Talent Acquisition Manager

Maternity Cover from January 2025 to May 2026

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for a Talent Acquisition Manager (fixed term maternity cover-16 months) to join our TA team that sits within the HR department. This is a great opportunity to improve processes, create efficiencies, and drive overall performance. This role will involve hybrid working, including working at home and travelling between campuses as required. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

The Opportunity

Within this role you will deliver high quality, innovative, inclusive, and cost-effective recruitment and selection methods and processes, enabling DCG to attract and recruit talented people committed to the values, aims and objectives of the organisation. You’ll develop effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including hiring managers, senior leaders, HR colleagues, agencies, job boards, and potential/active candidates. You’ll work closely with the TA assistants to review and transform the current processes and templates; innovation and creativity are key within this role.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

About you

To excel in this role, you’ll have great communication and interpersonal skills and be able to quickly build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You will need strong knowledge and understanding of recruitment processes and experience within a recruitment or talent acquisition role. You will have a solutions-focussed approach to problem solving and improving processes with excellent attention to detail, achieving high levels of accuracy, and have a desire to make your mark on the department and improve processes. It’s also essential that you are IT literate and have a great working knowledge of the MS Office suite, particularly Excel. 

For a full explanation of the Person Specification, please see the Job Description below.

The Benefits

• Salary of £ £42,305 per annum
• 35 days per year plus 6 College closure days where applicable and 8 statutory days per year pro rata
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route.  Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description