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Talent Partner (Part-Time, Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Hybrid / Reading
Contract: 6–12 months fixed-term contract
Part-Time: 3 days per week

Role overview

The Talent Partner will play a key role in delivering an exceptional recruitment experience across the full hiring lifecycle. They will partner with hiring managers to understand business needs, attract and engage top talent, and ensure a smooth and inclusive process from sourcing through onboarding. This role combines strategic recruitment expertise with operational excellence and a strong focus on candidate experience.

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Key responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines across multiple disciplines
  • Attract, source, shortlist, and interview candidates using a variety of channels and methods
  • Manage multiple open roles simultaneously, optimising recruitment processes and reducing time-to-hire
  • Design and implement consistent, fair, and inclusive selection processes
  • Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand hiring needs and deliver exceptional recruitment service
  • Ensure a high-quality candidate experience at every stage of the recruitment journey
  • Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes in collaboration with People Ops
  • Maintain accurate and timely records in the ATS and ensure compliance with internal processes
  • Support continuous improvement of recruitment practices and contribute to people team initiatives

KPIs

  • Time-to-hire for each role (target: within 30–45 days)
  • Candidate satisfaction score (e.g. post-interview feedback)
  • Hiring manager satisfaction and feedback
  • Pipeline health (number and quality of active candidates per role).
  • Offer acceptance rate
  • Compliance with recruitment process SLAs (e.g., feedback within 48 hours)
  • Onboarding completion and engagement metrics

Collaboration

The Talent Partner will work independently, as part of the People Team, and cross-functionally with hiring managers and stakeholders. The People Team includes the CPO, Talent Acquisition Manager, and People Advisor/People Ops.

Required experience

Minimum of 5 years in recruitment, with a strong track record of managing end-to-end hiring processes.

Competencies

  • Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, ideally developed through a recruitment agency background
  • Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies
  • Skilled in sourcing strategies, including leveraging AI and automation tools to streamline processes
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to use metrics to inform decisions
  • Excellent communication skills — articulate, engaging, and professional
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and roles with efficiency and attention to detail
  • Commitment to delivering an outstanding candidate experience
Starting a new position can be nerve-racking, however, from the very first interview through to joining the team I have felt nothing but relaxed and welcome. Dynamic Planner are such a warm, happy, and helpful group of people that I settled in so quickly and never looked back. It’s a company that genuinely care about its people, they make me feel valued and I’m so grateful to be part of the family.
Sam Hinde
Client Success Associate
Each time I interacted with Dynamic Planner, I felt more eager to succeed on my application and secure my role. I haven’t been let down! From hybrid working to employee perks, Dynamic Planner makes me feel valued. I’m proud to be a part of an organisation that is so forward-thinking and aspirational because of the product and service. The cherry on top is the contribution Dynamic Planner makes in the background to deserving causes. Contributions to charities, quarterly tree plantings for each employee, and the organization’s carbon neutral status demonstrate that it is concerned not only with the here and now but also with the long term.
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