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Talent Acquisition Manager, The British Museum

  •  London
  •  Â£40k-50k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes June 23, 2025
  •  Emma Nicholls
  •  ENicholls@britishmuseum.org
  • #Museums

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Job Summary

Talent Acquisition Manager People and Culture 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break). We work in a hybrid way and are open to flexible working patterns. 18-month fixed term contract £48,144 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 23 June 2025

Job Description

This is a newly created role within the People and Culture team responsible for setting up a Talent Acquisition function. Reporting into the Head of People Operations, you will bring together our recruitment activities including developing strategies, sourcing, hiring, and managing talent.

You'll leverage your expertise in the entire recruitment lifecycle, from market mapping and candidate nurturing to utilising interview techniques and ensuring efficient hiring to ensure a consistent and excellent service is delivered across the Museum.

Partnering with hiring managers, senior leaders and stakeholders in People and Culture, you'll develop targeted strategies that attract a diverse pool of candidates supporting us to create an inclusive workplace culture that reflects our values.

If you're driven, resourceful and looking for an opportunity to shape a talent acquisition function, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team.

Job Requirements

You will be a confident and comfortable networker with excellent relationship building skills. You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and have a strong focus on continuous improvement both of yourself and those around you. You will also be able to evidence:

  • Proven experience delivering Talent Acquisition.
  • Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Strong knowledge of visa immigration requirements and recruitment best practices.
  • Experience using ATS systems.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies, ensuring alignment of approach with the Museum's values and objectives.
  • Identify, attract, and recruit talent through the most appropriate and effective channels.
  • Oversee the candidate lifecycle from application to outcome, providing a positive candidate experiences regardless of outcome.
  • Streamline recruitment processes, ensuring efficiency and legal compliance.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align People and Culture strategies with business objectives.
  • Support and assist with the delivery of Museum projects that relate to Talent Acquisition including but not limited to the design, procurement and implementation of a modern and future-focused application tracking system.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you. A full job description is available below, this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

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