Internal Recruitment Specialist

Internal Recruitment Specialist
Competitive Salary + Benefits
West Yorkshire
Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week
Benefits: Up to 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan, pension scheme, employee recognition awards, personal development and training opportunities, and free parking.
About the Company
Our client is a successful, growing UK group operating across multiple sites. They are a dynamic, people-focused organisation with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and customer service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the business at a key stage of its growth and make a genuine impact on how it attracts, develops and retains talent.
About the Role
As Internal Recruitment Specialist, you will lead the attraction and recruitment of high-quality talent across a range of business functions. You’ll work closely with managers and senior leaders to build talent pipelines, deliver an excellent candidate experience and strengthen the organisation’s employer brand.
Key responsibilities include:
* Partnering with managers to understand hiring needs and create engaging job descriptions.
* Sourcing and attracting candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, social media, referrals and recruitment events.
* Managing the end-to-end recruitment process, including screening, interviewing, coordinating selection and making hiring recommendations.
* Building talent pipelines for current and future vacancies, while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
* Managing agency relationships and preferred supplier arrangements, ensuring recruitment activity remains effective and cost-efficient.
* Supporting employer branding, onboarding, employee referrals and recruitment reporting for senior leaders.
* Managing apprenticeship opportunities and identifying development needs to support the upskilling of existing colleagues.
* Ensuring recruitment activity is fair, compliant and well organised.
What We’re Looking For
* Experience in an in-house recruitment or talent acquisition role.
* Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice, HR processes, applicant tracking systems and recruitment platforms.
* Excellent written, communication and social media skills, with the ability to create compelling job adverts and employer-brand content.
* Confidence using recruitment data to identify trends and improve sourcing strategies.
* Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills with managers, candidates and recruitment agencies.
* Excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple vacancies in a fast-paced environment.
* Knowledge of apprenticeships, learning and development, and the apprenticeship levy would be advantageous.
* A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across the UK.
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply through this advert or submit your CV to the recruiting agency directly.
Equals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy. You may be contacted directly by the employer should they wish to progress your application. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide specific feedback if your application is unsuccessful