InternalsOnly:TalentAcquisitionSpecialist

Your mission The Talent Acquisition Specialist helps ensure War Child attracts and appoints people in a timely, fair, and inclusive way that supports organisational priorities and values. The role delivers end-to-end recruitment across assigned vacancies, strengthens candidate experience and hiring quality, and works with managers and People and Culture colleagues to improve sourcing, selection, and talent pipeline approaches. What you will do: This role sits within the People and Culture function and supports recruitment and hiring across assigned functions, countries, or portfolios. The role works closely with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, HR Services colleagues, candidates, and external suppliers where relevant, helping ensure recruitment processes are well managed, inclusive, and aligned with War Child’s values, safeguarding standards, and organisational needs. Lead and manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned portfolios, ensuring high-quality, timely, and consistent hiring aligned with organisational priorities and standards. Act as a specialist to hiring managers and HR Business Partners, shaping recruitment strategies, advising on role design and market approaches, and supporting robust and consistent selection decisions. Coordinate candidate assessment and selection processes, ensuring structured, professional, and inclusive candidate handling throughout. Draft and publish recruitment materials that are clear, inclusive, and aligned with War Child’s employer brand and role requirements. Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, particularly for recurring, hard-to-fill, or strategic roles. Track recruitment activity, provide updates and insight to stakeholders, and use recruitment data to improve process quality, timeliness, and decision-making. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of War Child’s talent acquisition strategy, translating organisational workforce needs into practical hiring approache