarding practices for underrepresented groups.
The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK is a 16-week UNPAID opportunity that requires a minimum commitment of 12 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

QUILOMBO UK is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace environment that values diversity and promotes equality for all employees. As part of our commitment to upholding these principles, we adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Equality Act 2010. We firmly believe in creating a workplace where all individuals are respected and treated fairly. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.

Job Type: Volunteer

Benefits:

Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Do you have access to a personal laptop or PC? Are you sure you can commit to this job as being a non-paid job? Do you think you will be able to commit yourself to the PDP programme, implicitly 12 hours per week, for 16 weeks? Are you currently based in UK?
Work Location: Remote