Regional Recruitment Partner

Regional Recruitment Partner

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. 

About Waythrough 

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England. 

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community 

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change. 

About the Role

As a Regional Recruitment Partner, you'll play a key role in attracting exceptional talent to help deliver life-changing services across your region. You'll own the full recruitment journey, partnering with hiring managers to provide expert advice, deliver an outstanding candidate experience, and ensure every appointment reflects our values and commitment to safer recruitment.

Working closely with operational leaders, you'll develop recruitment strategies that meet both immediate and future workforce needs, using data and market insight to continuously improve attraction and hiring outcomes. This is a varied role that combines hands-on recruitment delivery with strategic partnership, giving you the opportunity to influence recruitment across the organisation while supporting our mission to change lives.

Key Duties

• Lead all recruitment activity across your designated region, taking responsibility for strategic planning, workforce forecasting and the delivery of recruitment objectives.
• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment process, from vacancy briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers, providing expert recruitment advice and guidance.
• Deliver proactive recruitment campaigns for hard-to-fill and high-volume vacancies.
• Create engaging job adverts and identify effective attraction strategies to reach diverse talent.
• Champion an inclusive and values-led candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with employment legislation, safeguarding requirements, and organisational policies.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records and reporting through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Analyse recruitment data and provide insights to support workforce planning and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Regional Recruitment Partners and the wider People team to share best practice and improve recruitment processes.
• Keep up to date with recruitment trends, labour market developments, and innovative sourcing approaches.

About You

We're looking for an experienced recruiter who enjoys building strong relationships and delivering an exceptional recruitment experience. You'll be confident managing multiple vacancies across a diverse region, advising managers at all levels, and balancing operational delivery with strategic thinking.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment, ideally within a multi-site or regional environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and coach hiring managers.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A good understanding of employment legislation, safer recruitment, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and interpreting recruitment data to drive improvements.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a passion for delivering high-quality recruitment.
• A commitment to delivering an excellent candidate experience and living our values of Kindness, Courage and Respect.
• A CIPD or recruitment qualification (or equivalent) is desirable, alongside experience within the charity, health and social care, education or public sectors.

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What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)

• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%

• Life assurance (3× annual salary)

• Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay

• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave

• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications

• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme

• Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals

• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus

• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership

• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good

• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and accessibility 

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support. 

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme  - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: [email protected] 

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