Talent Partner – First Opinion
Job Description:
- Own recruitment across a portfolio of specialist referral vacancies
- Act as a trusted Talent Partner to senior clinical and commercial leaders
- Develop detailed understanding of clinical disciplines and specialist talent markets
- Shape recruitment strategies and advise on market conditions, talent availability, compensation, attraction, relocation and international recruitment
- Lead headhunting and search strategies using market mapping, professional networks and targeted sourcing
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with specialist clinicians
- Develop sustainable talent pipelines and communities across priority disciplines
- Provide market intelligence and influence recruitment strategy, compensation positioning, attraction approaches and hiring expectations
- Manage recruitment processes from initial engagement through appointment, including assessment, candidate management, offer negotiation, relocation and visa sponsorship where appropriate
- Represent inspiring vet care at veterinary congresses, professional events and networking forums across the UK and Europe
- Use recruitment data, talent intelligence and pipeline analysis to refine strategies and strengthen direct hiring capability
Requirements:
- Significant experience recruiting within specialist or talent-scarce markets
- Strong track record in headhunting and/or executive search
- Expertise in headhunting, executive search, talent mapping and proactive direct sourcing within niche, specialist or difficult-to-source markets
- Ability to identify and engage passive talent and develop long-term relationships through extended recruitment cycles
- Strong stakeholder consulting capability and ability to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders
- Highly developed candidate management, assessment, negotiation and closing skills
- Strong commercial judgement and ability to interpret market intelligence and recruitment data
- Excellent research, communication and relationship-building skills
- Proactive, resilient and highly collaborative approach
- Previous veterinary recruitment experience is advantageous but not essential
- Experience in veterinary recruitment, healthcare or another specialist professional market is advantageous
- Exposure to international recruitment, relocation and visa sponsorship is advantageous
Benefits:
- Work-life balance
- 26 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
- Pension
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Discounted staff pet care and pet insurance
- Discounts and cashback across many popular retailers
- Opportunities to attend leading veterinary congresses and professional events across the UK and Europe
- Ongoing development support from an experienced Talent team