Talent Acquisition Partner

The Opportunity

• Join Informed Solutions and help us attract the talented people who deliver some of the UK's most impactful #tech4good digital transformation programmes.
• We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner who enjoys finding exceptional people, building strong relationships and creating an outstanding candidate experience.
• Working alongside hiring managers, technical specialists and our wider Recruitment team, you'll play a key role in helping us grow sustainably by identifying, engaging and securing talented professionals who share our values and passion for solving complex challenges.
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys the pace of in-house recruitment, takes pride in delivering a high-quality recruitment experience and wants to influence how we attract talent in a growing organisation.

About Us

• Founded in 1992, Informed Solutions is an internationally recognised digital transformation consultancy.
• We design and deliver innovative digital, data and technology solutions that enable organisations to modernise services, unlock insight from data and deliver better outcomes for citizens and customers.
• Our multi-Queen's Award-winning platforms and services support globally recognised organisations across sectors including:

Civil Defence

• Healthcare
• Sustainable Environment
• Land and Asset Management
• Digital Democracy
• Our work focuses on solving complex, real-world challenges where technology, data and human insight combine to deliver lasting impact.

About the Role

• People are at the heart of everything we do.
• As our Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll partner with hiring managers across the business to deliver end-to-end recruitment for a range of professional, technical and consulting roles.
• You'll take ownership of vacancies from initial briefing through to offer, building strong relationships with stakeholders while providing expert guidance throughout the recruitment process.
• Alongside delivering recruitment, you'll proactively identify talent, build candidate pipelines, improve attraction strategies and contribute ideas that help us continuously improve how we recruit.
• Success in this role means delivering an exceptional recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
• You'll consistently attract high-quality talent, build trusted relationships with stakeholders, strengthen our talent pipelines and help improve the effectiveness of our recruitment function through insight, innovation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment & Talent Attraction
• You'll:
• Manage end-to-end recruitment across technical, consulting and business support vacancies.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Source, engage and build relationships with passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, networking and market mapping.
• Conduct competency-based interviews and candidate assessments.
• Manage candidate pipelines and ensure a positive recruitment experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Produce high-quality adverts and attraction campaigns.
• Support offer management and onboarding activities.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers across the business.
• Provide advice on market conditions, candidate availability and attraction strategies.
• Challenge constructively where appropriate to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders throughout recruitment campaigns.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.
• Use recruitment data and insight to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Support employer branding initiatives and recruitment marketing activity.
• Contribute to wider People Services projects where appropriate.

Collaboration

• Share market knowledge and recruitment best practice.
• Support colleagues during periods of high recruitment activity.
• Contribute positively to the continued development of the Recruitment function.

Requirements

• What We’re Looking For You'll have experience recruiting within an in-house environment, ideally within professional services, technology or another knowledge-led business. You'll be a proactive and hands-on Talent Partner who thrives in a fast-paced, scaling environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering recruitment outcomes while balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.
• You'll bring:
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment within an evolving business environment.
• Highly proactive, taking ownership of challenges and driving solutions with minimal direction.
• Confidence sourcing passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct sourcing methods.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrate innovation in recruitment approaches, processes, sourcing strategies, stakeholder engagement.
• Experience recruiting technical or specialist roles would be advantageous.
• Excellent interviewing and assessment skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Data-driven and commercially minded, with the ability to use data and insights to influence hiring decisions and improve outcomes.

Personal Qualities

• We're looking for someone who:
• Enjoys building genuine relationships.
• Is naturally curious and asks great questions.
• Takes ownership and delivers with pace.
• Balances quality with commercial awareness.
• Identifies opportunities to improve recruitment effectiveness and implement solutions.
• Communicates confidently and professionally.
• Enjoys finding creative ways to attract talent.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Is always looking for ways to improve.

Key Competencies for Success

• In this role you will demonstrate:
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Sound professional judgement and thoughtful decision-making.
• Resilience and adaptability in changing environments.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organisation.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering positive outcomes.

Benefits

• We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.
• These can include:
• InformedACADEMY© – excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes.
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan.

Hybrid working*

Private Health Care Cover*

Generous life assurance cover*

Gym Membership*

Monthly office lunch

Onsite massage sessions

25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays*

Sabbatical Leave Scheme*

Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay*

Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay*

Company Pension Contribution

Profit Share Scheme*

Payment of professional subscriptions

• Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals *Qualifying period applies
• Culture
• Our culture is built around innovation, excellence and integrity.
• We are a collaborative community of technologists, consultants and problem-solvers who enjoy working together to tackle complex challenges.
• We believe the best ideas emerge from diverse perspectives and inclusive environments, and we actively foster a culture where everyone feels supported to contribute, grow and succeed.
• We invest deeply in our people because we know our success depends on curious minds, collaborative thinking and continuous learning.
• By joining Informed Solutions, you will help shape the experiences, development and growth of the people who deliver technology solutions that make the world a smarter, safer, greener and healthier place.