Senior Recruiter
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Senior Recruiter
9 month fixed term role (Maternity leave)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
Location: White City, London (Hybrid 2 days in the office)
Closing Date: 24th March 2026
The role
We are seeking an experienced and consultative Senior Recruiter to act as a trusted advisor to our business leaders. In this pivotal role, you will move beyond transactional hiring to develop comprehensive resourcing strategies aligned with our long-term business goals. You will manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle with a focus on quality of hire, diversity and market intelligence, across an array of specialist positions. We are looking for a professional with strong stakeholder management expertise, a commitment to inclusive hiring practices, and the ability to represent our employer brand with excellence at every touchpoint.
Key responsibilities
End-to-End Resourcing & Delivery
- Own and manage the full 360° resourcing lifecycle for assigned roles, from workforce planning through to offer and onboarding.
Sourcing & Talent Pipelining
- Proactively source, engage, and assess candidates through direct search and networking, evaluating availability, technical capability, and cultural alignment.
- Build and maintain managed talent pools of high-quality, pre-qualified candidates to support current and future workforce plans across all functions.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of both active and passive talent attraction initiatives.
Market Intelligence & Stakeholder Partnership
- Develop strong commercial and organisational insight to operate as a trusted resourcing advisor to senior stakeholders.
- Gather, interpret, and share market intelligence with the wider team, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of talent trends, competitor activity, and best practice.
Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)
- Senior-level recruitment professional with a strong track record of delivering high-volume, complex hiring while owning and optimising the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
- Recognised expertise in multi-channel talent sourcing strategies and techniques to access hard-to-find talent.
- Deep understanding of employment legislation and resourcing compliance, providing trusted guidance and ensuring robust, risk-managed hiring practices.
- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders across multiple business areas.
Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)
- Highly organised with a strong governance mindset, ensuring robust administration and full compliance to deliver a smooth, professional, and auditable recruitment process.
- Proven capability in designing and implementing effective selection frameworks, including role adverts, assessment exercises, and structured interview guides aligned to job criteria and organisational values, utilising competency-based, scenario-based, and motivational methodologies.
We create and showcase content by, with and for everyone, connecting and reflecting modern audiences. We are committed to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion across our organisation and in everything we do.
As part of this commitment, we actively encourage applications for this role from candidates who are Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent, People of Colour, and candidates from working class backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage*.
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
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*There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.