Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Talent Acquisition Manager - Housing and Property
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
£45,736 - £48,157 per year
35 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment activity across our Housing and Property business area. As a new role within the wider Talent Acquisition and Experience team, this position will be responsible for managing and delivering a new, high-quality, inclusive resourcing service that helps Housing and Property attract, select and appoint the right talent to meet both current and future workforce needs. The role will also contribute to the development of the business area’s resourcing strategy and lead significant recruitment projects where required.
Acting as a trusted partner to hiring managers and supporting a high-performing team of Specialists and Advisors, the successful candidate will bring proven experience of leading and delivering an end-to-end recruitment service in a managerial role. They will be confident overseeing recruitment processes, using data to drive improvements and clearly evidencing outcomes to senior leaders.
The role of Talent Acquisition Manager - Housing and Property will include:
- Lead the delivery of a new end-to-end recruitment service for the Housing & Property business area, while driving improvements in key metrics, including time to hire and hiring manager time saved
- Review cost effective and good practice resourcing solutions, including analysing existing arrangements, reporting on market trends and making recommendations to support business decision making, ensuring outcomes and impact are demonstrated
- Promote employer branding and provide input into developing design strategies within Group protocols to maximise the impact of advertising media to attract high quality candidates
- Partner with key stakeholders to understand current and future workforce needs, and support with Leadership recruitment where required, building strong working relationships
- Provide ongoing development and input into assessment and selection methods, improving processes and attraction methods and supporting this delivery through the team
- Provide analysis on Housing & Property resourcing campaigns to Talent leads to ensure efficiencies, cost effectiveness and return on investment are achieved
- Manage agency and supplier relationships to ensure value for money
- Ensure all recruitment activity meets legislative and regulatory requirements
- Manage the recruitment, performance and development of Housing & Property Talent Acquisition Specialists, Advisors and Planners
- Contribute to wider people initiatives and continuous improvement projects
Skills and experiences:
- Proven experience in a talent acquisition or resourcing managerial role
- Proven experience of managing and delivering an end-to-end recruitment process
- Thorough understanding of resourcing processes and best practice solutions
- Proven experience of providing recruitment support and advice to staff at all levels
- Proven experience of managing 3rd party suppliers and campaigns
- Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation and current practice
- Proven experience of delivering large scale recruitment projects
- Proven experience in employee and team management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Strong organisational and planning ability
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
- Experience of web based recruitment software
- Intermediate HR systems e.g. SAP HR
- Intermediate Microsoft 365
Why work for us?
We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
- £45,736 per annum (rising to £48,157 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
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Closing Date: 16 July 2026
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you [email protected]
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team
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Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
