Talent Acquisition Manager - Early Careers and Campaigns

• Lead our Early Careers and Campaign recruitment
• Ensure a diverse and inclusive Talent Acquisition process
• Build and embed a strategic, company aligned EVP
• Hybrid 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role

We’re making some exciting changes to the HR Division at NFU Mutual. With future-proofed capabilities, technology enabled systems, high engagement and improved career paths high on the agenda, this is a great time to join the team. The Talent Acquisition Manager for Early Careers and Campaigns will own and oversee our proposition, ensuring we’re firmly future focused and meeting the needs of the business.

The Talent Acquisition Manager for Early Careers and Campaigns is a newly created role, reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, will align with our divisions’ talent needs, supporting business demands and company initiatives. You will assess the effectiveness of our early career campaigns and leverage data to drive continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring we attract and grow our own best talent in the market. As Talent Acquisition Manager for Early Careers and Campaigns, you will develop, monitor, and improve the end-to-end recruitment process, enhancing candidate experience through effective attraction methods and direct sourcing. Your leadership will be crucial in creating talent pipelines and optimising operational efficiencies. Managing and developing a team of Talent Acquisition and Attraction professionals you’ll ensure they understand their roles and can contribute effectively to our business objectives.

By establishing and embedding an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) aligned with the company’s purpose, you will support long-term objectives and foster a culture that ensures we remain a great place to work and a Top Employer. You will monitor the ROI and effectiveness of the EVP, measuring its ongoing impact and attractiveness.

Engagement with senior stakeholders across the wider business will be essential, as you provide insights and collaborate on recruitment strategies that align with organisational goals. Additionally, you will build on your existing relationships with universities and external partners to tap into emerging talent, while conducting thorough external market research to stay ahead of trends and inform our recruitment strategies. Strong internal relationships with our Talent and Learning teams will also be vital to ensure a cohesive approach to development and recruitment.

As a champion of diversity and inclusion, you’ll ensure our recruitment practices meet our high standards and uphold our commitments. You’ll lead employer branding initiatives to enhance our reputation and deliver a market-leading experience for both hiring managers and candidates.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact at NFU Mutual and help shape the future of our organisation.

This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

advert will close 3rd January 2025

About you

The successful candidate will possess a proactive and engaging approach to talent acquisition and early career recruitment, demonstrating strong leadership skills in managing and developing high-performing teams. You will have exceptional communication abilities, capable of presenting strategies to diverse audiences, and will excel in building relationships with stakeholders to deliver effective solutions. With proven networking skills to establish strategic relationships, both internally and externally to meet business needs, you’ll also bring a data-driven mindset to refine recruitment strategies, processes and drive operational improvements.

To join our team, you’ll also have:

• Experience in leading campaign and early career recruitment within a large commercial organisation.
• Expertise of an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Strategy and team ensuring ROI
• A proven track record of ensuring a diverse and inclusive process
• Capability to define and implement process improvement.
• Knowledge and ability to oversee recruitment technologies and assessment centres.
• Comprehensive knowledge of recruitment legislation and best practices.
• High level of accuracy in reporting and delivering key performance indicators (KPIs)
• CIPD/REC/IRP qualified or equivalent experience

Desirable: Experience gained from within Financial Services

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary to £95,000 depending on experience
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.