HR & Talent Acquisition Advisor

Milton Keynes (Hybrid Working - Minimum 3 Days in the Office)

Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday

Are you an experienced recruiter looking to broaden your HR expertise?

Or perhaps you're an established HR professional who enjoys the fast-paced world of talent acquisition and thrives in a varied, people-focused role?

We're looking for a proactive and relationship-driven HR & Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our team in Milton Keynes. This is a genuinely diverse role, offering an exciting blend of Talent Acquisition (50%) and HR Operations (50%), giving you the opportunity to make a real impact across the entire employee lifecycle.

You'll play a pivotal role in helping us attract and hire exceptional talent, while also delivering a professional, responsive and efficient HR service that supports employees and managers alike.

If you enjoy taking ownership, building strong stakeholder relationships and balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll take the lead on end-to-end recruitment activities, ensuring an excellent candidate experience while helping the business attract top talent.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the recruitment process from vacancy approval through to offer and onboarding.
• Partnering with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Writing engaging job adverts and role profiles.
• Sourcing candidates through Linked In, job boards and direct search methods.
• Screening applications and conducting first-stage interviews.
• Coordinating and supporting interviews with hiring managers.
• Managing offers, references, right-to-work checks and pre-employment screening.
  
  Producing recruitment reports, vacancy statistics and EDI metrics.
• Identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes and strengthen talent pipelines.
• Managing recruitment spend and maximising direct sourcing opportunities.
• Ensuring all recruitment activity complies with relevant legislation and reporting requirements.

Alongside recruitment, you'll provide first-class HR support across the employee lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating onboarding and new starter processes.
• Preparing contracts, employment documentation and probation paperwork.
• Administering employee benefits including Pension, Cycle to Work and Private Healthcare schemes.
• Processing promotions, salary reviews, contractual changes and employee records updates.
• Supporting absence, holiday and employee administration processes.
• Coordinating payroll information and liaising with payroll providers.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries from employees and managers.
• Providing practical HR guidance and escalating complex employee relations matters where required.
• Producing HR reports, dashboards and people metrics.
• Supporting audits, compliance activity and HR improvement projects.

We're seeking someone who combines strong recruitment experience with solid HR knowledge and a genuine passion for delivering great people experiences.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in a broad HR role covering both Talent Acquisition and HR Operations
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes independently
• Strong understanding of HR best practice, employment legislation and the employee lifecycle
• Experience preparing contracts, HR documentation and maintaining employee records
• Knowledge of payroll coordination, benefits administration and HR reporting
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and produce meaningful reports
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability…