Senior Talent Partner – Early Careers

Newcastle, Hybrid

Fixed Term Employee

We’re adding additional Senior Talent Partners to our client team in Newcastle, supporting early careers hiring in all areas of the business.

This is an chance to shape the future talent pipeline for a global technology business, partnering with stakeholders to attract and hire graduates, interns, apprentices and placement students across a variety of functions.

You’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional hiring experiences, building relationships with universities and early careers networks, and ensuring we attract diverse, high-potential talent to support the business's future growth.

Our Talent Acquisition team operates at pace, combining strategic partnership, data-driven decision making and an outstanding candidate experience.

What You’ll Do
Own end-to-end recruitment for graduate, intern, apprentice and placement programmes
Partner with hiring managers to understand current and future early talent hiring needs
Build robust talent pipelines through universities, student societies, careers events and other attraction channels
Deliver engaging assessment and selection processes that provide an exceptional candidate experience




Work closely with Employer Brand and Early Careers teams to support attraction campaigns, events and campus engagement
Use market insights and recruitment data to influence hiring decisions and improve attraction strategies
Manage recruitment activity through the ATS, ensuring data accuracy and process excellence
Champion inclusive hiring practices and help deliver fair, consistent assessment processes
Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners throughout the hiring lifecycle

What You’ll Bring
Proven end-to-end recruitment experience within an in-house, RPO or corporate Talent Acquisition environment
Robust experience recruiting Early Careers talent, including graduates, interns and apprentices
Experience partnering with universities, careers services or campus attraction initiatives
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence hiring managers and senior leaders
Ability to manage multiple recruitment campaigns and priorities simultaneously
Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a passion for delivering an outstanding candidate experience
A cooperative, data-driven approach with a continuous improvement mindset
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