Resourcing Business Partner

We’re looking for a Resourcing Business Partner (Grade 11) to join our People team at Elexon on a permanent basis.

In this role, you’ll partner with leaders across Elexon to shape and deliver end-to-end recruitment strategies that support business priorities while creating an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience.

You’ll take ownership of recruitment campaigns from initial workforce requirements through to sourcing and appointment, combining business partnering, direct sourcing and stakeholder management. You’ll also help strengthen Elexon’s talent pipelines, employer brand and recruitment processes, bringing new ideas and technology into how we attract and hire talent.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with leaders to develop and deliver recruitment plans aligned with business objectives and workforce requirements.
• Act as a trusted resourcing advisor, providing practical recruitment solutions to business and organisational challenges.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment campaigns, from role briefing and sourcing through to selection and appointment.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, People Managers and colleagues across HR and Finance.
• Use direct sourcing, Boolean search and candidate networking to identify high-quality talent.
• Develop and maintain pre-qualified talent pools, supporting balanced representation and future workforce requirements.
• Coach and support hiring managers on recruitment approaches, market conditions and effective candidate selection.
• Deliver an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Work with HR and Finance Business Partners to coordinate and deliver effective hiring plans.
• Help strengthen Elexon’s employer brand

What you’ll bring:

• Strong experience in recruitment business partnering within a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns.
• Excellent direct sourcing, Boolean search and candidate networking capability.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, with the confidence to advise, influence and challenge hiring managers.
• Experience developing recruitment solutions aligned with business and workforce requirements.
• Strong organisation, planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple recruitment campaigns.
• Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience improving recruitment processes and outcomes.
• A track record of creating a strong experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
• It would also be beneficial if you have:
• Experience recruiting within technology-focused environments.
• Previous recruitment experience within the energy or utilities sector.
• Experience introducing recruitment automation or technology improvements.
• Experience supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives

What’s in it for you:

• Salary - £62,000
• Excellent benefits including bonus, private medical insurance and generous pension scheme
• The opportunity to work within a thriving organisation which can support your growth and development
• We operate a hybrid working approach with 2 days in our London office

Our culture

We believe a diverse and inclusive culture allows innovation and creativity to flourish. We are committed to continuously improving our culture for our colleagues and stakeholders. Through our hugely successful Diversity Forum, Mental Health First Aid network and regular programme of activities and events, we celebrate difference and recognise the value of employee wellbeing, which is a consistent outcome from annual employee surveys that we conduct. Likewise, as a community, we like to support each other, and all agree Elexon is a great place to work with a great workspace too!

At Elexon, we want to:

• Provide true equality of opportunity
• Attract and retain diverse talent
• Listen to all voices
• Be representative of the communities we work in
• Be a role model for Diversity and Inclusion in the industry

Elexon together, embracing differences, listening to all voices

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of energy services.