Hybrid: (Dartford nr Bluewater), 3 days in the office.
Salary: Up to £35,000, depending on experience and company benefits.
Contract: Up to 12-month fixed-term maternity cover, full-time. Starting mid-August.
At Mark Allen, we create specialist content, events, data and insight for professional communities across sectors that matter. Behind every successful brand is a talented team, and we're looking for an enthusiastic Internal Recruitment Executive to cover maternity leave to continue supporting us in finding the people who will shape our future.
We have also been recognised as a finalist in the 2026 Omni TA Team Excellence Award, reflecting the impact of the structured, values-led recruitment approach you will help us continue to deliver.
Working alongside our Talent Director and as part of the wider HR team, you'll recruit across every area of the business, partnering with hiring managers, building talent pipelines and delivering an outstanding candidate experience from first conversation through to pre-boarding.
This is much more than a recruitment role. You'll have the opportunity and autonomy to influence how we attract talent, strengthen our employer brand, create engaging recruitment campaigns and help improve the way we hire. Your ideas will be encouraged, your development will be supported, and you'll quickly become a trusted partner across the business.
If you enjoy building relationships, spotting potential and making a genuine difference to people's careers, we'd love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
Manage the full 360 recruitment lifecycle, from taking role briefs and writing engaging job adverts through to telephone screening, interviews, offers, and pre-boarding.
Build strong relationships with hiring managers across the business, providing recruitment support, market insight and helping to deliver a consistent, values-led hiring process.
Source and engage high-quality candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, our ATS (we use Teamtailor) and proactive talent pipelining, creating strong talent pools for current and future vacancies.
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience by ensuring clear communication, timely feedback and a smooth recruitment journey from application to start date.
Review recruitment data, market trends and candidate feedback to help shape our hiring strategy and ensure our recruitment approach remains competitive.
Work alongside the Talent Director to strengthen Mark Allen's employer brand through LinkedIn, employee stories, new starter announcements and other recruitment marketing initiatives, such as our monthly VIP awards.
Play an active role within the wider HR team, supporting colleagues and contributing to projects that enhance the employee and candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Previous experience in either internal or agency recruitment experience within a people-focused environment.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to work closely with hiring managers, candidates and colleagues frequently in person and sometimes online.
Confidence using LinkedIn and social media to source talent, promote employer branding and engage candidates.
Welcome and introduce new employees across our social and internal channels, creating new starter announcements.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
A self-motivated approach, taking ownership of recruitment activity and keeping processes moving without needing to be prompted.
Confidence writing engaging job adverts and candidate attraction campaigns.
Familiarity with using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
Support out Talent Director with our monthly VIP awards.
If you do not meet every requirement but bring transferable skills, sound judgement and fresh thinking, we encourage you to apply.
Why join Mark Allen Group?
Mark Allen is a specialist media business with more than 40 years of experience building trusted brands for professional audiences. You will join a business that combines respected legacy brands with the need to keep evolving, giving you the chance to contribute ideas, improve how we work and see the impact of what you do.
We offer:
Hybrid working. You will be based in our Dartford office (near Bluewater) with frequent travel when required to our London office, in Herne Hill. Please note you need to be able to drive to get to the Dartford office, as we are not near a train station but ample parking is available.
Real ownership in your role, with opportunities to develop your career across a growing business.
Development through hands-on learning, mentoring and internal progression.
Exposure to specialist markets and loyal professional audiences.
A culture shaped by our values: Passionate, Creative, Nurturing and Fair.
How to apply
Apply through our careers site with your CV including a cover letter sharing what attracted you to the role and what you would bring to it.
A video introduction is completely optional and will not disadvantage your application.
Right to work: Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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