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Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About Lockton

Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance broker, committed to delivering exceptional results for our clients through creativity, independence, and a people-first mindset. With 14,000+ Associates in over 150 countries, we offer deep industry expertise and an entrepreneurial culture that sets us apart.

As a private, family-owned business, we’re free from shareholder pressure—allowing us to focus on long-term partnerships and meaningful careers. Our 95% client retention rate and recognition as a Best Place to Work in Insurance for nine consecutive years reflect our commitment to both our clients and our people.

The Role: Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

We are seeking a passionate and strategic Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead our recruitment efforts for apprentices, graduates, interns, across the UK. This is a key role within our growing Talent team, focused on building and delivering early careers programmes that attract diverse, high-potential talent to fuel our future growth.

You’ll partner closely with business unit leaders and People colleagues to design and execute an early careers recruitment strategy aligned with Lockton’s long-term talent goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of talent at Lockton, while creating pathways for individuals entering the world of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering: Work with business leaders to understand workforce planning needs and shape the early careers hiring strategy accordingly.
• Attraction & Sourcing: Lead targeted attraction campaigns using schools, universities, events, social media, job boards, and partnerships to reach diverse and high-potential candidates.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a best-in-class experience throughout the recruitment process—from application to onboarding—representing our brand with professionalism, warmth, and inclusivity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Educate and influence hiring managers on early careers hiring best practice, assessment methods, and inclusive recruitment.
• Process Management: Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles including advertising, shortlisting, coordinating assessment centres, interviews, and offer management.
• Market Insight: Stay informed of trends in early careers and youth employment, using data and insights to inform and evolve our strategy.

• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Lockton externally at career fairs, university events, and DEI-focused outreach initiatives.
• Talent Pipeline Development: Build long-term talent pools for future roles, maintaining relationships with candidates and networks specifically continuing key partnerships with LIIBA and London Insurance Life, and feeding associate recruitment into business pipelines in both program and off program hiring.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about early careers, social mobility, and developing the next generation of talent into the insurance industry. You’ll be a confident communicator, relationship-builder, and advocate for inclusive hiring via multiple pathways and strategic partnerships.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in early careers recruitment, campus recruitment, or youth talent development
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Knowledge of early careers attraction channels and recruitment trends
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Committed to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Experience running or supporting assessment centres and/or high-volume recruitment processes

Desirable

• Experience in professional services or financial services
• Passion for employer branding and storytelling to younger audiences

Why Lockton?

• People-first culture – We care about our Associates and support your growth
• Opportunity to build something meaningful – Play a key role in shaping our early careers future
• Freedom to be creative – We're not bound by rigid processes; we value ideas and initiative
• Collaborative, values-driven team – Work alongside supportive colleagues who are passionate about inclusion and talent development

We are recruiting for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave in this key role in our Early Careers Team.

Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About Lockton

Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance broker, committed to delivering exceptional results for our clients through creativity, independence, and a people-first mindset. With 14,000+ Associates in over 150 countries, we offer deep industry expertise and an entrepreneurial culture that sets us apart.

As a private, family-owned business, we’re free from shareholder pressure—allowing us to focus on long-term partnerships and meaningful careers. Our 95% client retention rate and recognition as a Best Place to Work in Insurance for nine consecutive years reflect our commitment to both our clients and our people.

The Role: Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

We are seeking a passionate and strategic Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead our recruitment efforts for apprentices, graduates, interns, across the UK. This is a key role within our growing Talent team, focused on building and delivering early careers programmes that attract diverse, high-potential talent to fuel our future growth.

You’ll partner closely with business unit leaders and People colleagues to design and execute an early careers recruitment strategy aligned with Lockton’s long-term talent goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of talent at Lockton, while creating pathways for individuals entering the world of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering: Work with business leaders to understand workforce planning needs and shape the early careers hiring strategy accordingly.
• Attraction & Sourcing: Lead targeted attraction campaigns using schools, universities, events, social media, job boards, and partnerships to reach diverse and high-potential candidates.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a best-in-class experience throughout the recruitment process—from application to onboarding—representing our brand with professionalism, warmth, and inclusivity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Educate and influence hiring managers on early careers hiring best practice, assessment methods, and inclusive recruitment.
• Process Management: Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles including advertising, shortlisting, coordinating assessment centres, interviews, and offer management.
• Market Insight: Stay informed of trends in early careers and youth employment, using data and insights to inform and evolve our strategy.

• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Lockton externally at career fairs, university events, and DEI-focused outreach initiatives.
• Talent Pipeline Development: Build long-term talent pools for future roles, maintaining relationships with candidates and networks specifically continuing key partnerships with LIIBA and London Insurance Life, and feeding associate recruitment into business pipelines in both program and off program hiring.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about early careers, social mobility, and developing the next generation of talent into the insurance industry. You’ll be a confident communicator, relationship-builder, and advocate for inclusive hiring via multiple pathways and strategic partnerships.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in early careers recruitment, campus recruitment, or youth talent development
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Knowledge of early careers attraction channels and recruitment trends
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Committed to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Experience running or supporting assessment centres and/or high-volume recruitment processes

Desirable

• Experience in professional services or financial services
• Passion for employer branding and storytelling to younger audiences

Why Lockton?

• People-first culture – We care about our Associates and support your growth
• Opportunity to build something meaningful – Play a key role in shaping our early careers future
• Freedom to be creative – We're not bound by rigid processes; we value ideas and initiative
• Collaborative, values-driven team – Work alongside supportive colleagues who are passionate about inclusion and talent development

We are recruiting for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave in this key role in our Early Careers Team.

Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About Lockton

Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance broker, committed to delivering exceptional results for our clients through creativity, independence, and a people-first mindset. With 14,000+ Associates in over 150 countries, we offer deep industry expertise and an entrepreneurial culture that sets us apart.

As a private, family-owned business, we’re free from shareholder pressure—allowing us to focus on long-term partnerships and meaningful careers. Our 95% client retention rate and recognition as a Best Place to Work in Insurance for nine consecutive years reflect our commitment to both our clients and our people.

The Role: Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

We are seeking a passionate and strategic Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead our recruitment efforts for apprentices, graduates, interns, across the UK. This is a key role within our growing Talent team, focused on building and delivering early careers programmes that attract diverse, high-potential talent to fuel our future growth.

You’ll partner closely with business unit leaders and People colleagues to design and execute an early careers recruitment strategy aligned with Lockton’s long-term talent goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of talent at Lockton, while creating pathways for individuals entering the world of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering: Work with business leaders to understand workforce planning needs and shape the early careers hiring strategy accordingly.
• Attraction & Sourcing: Lead targeted attraction campaigns using schools, universities, events, social media, job boards, and partnerships to reach diverse and high-potential candidates.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a best-in-class experience throughout the recruitment process—from application to onboarding—representing our brand with professionalism, warmth, and inclusivity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Educate and influence hiring managers on early careers hiring best practice, assessment methods, and inclusive recruitment.
• Process Management: Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles including advertising, shortlisting, coordinating assessment centres, interviews, and offer management.
• Market Insight: Stay informed of trends in early careers and youth employment, using data and insights to inform and evolve our strategy.

• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Lockton externally at career fairs, university events, and DEI-focused outreach initiatives.
• Talent Pipeline Development: Build long-term talent pools for future roles, maintaining relationships with candidates and networks specifically continuing key partnerships with LIIBA and London Insurance Life, and feeding associate recruitment into business pipelines in both program and off program hiring.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about early careers, social mobility, and developing the next generation of talent into the insurance industry. You’ll be a confident communicator, relationship-builder, and advocate for inclusive hiring via multiple pathways and strategic partnerships.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in early careers recruitment, campus recruitment, or youth talent development
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Knowledge of early careers attraction channels and recruitment trends
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Committed to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Experience running or supporting assessment centres and/or high-volume recruitment processes

Desirable

• Experience in professional services or financial services
• Passion for employer branding and storytelling to younger audiences

Why Lockton?

• People-first culture – We care about our Associates and support your growth
• Opportunity to build something meaningful – Play a key role in shaping our early careers future
• Freedom to be creative – We're not bound by rigid processes; we value ideas and initiative
• Collaborative, values-driven team – Work alongside supportive colleagues who are passionate about inclusion and talent development

We are recruiting for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave in this key role in our Early Careers Team.

Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About Lockton

Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance broker, committed to delivering exceptional results for our clients through creativity, independence, and a people-first mindset. With 14,000+ Associates in over 150 countries, we offer deep industry expertise and an entrepreneurial culture that sets us apart.

As a private, family-owned business, we’re free from shareholder pressure—allowing us to focus on long-term partnerships and meaningful careers. Our 95% client retention rate and recognition as a Best Place to Work in Insurance for nine consecutive years reflect our commitment to both our clients and our people.

The Role: Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner

We are seeking a passionate and strategic Early Careers Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead our recruitment efforts for apprentices, graduates, interns, across the UK. This is a key role within our growing Talent team, focused on building and delivering early careers programmes that attract diverse, high-potential talent to fuel our future growth.

You’ll partner closely with business unit leaders and People colleagues to design and execute an early careers recruitment strategy aligned with Lockton’s long-term talent goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of talent at Lockton, while creating pathways for individuals entering the world of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering: Work with business leaders to understand workforce planning needs and shape the early careers hiring strategy accordingly.
• Attraction & Sourcing: Lead targeted attraction campaigns using schools, universities, events, social media, job boards, and partnerships to reach diverse and high-potential candidates.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a best-in-class experience throughout the recruitment process—from application to onboarding—representing our brand with professionalism, warmth, and inclusivity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Educate and influence hiring managers on early careers hiring best practice, assessment methods, and inclusive recruitment.
• Process Management: Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles including advertising, shortlisting, coordinating assessment centres, interviews, and offer management.
• Market Insight: Stay informed of trends in early careers and youth employment, using data and insights to inform and evolve our strategy.

• Brand Ambassadorship: Represent Lockton externally at career fairs, university events, and DEI-focused outreach initiatives.
• Talent Pipeline Development: Build long-term talent pools for future roles, maintaining relationships with candidates and networks specifically continuing key partnerships with LIIBA and London Insurance Life, and feeding associate recruitment into business pipelines in both program and off program hiring.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about early careers, social mobility, and developing the next generation of talent into the insurance industry. You’ll be a confident communicator, relationship-builder, and advocate for inclusive hiring via multiple pathways and strategic partnerships.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in early careers recruitment, campus recruitment, or youth talent development
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Knowledge of early careers attraction channels and recruitment trends
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Committed to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Experience running or supporting assessment centres and/or high-volume recruitment processes

Desirable

• Experience in professional services or financial services
• Passion for employer branding and storytelling to younger audiences

Why Lockton?

• People-first culture – We care about our Associates and support your growth
• Opportunity to build something meaningful – Play a key role in shaping our early careers future
• Freedom to be creative – We're not bound by rigid processes; we value ideas and initiative
• Collaborative, values-driven team – Work alongside supportive colleagues who are passionate about inclusion and talent development

Graduate Recruitment Manager

Legal Sector

Central London (Hybrid Working)

Salary: c.£52,000–£56,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025

Our client, a leading set of chambers, is seeking a Graduate Recruitment Manager to manage HR systems, recruitment processes, and all aspects of pupillage recruitment, training, and support.

If you have strong HR operational and project management experience — ideally within a chambers or professional services environment — and enjoy coordinating people processes and talent development, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role of Graduate Recruitment Manager

Reporting to the Director of Operations and Strategic Planning, and supported by Administrators, the postholder will organise chambers’ people systems and project manage the end-to-end pupillage process. You will also collaborate with the Head of Finance on HR compliance and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

HR

Coordinate recruitment processes for barristers, staff and pupils.

Manage correspondence with candidates and agencies, ensuring smooth onboarding and induction.

Maintain accurate HR records, holiday data, and absence monitoring.

Oversee the appraisal process and coordinate learning and development opportunities.

Manage offboarding and exit interviews.

Ensure compliance with GDPR and maintain the HR and LEX systems.

Pupillage

Project manage the full pupillage outreach and recruitment cycle.

Administer BSB forms, contracts, supervisor briefings, and pupil training programmes.

Coordinate the pupil-to-tenancy process and support pupils throughout their training.

Maintain accurate pupillage and diversity monitoring data.

Provide regular updates to the Pupillage Committee Chairs and ensure compliance with regulatory policies.

Person Specification

Essential

At least five years’ HR experience, including recruitment and onboarding.

Excellent project management and organisational skills.

Meticulous attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Strong communication, interpersonal and teamworking skills.

Proactive problem solver with strong initiative and evaluation skills.

Advanced Microsoft Office 365 proficiency.

Understanding of data protection, risk and health & safety.

Desirable

Experience managing pupillage recruitment within chambers.

Knowledge of HR databases or case management systems.

CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.

Mental Health First Aid or wellbeing accreditation.

Please send your CV to apply for the Graduate Recruitment Manager role.

Graduate Recruitment Manager

Legal Sector

Central London (Hybrid Working)

Salary: c.£52,000–£56,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025

Our client, a leading set of chambers, is seeking a Graduate Recruitment Manager to manage HR systems, recruitment processes, and all aspects of pupillage recruitment, training, and support.

If you have strong HR operational and project management experience — ideally within a chambers or professional services environment — and enjoy coordinating people processes and talent development, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role of Graduate Recruitment Manager

Reporting to the Director of Operations and Strategic Planning, and supported by Administrators, the postholder will organise chambers’ people systems and project manage the end-to-end pupillage process. You will also collaborate with the Head of Finance on HR compliance and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

HR

Coordinate recruitment processes for barristers, staff and pupils.

Manage correspondence with candidates and agencies, ensuring smooth onboarding and induction.

Maintain accurate HR records, holiday data, and absence monitoring.

Oversee the appraisal process and coordinate learning and development opportunities.

Manage offboarding and exit interviews.

Ensure compliance with GDPR and maintain the HR and LEX systems.

Pupillage

Project manage the full pupillage outreach and recruitment cycle.

Administer BSB forms, contracts, supervisor briefings, and pupil training programmes.

Coordinate the pupil-to-tenancy process and support pupils throughout their training.

Maintain accurate pupillage and diversity monitoring data.

Provide regular updates to the Pupillage Committee Chairs and ensure compliance with regulatory policies.

Person Specification

Essential

At least five years’ HR experience, including recruitment and onboarding.

Excellent project management and organisational skills.

Meticulous attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Strong communication, interpersonal and teamworking skills.

Proactive problem solver with strong initiative and evaluation skills.

Advanced Microsoft Office 365 proficiency.

Understanding of data protection, risk and health & safety.

Desirable

Experience managing pupillage recruitment within chambers.

Knowledge of HR databases or case management systems.

CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.

Mental Health First Aid or wellbeing accreditation.

Please send your CV to apply for the Graduate Recruitment Manager role.

What can you expect to earn:

+ 1st Year OTE £35k-£5k

+ 2nd Year 0k+

+ 3rd Year 0k - 00k+

Plexus are hiring Trainee/Graduate Recruitment Consultants to join our rapidly growing team!

Since its founding in 2017, Plexus has grown into the biggest Web3 recruiter on the planet, and came tenth in the Recruitment Hot 100 list!

We don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon either, especially with the opening of our first international office !

Our training programme will get you up-to-speed with everything you need to know about recruitment and the crypto & blockchain space. We have confidence in our people, so you’ll be on the phones by the end of your first week.

It’s our culture that sets us apart; you won’t catch us in suits and ties, but you will catch us having Friday beers , out at lunch clubs , or off on holidays (Croatia, Ibiza, Malta, Dubai, Sweden etc!).

We are a sociable and collaborative bunch, who have huge ambition to grow so there’s never a better time to join us. We are looking for motivated people to start ASAP , though we are flexible on start date, so if you’re keen to kickstart a career and start making money, get in touch!

The role:

All our recruitment consultants start out as 180 delivery consultants for the first few weeks.

We will train you to:

• Understand the requirements of our key clients
• Find candidates through job boards and advertising
• Qualify the candidates over the phone
• Manage your shortlisted candidates through the interview and hiring process
• Build a personal brand through online marketing and platforms like LinkedIn

You will then have the opportunity to go 360, meaning you:

• Work the full recruitment life cycle
• Generate leads and develop relationships with companies to win new business for yourself and Plexus

Our recruitment consultants enjoy uncapped commission on top of a competitive base salary!

Who are we looking for:

• We hire people for their attitude, not their experience, so both Grads and non-grads are considered.
• Someone who grafts for themselves , not just because they have to.
• Student mindset - being open to learning and taking constructive criticism.
• Positivity - we all have bad days, but it’s how you bounce back that matters.

If being a Recruitment consultant at Plexus excites you rather than sends you running for the hills, send us a copy of your most recent CV today and we will get in touch!

Are you graduating in 2026 and considering a career in recruitment, working for a company that offers extensive training, quick and clear progression paths and high earning potential? We want to hear from you!

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions are looking to hire ambitious individuals to join us as trainee recruitment consultants in our Leicester office based on Clarendon Park Road.

We’re building our 2026 Graduate Talent Pool and by joining now, you’ll be among the first to hear from us when we open our official application process for our 2026 graduate intake.

Named in Recruiter’s HOT 100 Companies 2024, proud recipients of the 2023 People's Platform Award for Outstanding Company Culture and a highly-coveted Investors in People Gold accreditation , James Andrews is not your average workplace.

We believe in rewarding excellence from day one. Enjoy a competitive starting salary of £26,100 and a commission structure without any thresholds, ensuring the opportunity for your success is limitless.

You will be trained as a 360 recruitment consultant from day one and will start your career with us on an initial 12 week training schedule, fully supported by your Manager and team. You will become a recruitment specialist in one of our division’s; Human Resources, Social Housing or Property Management and will provide advice, guidance and consultation to both clients and candidates of all levels.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients at multiple organisations through various business development tools; telephone, email marketing, LinkedIn, virtual meetings and in person client visits.
• Sourcing, screening, short-listing and providing consultation to candidates of all levels within your specialist sector using a range of tools.
• Multi-tasking and prioritising workload alongside your team in an ever-changing, deadline centred, KPI driven and fast paced environment.
• Working alongside your colleagues, clients and candidates in line with our four core values; collaboration, transparency, growth and respect’.

What qualities contribute to your success as a recruitment consultant?

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to establish rapport
• Self-motivated with a goal-oriented mindset
• Resilience and ease in handling pressure
• Capable of multitasking and adapting to various challenges
• Ambitious, with a commitment to career advancement
• A collaborative team player who works well alongside others

Benefits we offer;

• Generous Holiday Package : Enjoy 26 days of Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays), increasing by 1 day each year, up to a fantastic 31 days.
• Comprehensive Wellbeing Package: Ensure peace of mind when it comes to your health, and take advantage of our extensive employee healthcare offering, featuring Life Assurance, optional Dental Plan and Health Insurance.
• Structured Training Programme: Learn from the best! Our unrivalled training programme is led by individuals with a wealth of experience and unprecedented success in the industry.
• Progression & Development: Fast-track your career with us. You will have the opportunity to become a Senior Consultant in as little as 18 months, setting your sights on management in as little as three years. Your growth is our priority.

If you love the idea of working in a sales-based career role, but with a supportive team centred working culture, then please don’t hold back – apply today! We will then be in touch once our 2026 hiring process commences.