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Head of Recruitment

Act up or Secondment opportunity up to 12 months

Grade 7 - £66,627 - £85,845

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Head of Recruitment

Ready to prove that resourcing can be disciplined, dynamic and decisive?

We’re looking for a Head of Resourcing who knows that this isn’t just recruitment, it’s delivery at scale, operational grip, and making sure the right people land in the right roles at the right time. If you get excited about workforce plans that actually turn into hires, KPIs that move in the right direction, and services that run like clockwork… we should talk.

You’ll lead the full end-to-end resourcing portfolio from Strategic Workforce Planning and Early Careers to Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Recruitment Compliance. You’ll need to understand how it all fits together and how to make it work in the real world not just in a glossy PowerPoint.

We want someone who:

Knows Oracle Cloud Fusion recruitment modules well enough to make them behave.
Can translate theory into operational plans and operational plans into results.
Cares about customer service as much as output.
Can stabilise, structure and strengthen delivery.
Grows people, not just processes.
Leads with clarity, humour and accountability.

This is about leadership. About progress not perfection. About building a high-performing team. About delivering consistently, predictably and professionally whilst being able to still keep a sense of perspective and occasionally laughing along the way.

If you’re operationally sharp, people-focused, and ready to take ownership of a critical enabling service - This could be your moment.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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Job Description and Person Specification

Head of Resourcing-Job Description.pdf