Talent Acquisition Partner

Job role: Talent Acquisition Partner (Fixed term till April 2026)

Working location: Hybrid - 2 times a week in our Milton Keynes office

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract

Closing date for applications : 24th August 2025

Please note that interviews are expected to take place in early September

Job summary:

At NHBC, we believe that great homes start with great people. That's where you come in. As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be a trusted advisor to leaders across the business, shaping how we attract and select exceptional talent. You'll combine strategic insight with hands-on delivery to build high-quality pipelines, influence hiring decisions, and enhance our employer brand.

You'll work closely with hiring managers, the wider HR team and colleagues across NHBC to ensure our recruitment activity supports workforce plans, diversity goals, and our cultural ambitions: agility, collaboration, empowerment, inclusion, innovation, and homeowner focus.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a strategic recruitment partner to senior managers, using market intelligence and data insights to guide hiring decisions.
• Design and deliver attraction strategies to engage both active and passive talent.
• Champion NHBC's employer brand, telling our story in a way that excites and attracts top talent.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process across a range of roles, balancing high-volume hiring with long-term talent pipelining.
• Explore and test new sourcing channels, tools, and assessment methods to enhance outcomes.
• Ensure all recruitment activity meets agreed quality standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for:

• Significant in-house or agency recruitment experience, ideally in a high-volume, multi-vacancy environment.
• Proven ability to directly source and engage passive candidates.
• Skilled in using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and other sourcing tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience advising senior leaders.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on both quality and speed of delivery.

What we offer

Our benefits package includes:

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
• life assurance
• subsidised private medical insurance
• employee discounts platform
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents

+ many more!

Who we are

At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.

Why you should join us

As a modern, family-friendly employer, we're in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We're seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

Once onboard, you'll have access to fantastic opportunities for personal and career growth. You'll receive thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships to support your journey.

We support flexible working and encourage our colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we're always happy to have a conversation about flexible working arrangements.

Our inclusive culture

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We firmly believe in the right of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea-sharing.

Why NHBC Work for the UK's leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-built homes.

We have a range of job opportunities across the UK, including field and home-based roles within corporate, business operations and field tech. We welcome experienced professionals and those new to the world of work such as trainees, and with our flexible working approach we are open to helping you find a role that works for you.

NHBC colleagues have access to a wide range of additional benefits and we ensure our packages are attractive to current and potential employees.

Flexibility

Bonus

We offer a yearly performance based bonus to all employees based on a percentage of salary.

27 days holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase extra days.

Enhanced leave and pay

We offer equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents.

We recognise the valuable contribution that our colleagues make, benchmarking our salaries, against the wider market to ensure our packages are attractive.

Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy is focused on providing a shared direction and commitment for the organisation to respect and value our diverse workforce and continue to build a more inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain a workforce that represents the communities in which we work.

If you're interested in working at NHBC but haven't found the role for you within our list of current vacancies, please feel free to upload your CV. We will contact you if a suitable position becomes available and will keep your CV on file for up to 18 months. We also recommend checking our careers web page regularly, as new opportunities are posted frequently.

National House-Building Council and its subsidiaries (NHBC) engage with preferred recruiters or agencies on a formal basis. NHBC is unable to accept applications from recruiters or agencies who do not have signed terms of business with NHBC. If unsolicited applications or CVs are received from recruiters or agencies with or without such an agreement, NHBC will neither consider nor agree to any payment to that party.