Talent Partner

Reporting to: Head of People and Organisational Development

Department: Finance and Operations

Team: People and Culture

Direct reports: None. You will lead our recruitment function as a specialist, with your own recruitment budget, task support from the People Operations team, and the option to use agencies where they add value.

Location: Whitechapel, London, with hybrid working (1–2 days per week in the office)

Type: Full time, fixed-term (2 years); Open to part time (minimum 3 days per week)

About B Lab UK and the B Corp Movement

B Lab UK is part of the global B Corp movement with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. Certified B Corps seek to redefine success in business by putting social and environmental impact on a par with profit. The B Corp community is a global movement of businesses that provide leadership by demonstrating their commitment to people and the planet. There are over 9,000 B Corps spanning 102 countries and 160+ sectors, including Patagonia, The Guardian, and Divine Chocolate.

Purpose of the Role

B Lab UK can only deliver its mission if it has the right people in the right roles at the right time.

As our Talent Partner, you’ll lead recruitment at B Lab UK from end to end. You’ll have your own budget, support from our People Operations team, and already established foundations that will shape how we find and bring in great people.

Working closely with our Head of People and Organisational Development, you’ll help teams plan their hiring before the gaps appear, spot the roles that are hard to fill or at risk, and build the pipelines, partnerships and early careers routes, including our internship programme, that open the purpose-led sector up to people who haven’t always had a way in. Hiring managers will rely on you for advice, data, and a clear view of the labour market, and you’ll also look after role design and grading so that every role is set up fairly.

We’d love to hear from you if you’ve led recruitment end to end, you’re confident using data to make the case for change, and you can influence senior people while keeping them on side. You should also know inclusive recruitment practice and the law that sits behind it. Experience of workforce planning, early careers programmes and job evaluation will help you hit the ground running.

We hire on skills, so our process is built around real scenarios rather than CVs alone. Please tell us if you need any adjustments at any stage.

Please refer to the job description for the full requirements for this role.

The kind of things we’re looking for:

• Substantial experience leading end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition.
• Strong practical knowledge of inclusive recruitment practice and the relevant law, including equality, right to work and data protection.
• Ability to direct administrative tasks through others, manage campaign spend within assigned budgets, and coordinate external recruitment suppliers.
• Confidence using data to diagnose problems, track performance, and make the case for change.
• Experience conducting operational workforce planning and identifying risk mitigations for hard-to-fill and priority roles.
• A track record of advising leaders on hiring and talent decisions and influencing them with evidence.
• Experience designing or running early careers, internship or similar programmes.
• Experience of role design and job evaluation / classification.
• Strong project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional work.

It would be great if you also had:

• CIPD qualification at Level 5 or above, or equivalent experience.
• Experience procuring or implementing an applicant tracking system.
• Experience working in a global, federated or matrix organisation.
• Background in the charity, purpose-led, or values-driven sector.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK (we are not able to provide visa sponsorship).

Information that may be useful to you

You can visit our career site to learn about the application journey you can expect and for full guidance on making your application.

You can also read about the great colleague benefits available if you join our team.

Our commitment to you

It is important to us that we have a recruitment process whereby everyone is able to be their best. If you have a disability/long-term health condition, and require a reasonable adjustment that would enable you to fully participate in any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. 

You will be asked during your application, but you can also reach out to us at [email removed - click apply for more details] if you require support in making your application. 

B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our culture and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring themselves to work by their own definition, and we strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.