Senior Recruitment Manager, 12 month fixed term contract

Kennedys is looking to recruit a Senior Recruitment Manager to join the HR team on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. The Senior Recruitment Manager will manage the UK lateral recruitment team of seven (five direct reports) and work closely with the global recruitment team in APAC, EMEA, LATAM and the US. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the firm to fulfil recruitment needs in a fast paced, global environment. This role oversees the recruitment of vacancies across lawyers, business services and secretaries globally.

The role will be located in London or Chelmsford, with a global remit, and reports into the Head of Recruitment.

Team

Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in Chelmsford, London and Manchester for the UK, Belfast and Dublin for EMEA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia for APAC, Basking Ridge for US and London/LATAM for LATAM. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Learning and Development, Policies and Operations, Recruitment, Responsible Business (Social Impact and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Reward and HR Systems. The HR function is also responsible for the Secretarial function in the UK.

You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.,

• Manage the global Recruitment Team and deliver a professional, best in class recruitment service in accordance with the overall strategy of the Firm and recruitment budget


• Motivate, mentor, coach and provide leadership to all direct reports, setting and reviewing performance objectives on a regular basis


• Deliver an excellent standard of recruitment customer service to the Firm and demonstrate in-depth understanding of the Firm's practice areas and business


• Influence senior management in relation to recruitment strategy


• Position the recruitment team as a proactive, strategic service to help the Firm achieve its strategy. To adapt the recruitment services to reflect any changes in the strategy of the Firm or recruitment budget


• In conjunction with the Head of Recruitment, deliver the direct sourcing strategy for the firm


• Incorporate Kennedys DE&I commitments into all stages of the recruitment process to ensure Kennedys can attract a diverse candidate pipeline


• Own the relationship with all recruitment suppliers including but not limited to LinkedIn, job boards, ATS and recruitment agencies


• Create and monitor the global annual recruitment budget
  
  Recruitment experience within a professional services environment


• People management experience is essential


• Detailed knowledge of how a partnership operates and experience working in this environment


• Strong communication skills with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels but particularly at a senior level


• Excellent stakeholder relationships and proven ability to influence


• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at any one time.