Recruitment People Partner – Fixed Term

Organisation: Leeds United FC
Salary: Competitive
Location: Elland Road Stadium, Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 0ES
Contract type: Fixed Term
Closing date: 6 June 2025
Job Description: ROLE SUMMARY
You will manage the end to end recruitment cycle, from attraction to onboarding. Reporting to the Head of People you will ensure the delivery of high-volume casual recruitment and specialist recruitment needs always considering diversity and inclusion and focusing on people first.

Working closely with key stakeholders across Elland Road and Thorp Arch you will ensure that we attract, select and retain the best talent offering your advice as a recruitment subject matter expert. You will focus on optimising our processes and creating and embedding unforgettable candidate experiences.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Drive the recruitment process from end to end, always considering diversity and inclusion and focusing on people first.
• Identify, source and secure top tier candidates through innovation direct sourcing strategies
• Create unforgettable candidate experiences, ensuring that every candidate – regardless of the outcome – feels valued and respected throughout their interactions with the Club.
• Work closely with managers and our HRBP and People Advisor to identify future talent requirements and support succession planning.
• Create engaging job adverts and develop innovative sourcing strategies
• Build strong relationships with local schools, colleges and universities and provide opportunities for the Club to communicate and share the opportunities within sport along with supporting our early careers and apprenticeship pathways.
• Creating a pipeline of future talent by building meaningful relationships with potential candidates and nurturing a robust talent pipeline
• Implement and development an applicant tracking system adding value to our processes and developing data points to ensure that we can make effective and considered decisions.
• Build string relationships with our foundation and explore opportunities to work collaboratively in supporting our local community
• Explore and propose any accreditation which would continue to develop and enhance our recruitment processes
• Create innovative and meaningful ways for us to articulate and communicate our employer brand and create excitement for opportunities working with the Club.
• Review and enhance our internal recruitment processes, ensuring that our internal talent has opportunities to develop and grow.
• Lead casual recruitment across the Club ensuring that we are able to fully support key internal functions with their people’s needs.
• Develop and create a Club approach to internships and placements ensuring that we provide our community with opportunities to develop and learn.
• Work closely with our EDI lead and Head of Safeguarding and EDI to ensure that equal opportunities is a key focus and increasing our representation of underrepresented groups
• Oversee the safer recruitment process ensuring that all areas are compliant with our policy and processes.
• Be the main point of contact between the Club and candidate through the recruitment process from application to offer. Ensuring that we provide constructive feedback to unsuccessful candidates who have attended interviews.
• Stay ahead of recruitment trends, exploring new ideas to enhance candidate experience and improve processes
• Review our current recruitment agency agreements creating a preferred supply list for use should we be unable to fill a role directly.
• Use data and analytics to monitor recruitment performance, identify trends and provide recommendations for improving processes etc

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Proven experience in recruitment management or recruitment partnering role in house with expertise in managing volume causal recruitment and specialist recruitment processes.
• Full knowledge of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle with a focus on improving candidate experience
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to influence and support hiring managers
• A results orientated mindset with the proven ability within a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
• Strong direct resourcing capability with the ability to use sound judgement of when to outsource roles to a third-party supplier to get the best results
• Ability to work at pace without compromising on quality, able to manage multiple roles at once.
• A strong sense of professionalism and integrity, ensuring every candidate has positive experience and that recruitment decisions are fair and well thought out.
• Pragmatic with strong problem-solving skills quick to find solutions, whether that means adjusting sourcing strategies, expanding talent pools or trying new ways of attracting candidates
How to apply: Complete the online applications form using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/wQj8tEzbRb