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About the Role

Olive Jar is seeking a Talent Manager to source, engage, and place talent across contractor, permanent, and fixed-term (FTC) roles. This role involves managing candidate pipelines, supporting hiring for complex programmes, and ensuring a high-quality experience for clients and candidates within the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage high-quality candidates for contract, permanent, and FTC roles across public sector programmes
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across key skill areas
• Manage the full candidate lifecycle from initial outreach through to placement and onboarding
• Work closely with clients and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and role requirements
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, and offer processes
• Support contractor onboarding and compliance processes where required
• Maintain accurate candidate and pipeline records within the CRM/ATS system
• Provide a high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process
• Support workforce planning and talent mapping activities for future hiring needs

Requirements

• Experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or workforce delivery
• Experience working across contractor and permanent hiring
• Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple roles and hiring streams simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and understanding of compliance processes
• Experience recruiting for public sector organisations, consultancies, or government programmes
• Knowledge of contractor markets, IR35 considerations, or contingent workforce models
• Experience using recruitment systems and candidate databases

Skills

• Sourcing
• Candidate engagement
• Relationship-building
• Organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Compliance processes
• Recruitment systems
• Candidate databases

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
• FTC 12 months

Experience Level

• Depending on experience

Salary/Compensations

• £40-50k

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance-based incentives
• Flexible / remote working
• Opportunity to work on impactful public sector programmes
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Clear progression opportunities as Olive Jar grows

About the Company

• Olive Jar is a specialist talent partner helping organisations build high-performing teams across critical public sector programmes.
• We support government departments by identifying and securing exceptional talent across permanent, fixed-term, and contract positions.