Talent Sourcer (9 month FTC)

Talent Sourcer
Fixed Term Contract (9 months) 
Part time (21 hours, worked over a minimum of 3 days per week)
Split between home and our London Office (office attendance required once per week with occasional UK-wide travel). Please note there may be a requirement for occasional weekend working to attend talent-related events on behalf of Macmillan.
£38,000 - £42,000

About us 
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. 

Role purpose:

You’ll build diverse, proactive talent pipelines by working with the Talent Acquisition team and People & Culture team to understand workforce needs and representation gaps. You’ll source and engage candidates across multiple channels, support peak recruitment campaigns and deliver a smooth, well‑coordinated candidate experience while maintaining an active, high‑quality talent pool in our applicant tracking system.

About the Role:

You will:

• Work with People & Culture Partners and Senior Talent Acquisition Partners to understand workforce plans and representation gaps.
• Build proactive talent pools aligned to future skills needs and organisational strategy.
• Lead sourcing activity across multiple platforms, tools and networks to identify diverse, high‑quality candidates.
• Use data to track pipeline composition, channel performance and ROI, shaping sourcing strategy.
• Represent Macmillan at careers fairs, networking events and job shows to raise our employer brand.
• Manage peak recruitment campaigns for entry‑level roles, including assessment and selection.
• Maintain and optimise our ATS, ensuring accurate records and engaged talent pools.
• Lead screening calls and coordinate interviews, ensuring a seamless candidate experience.
• Engage passive candidates through outreach, events and open days.
• Share market insights and trends to support agile decision‑making across People & Culture.
• Collaborate on Talent Acquisition projects, including optimisation and automation work.

About You:

You bring:

• Experience of working in a heavily sourcing-focussed talent acquisition role
• Experience sourcing diverse, high‑quality shortlists across multiple roles, ideally up to director level.
• Strong skills in LinkedIn Recruiter, Cord, Boolean search, market mapping and talent identification.
• A passion for engaging talent and building long‑term pipelines.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage multiple screenings and priorities.
• Confidence using data to influence decisions and shape strategy.
• ATS expertise and strong attention to detail.
• Experience delivering attraction and assessment strategies, including volume campaigns.
• Adaptability, collaboration and a “one team” mindset.
• Skill in using social media and events to promote employer brand and engage candidates.

What You’ll Achieve

• • Diverse, high‑quality talent pipelines that support Macmillan’s workforce strategy.
  • Improved diversity of hires, stronger candidate experience and better recruitment efficiency.
  • A meaningful contribution to Macmillan’s Talent Acquisition strategy and change roadmap.

Recruitment Process 
Application deadline: Tues 3rd Feb (23:59)
First interview dates: Mid Feb 2026 (TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.  

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.