Recruitment Manager

Are you passionate about building diverse and inclusive talent pipelines that drive meaningful change? As the Recruitment Manager at ZSL, you’ll lead our recruitment team, playing a key role in shaping the future of our organisation by attracting exceptional talent. In this role, you’ll design and execute strategic hiring initiatives that meet ZSL’s long-term goals, champion our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and enhance our talent brand. If you’re ready to bring innovative talent strategies to life and make a real impact in conservation, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities: 

• Use data-driven insights to evaluate and enhance recruitment practices, embedding EDI-focused interventions that ensure equitable hiring processes and inclusive outcomes across all candidate touchpoints.
• Provide day-to-day support to recruiting managers on timelines, role scoping, and recruitment administration when necessary to ensure alignment with strategic goals and a positive candidate experience.
• Manage the recruitment system, ensuring its effective use across all hiring processes and driving continuous improvements for a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience

• Proven track record in embedding EDI-focused recruitment practices to drive equitable hiring outcomes and support diverse talent pools.
• Ability to advise and support hiring managers on best practices in recruitment, ensuring a positive and consistent candidate experience.
• Proficiency in analysing recruitment metrics and data to inform decisions, identify efficiencies, and track recruitment performance.
• Skills in training, coaching and developing hiring managers in recruitment best practices and compliance with UK Employment Law.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds and celebrate the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences, and heritage. We are committed to ensuring our teams can bring their authentic selves to work without fear of discrimination. ZSL has active equality networks for our staff with lived experience and those who provide active allyship in Race and Culture, Team Pride, Disability Network, and Menopause Network, complemented by our strategic EDI Steering Group.

This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including the candidate's right to work in the UK.