Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Job Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Salary: £40,000- £45,000

Type of role: Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Role Type: Remote

Reports to: Talent Manager

First Intuition is an award‑winning UK training provider delivering high‑quality accountancy, leadership, digital and professional training. Established in 2007, we continue to grow across our regional centres and are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

As we expand, we’re seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor to play a key role in delivering a high‑quality, efficient and professional hiring experience across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment across a portfolio of vacancies, ensuring a smooth, well organised and professional process for all candidates and hiring managers.
• Use a range of attraction channels — job boards, social platforms, events and referrals to build strong pipelines of high‑quality candidates.
• Manage the applicant tracking system, ensuring accurate, up‑to‑date vacancy and candidate records.
• Conduct high‑quality screening conversations and accurately capture assessment notes.
• Provide expert guidance to hiring managers, shaping recruitment plans and ensuring best practice throughout the process.
• Coordinate and manage interviews and assessment activity, ensuring a positive and well‑structured experience.
• Maintain high standards of recruitment documentation and administrative accuracy to support compliance and safer recruitment principles.
• Support offer management and pre‑employment processes, ensuring timely completion in line with internal standards.
• Use market insights and recruitment data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, recommending improvements where appropriate.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement activity and support consistent ways of working across the Talent function.
• Provide informal support or guidance to less experienced colleagues and hiring managers.

Requirements:

Essential:

• Proven experience in talent acquisition, in house recruitment or a similar recruitment focused role
• Track record of managing full recruitment cycles across a range of roles.
• Proficiency in ATS and HR systems.
• Strong understanding of assessment and selection methods.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building capability.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively and manage multiple vacancies.
• Exceptional attention to detail with high‑quality administration and follow‑up.
• Strong judgement and problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to produce and review recruitment documentation to a high standard.

Desirable:

• Experience within education, or another regulated, compliance led environment.
• Experience working in a fast paced, multi-site or high growth organisation.
• Knowledge of safer recruitment principles and best practice.
• Experience in supporting process improvement, recruitment operations or continuous improvement activity.
• Confidence supporting or guiding less experienced colleagues or hiring managers through the recruitment process.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (based on full time hours) PLUS bank holidays
• Flexible-working positive employer with a range of family-friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24-hour confidential access to counselling and support services
• Competitive Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Training and development opportunities
• Long term career prospects in a growing company
• Employee perks including a range of discounts to suit your lifestyle

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting young people and vulnerable adults and follow Safer Recruitment processes. All successful candidates will need to complete a DBS check, with some roles requiring an Enhanced check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All staff are expected to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding and Prevent Policy, which can be viewed here.   

First Intuition does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.