Recruitment Manager

Recruitment Manager

Location:

Leicester (Office-based / Hybrid considered) Salary:
Up to £35,000 per annum

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours per week

Start date:

End of January / Early February

Contract:

Permanent Status:
Confidential hire An established nursery group is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to take ownership of end-to-end recruitment across multiple early years settings. You will need previous recruitment experience in the Childcare Sector for this role. This is a confidential replacement hire, offering the opportunity to step into a pivotal role and make an immediate impact on workforce planning, hiring quality, and speed of delivery.

The Role You will be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring the business attracts, selects, and appoints high-quality staff across a range of early years roles.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing recruitment across multiple nursery settings Advertising roles and sourcing candidates via job boards, databases and direct outreach Screening, interviewing and coordinating candidates through to offer Working closely with senior leadership to understand hiring priorities Managing compliance checks and onboarding processes Improving recruitment processes, candidate experience and time-to-hire Acting as the main point of contact for all recruitment activity About You Proven experience in recruitment (in-house or agency) Strong organisational and communication skills Confident managing multiple roles simultaneously Comfortable working in a fast-paced, people-focused environment Early years / education / healthcare recruitment experience would be an advantage, but is not essential Whats on Offer Salary up to £35,000 per annum Full-time, stable role within a growing organisation Opportunity to take ownership of recruitment and shape the function Supportive senior leadership and clear expectations