Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Salary: £37,000 - £44,500 per annum (dependent on experience) Location: Home-based, with regular travel across the UK and frequent meetings in London Details: Permanent, Full-time- 35 hours per week At Rethink Mental Illness, our people make change possible. Every appointment we make shapes the quality, safety and impact of our services — and that’s why this role matters. We’re looking for 2 Talent Acquisition Business Partners with strong search and stakeholder capability to help us attract, engage and appoint people who share our values and our commitment to improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness. About the role This role plays a key part in building and sustaining a diverse, skilled and values‑aligned workforce across the organisation. Working closely with senior leaders and hiring managers, you’ll provide an end‑to‑end, values‑led recruitment service, with a particular focus on specialist, managerial and senior appointments. You’ll bring a proactive, search‑led approach — identifying and engaging high‑quality talent who may not already be looking, and representing Rethink authentically and credibly in the market. While the role includes responsibility for supporting frontline and operational recruitment where needed, its core strength lies in executive search, complex hiring and trusted partnership with leaders. You’ll balance pace with care, and ambition with integrity, ensuring every recruitment journey reflects our commitment to inclusion, safety and respect. Duties of the Role: Strategic partnering and workforce insight Act as a trusted Talent Acquisition Business Partner to senior leaders and hiring managers Build a deep understanding of service context, leadership capability needs and workforce challenges Lead structured vacancy scoping conversations, shaping role requirements, success profiles and selection approaches Provide clear, confident advice on recruitment strategy, talent availability and market insight to support effective decision‑making Executive search, specialist recruitment and proactive sourcing Lead search‑led recruitment for specialist, managerial and senior roles, including discreet and sensitive appointments Use LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking and direct outreach to identify and engage passive talent Deliver authentic, personalised candidate engagement that reflects Rethink’s purpose and values Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and succession pools for future organisational needs End‑to‑end recruitment and onboarding Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from approval through to offer and onboarding handover Act as a consistent, supportive point of contact for candidates, ensuring clarity, respect and engagement throughout Coordinate safer recruitment and pre‑employment checks, including Right to Work, DBS/PVG/Access NI, references and occupational health Work in partnership with Operations and L&D to support smooth, timely and values‑led onboarding Inclusion, experience and continuous improvement Champion equity, accessibility and fairness across recruitment activity Ensure reasonable adjustments and inclusive selection practices are embedded throughout Contribute to employer branding, outreach and engagement with talent communities Use recruitment data and insight to improve candidate experience, diversity outcomes and process effectiveness continuously Coach and support hiring managers in inclusive and safer recruitment practices About you You’ll be an experienced Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Business Partner who is confident working at senior level and motivated by purpose as much as performance. Essential Full UK driving licence and ability to travel nationally Proven experience in a 360 Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Business Partner role Strong track record delivering specialist, managerial and senior recruitment Hands‑on executive search and headhunting experience, including proactive market mapping and passive candidate engagement Confidence managing senior‑level recruitment with discretion, credibility and professionalism Strong capability using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search and CV databases Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust quickly Sound understanding of inclusive, fair and safer recruitment in regulated environments Desirable Experience supporting Director, Head of or equivalent appointments Background in the charity, health or social care sector Knowledge of regulated recruitment (e.g. CQC or similar) Experience strengthening diversity within senior pipelines Interest in how AI and emerging technologies are shaping recruitment practice CIPD or relevant recruitment qualification (or equivalent experience) *We anticipate a high level of interest in this role and may close the advert early if we receive a large number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness? At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive: Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion. Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app. Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform. Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days. Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities. Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes. Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status. Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.