<p><strong>Head of HR &amp; Recruitment</strong></p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £65,000 - £75,000 DOE<br /> <strong>Location:</strong> North Somerset/Hybrid</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half are working with a growing and ambitious organisation to recruit a <strong>Head of HR &amp; Recruitment</strong>. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role requiring substantial recruitment and talent management experience, alongside oversight of the wider HR function.</p><p>The successful candidate will lead the people strategy for a growing business, with direct ownership of recruitment and talent, while also driving HR process improvement, optimisation and scalability to support continued growth.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>The Head of HR &amp; Recruitment will be responsible for the end-to-end HR and recruitment function, ensuring people strategy, talent acquisition and workforce planning are aligned to business objectives. This role combines strategic leadership with operational delivery and requires a proactive individual who remains closely involved in HR &amp; recruitment activity.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>HR Leadership &amp; People Strategy</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and oversee the HR function, ensuring policies, processes and systems support a growing organisation</li><li>Develop and deliver a people and HR strategy aligned to current and future business needs</li><li>Drive continuous improvement and optimisation across HR processes, systems and reporting</li><li>Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders and managers on all people-related matters</li><li>Support workforce planning, succession planning and organisational development</li><li>Ensure HR practices promote diversity, inclusion and fairness</li><li>Provide operational and ad hoc HR support as required</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Recruitment &amp; Talent </strong></p><ul><li>Take full ownership of the recruitment and talent agenda across the business</li><li>Lead and manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from attraction through to onboarding</li><li>Partner with hiring managers to define requirements, job descriptions and selection methods</li><li>Develop and execute recruitment and talent acquisition strategies to meet growth plans</li><li>Proactively source candidates using CV databases, LinkedIn and other search tools</li><li>Write engaging, inclusive job adverts and manage multi-channel recruitment campaigns</li><li>Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and a talent bank for future hiring needs</li><li>Enhance employer branding and the organisation's reputation as an employer of choice</li><li>Conduct screening, interviews and selection activities as required</li><li>Manage candidate experience, feedback, offers and negotiations</li><li>Oversee the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruitment KPIs</li><li>Manage recruitment budgets and monitor return on investment</li><li>Produce regular recruitment and talent reports for senior leadership</li><li>Coach and train hiring managers on effective recruitment and selection practices</li></ul><p><strong>Talent Development</strong></p><ul><li>Identify high-potential employees and future leaders in partnership with line managers</li><li>Support internal talent development, progression and succession planning</li><li>Design and support career pathways and development initiatives</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Significant, demonstrable experience in recruitment and talent acquisition, alongside HR leadership</li><li>Proven track record of leading and delivering end-to-end recruitment in a growing organisation</li><li>Strong HR generalist background with experience overseeing HR operations and strategy</li><li>Experience improving and optimising recruitment and HR processes</li><li>Comfortable operating in a hands-on capacity while providing strategic leadership</li><li>Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to influence at senior level</li><li>Data-driven, with experience reporting on recruitment and people metrics</li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Salary up to <strong>£75,000, + bonus + PMI</strong></li><li>Hybrid working</li><li>A senior leadership role with clear ownership of recruitment and talent</li><li>Opportunity to shape and scale the HR and people function within a growing business</li></ul><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/UmFjaGVsLlNoYXcuNjIwMjEuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">