Recruitment Partner

Resourcing Partner

Permanent

Grade 5 - £41,511 - £49,764

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

About us

We are at the heart of Birmingham City Council’s most essential asset – it’s People.

Playing a vital role in shaping the future of the city and ensuring that key services reach those who need them most. With a focus on aligning workforce needs with organisational goals, our team supports, engages, and motivates the workforce to deliver exceptional services to Birmingham's citizens.

Whether it’s managing accurate payroll, ensuring safe recruitment, fostering positive employee relations, or driving inclusive policies, every decision we make has a direct impact on both employees and the community.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, guided by our core principles of being helpful, open-minded, and delivering positive outcomes.

By working collaboratively across service areas, we provide expert guidance and support to colleagues, empowering them to focus on delivering vital front-line services. If you're passionate about making a difference, this role gives you the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking, diverse, and vibrant city, creating lasting impact for both our employees and citizens.

About you

You’re a confident and proactive resourcing professional who thrives on delivering smart, effective recruitment solutions. As a trusted partner to senior leaders, you bring strategic insight and operational know-how to ensure the right people are in the right roles at the right time.

You’ll lead the full end-to-end resourcing process - from advising on workforce needs and sourcing strategies to overseeing onboarding and ensuring a smooth candidate experience. You understand the importance of planning ahead, solving problems quickly, and keeping things moving.

With a strong understanding of complex recruitment landscapes, including JNC and agency requirements, you’re comfortable managing competing priorities and guiding hiring managers through the process with confidence. You're solutions-focused, collaborative, and bring a continuous improvement mindset to everything you do.

You’re also data-savvy, using insight to shape decisions and improve outcomes and you know how to balance innovation with compliance, including GDPR and recruitment best practice.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.