Are you an experienced recruiter looking for that next challenge?

Why not come and join us.

Watkin Jones Group have an opportunity for a Talent Manager to join us on a fixed term basis (1 year) to cover a period of secondment. You ll be responsible for managing the end-to -end recruitment process for the business, acting as a main point of contact for the hiring community across our Group (Watkin Jones and Fresh).

Working as part of the in-house talent team, you ll manage the authorisation processes, job advertising, sourcing of candidates, interviewing and assist with the onboarding new starters.

This is a dynamic role where every day is different. A large part of the role is liaising with colleagues across the business to understand their requirements for current and future recruitment, ensuring a proactive recruitment experience throughout, whilst supporting the development and implementation of recruitment strategies and plans.

About You

We need you to be people focused with outstanding communication and relationship building skills. It s essential that you have experience of managing an end-to-end recruitment process as well as experience of managing recruitment campaigns via an ATS (Applicant Tracking System) inhouse or within a recruitment agency.

Due to the nature of this role you ll need to demonstrate great time management skills and be comfortable speaking to colleagues across the business. You ll need to have excellent MS office skills and be able to use in-house / bespoke IT systems with ease.

What we can offer you

Watkin Jones success to date has been based on our emphasis on building relationships of trust, our customer focus, and our forward-thinking structure. Our intention is to create the future of living, which to us means high quality rental homes, community focus and sustainably driven development.

We have an in-house Learning & Development team to support you with personal and professional development including vocational qualifications, as well a, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years service by 1 day up to a max of 29 days per annum), a health cash plan, discounted gym memberships, exclusive shopping discounts and a contributory pension scheme. The package also includes a generous car allowance or company car and a discretionary annual bonus.

About Us

Watkin Jones Group is the UK s leading developer, builder, and manager of residential for rent homes, with 52,000+ homes developed and in-build across 135 schemes. Our operating arm, Fresh, manages over 20,000 units across 64 schemes, reflecting approximately GBP1.7bn of assets under management, giving us unique and unrivalled insight into what tenants and investors desire.

Our company was established in 1791 and has been building homes since 1927. More recently, we listed on the AIM market in 2016 with a market cap of GBP255m (current market cap c. GBP550m). In FY2022 we generated gross revenue of GBP407m and a Gross Profit of GBP67m. Our position in the market is based on a capital light model, where we typically work with institutional forward funders.