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Talent Recruitment Executive · Location: Epsom (with some flexibility) · Salary: Up to £34k · Quarterly performance related bonus · Full time, Mon-Fri, 40 hours per week   Lead the search for exceptional Early Years talent, blending sales-driven recruitment with the systems, processes and data that keep every Fennies nursery fully and safely staffed. At Fennies, we nurture our people to build a thriving community for children, families and educators. If you're a driven, target-focused recruiter who loves building relationships as much as hitting the numbers, this is your opportunity to lead Early Years hiring across Fennies and be part of a high performing team.   Why join Fennies? We invest in and support our team so they can build exceptional careers in recruitment and be part of an organisation with a genuine purpose. Competitive salary and bonus · Salary: Up to £34k · Quarterly performance-related bonus · Pension scheme Wellbeing and Lifestyle benefits · 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 30) plus bank holidays · BUPA wellbeing support · Free daily meals from the Fennies Café Childcare discount and support · Generous childcare discount Career Development · A supportive, professional team focused on delivering results and having impact · Training and development related to your role A community of committed, high achieving colleagues · Regular team forums and networking · Summer BBQs, Christmas events and company celebrations · Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club long service awards   About the Role As Talent Recruitment Executive, you will own end-to-end delivery of Early Years vacancies across our nursery group, working to volume and speed-to-hire targets while building genuine relationships with candidates and hiring managers. You will: · Own and manage a live pipeline of vacancies across nursery sites, proactively sourcing and headhunting candidates rather than relying solely on inbound applications · Work to volume and speed-to-hire targets, treating recruitment as a sales process from first contact through to offer and start · Build and maintain talent pools, positioning Fennies as a leading employer in the Early Years sector · Use our ATS and CRM systems to manage every vacancy and candidate record accurately and in real time · Maintain Excel-based recruitment trackers, staffing frameworks and reports · Coordinate and manage interviews and work trials to provide a positive candidate experience · Collaborate with nursery managers, regional managers and the Talent Lead to finalise offers, salaries and onboarding plans · Negotiate pay and salary offers in line with organisational policy · Represent Fennies' brand and values persuasively throughout the recruitment process · Analyse recruitment data to identify trends and improve hiring strategies   What we're looking for You're a driven, detail-focused recruiter who enjoys the buzz of hitting targets as much as building lasting relationships with candidates and hiring managers. You will have: · Minimum 2 years' recruitment experience, ideally high-volume, target-driven or agency recruitment · A confident, resilient sales mindset, comfortable working to KPIs and hitting hiring targets · Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and persuade · Hands-on experience using an ATS and/or CRM system to manage candidate pipelines · Strong Excel skills, including trackers, data analysis and reporting · Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling candidate and compliance data · A professional, credible manner with candidates, managers and external partners · A genuine enjoyment of building relationships, alongside a disciplined approach to process and data Most importantly, you will bring a sal