Talent Acquisition & Development Officer

The opportunity:

Following a review of our People & Talent team, we are recruiting for a specialist Talent Acquisition & Development Officer on a 3 day week basis (with flexibility on days).

This is an exciting new role at Better Society Capital, focusing on getting great talent through the door and ensuring that their development meets the high standards to enable us to continue in our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK. This is an exciting time to join Better Society Capital as we refresh our strategy for 2026-30, building on what we have learnt since we started our impact investing journey in 2012. Our team comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and are driven by transforming the way mainstream financial markets help deliver deep and lasting impact on people in the UK.

If you are someone with a passion for identifying and nurturing talent and looking for a role that allows you to grow our people balanced with flexibility then we would love to hear from you.

What you will do:

Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment cycle for all BSC hires in line with the recruitment strategy;
• Be the key user of our recruitment platform and ensure it continues to deliver to bring us a diverse talent pool in line with our values;
• Ensure a great candidate experience, whether successful or otherwise, during the whole recruitment process;
• Maintain relationship with partner organisations for secondment and early career recruitment;
• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies, including running a dedicated PSL;
• Working with the People and Talent Manager, manage the recruitment budget;
• Develop the BSC employer brand to appeal to a more diverse talent pool. 

Talent Development

• Working in partnership with the People and Talent Senior Director and the wider business, support the delivery the BSC learning and development strategy;
• Manage the learning and development budget;
• Continuously seek to improve our offerings through a solution focussed approach for best practice;
• Where needed, update and design new learning and development offerings either to be delivered by the Talent Acquisition and Development Officer or by other members of the business;
• Recognise external trends and best practice in Talent Development and utilise these within BSC;
• Support line managers in managing talent internally;
• Lead on updates to the Performance Review cycle and ensuring this is run smoothly and on time.

What you will bring:

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Problem solving
• Ability to work on your own initiative but also work well as part of a team
• Fantastic attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Able to not only generate ideas but to deliver the implementation with appropriate support from the wider People & Talent team
• An interest in social impact and/or evidence of voluntary involvement with charities

Embody Better Society Capital core values:

• Purposeful –We are passionate and energetic in our work to bring about our long-term vision of a thriving social investment market that enables positive social impact.
• Pioneering Spirit - We give our team the autonomy and flexibility to be entrepreneurial and creative. We have the courage to push boundaries and a restless drive for change.
• Openness - We listen, learn, experiment and collaborate.  And we are adaptive and flexible in responding to what we learn.
• Rigorous - We take a rigorous approach in all we do.  We expect the highest standards and continually strive for excellence
• Respectful - We are genuine in both our approach and aspiration.  We value each member of our team and our partners for what they bring.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in running a full recruitment cycle as an internal recruiter or HR/People professional
• Previous involvement in annual performance cycles
• Exposure to best practice learning & development practice

Desirable

• Involvement in or exposure to equity, diversity and inclusion work from a talent acquisition or development perspective
• Experience in managing day to day budgets
• Experience managing partnerships with external firms and recruitment agencies

Other terms:

Location: We are a UK-based business with an office in the Old Street area of London, accessible to a number of public transport links. This will be a hybrid role

Right to work: Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Better Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those under-represented in the social impact investment sector (e.g. people from LGBTQIA+; racialised; disabled; under-served communities)

We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step-free access and an open-plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you. If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch with Colleen Cheetham-Gerrard (People & Talent Manager) on ccheethamgerrard@bettersocietycapital.com