Head of Recruitment & Retention

The Head of Recruitment & Retention will drive EMJs growth by attracting hiring and retaining top talent aligned with our values and goals building highperforming teams and enhancing our employer brand.

Whats in it for you:

• Join our ambitious team and gain opportunities for growth development and real impact on our companys success.
• Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year keeping you covered when it matters most.
• Our Bike to Work scheme helps you save money and stay active on your commute.
• Start with 25 days of holiday plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
• We offer enhanced maternity leave ensuring time to bond with your baby.
• From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations we love bringing everyone together.

Who you are:

• Extensive experience in developing and implementing effective talent acquisition and retention strategies.
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience leading and mentoring recruitment teams of 3 or more individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to generate innovative approaches to attract highcalibre candidates.
• Strong understanding and experience in developing and executing employee retention initiatives.
• A genuine passion for the field of recruitment and a deep understanding of its strategic importance to business success.
• Ideally a combination of inhouse and recruitment agency experience.

What youll do:

• Design and implement recruitment strategies that consistently attract highperforming gold medalwinning talent who not only meet the skills criteria but also embody EMJs values and culture.
• Lead and manage the full recruitment lifecycle across all departments ensuring every stage from initial job brief through to offer and onboarding is delivered with precision pace and a valuesdriven approach that reflects EMJs highperformance standards.
• Build and champion EMJs employer brand creating engaging content campaigns and outreach strategies that communicate our unique culture mission and growth journey making EMJ a destination workplace in the eyes of toptier talent.
• Ensure a seamless worldclass candidate experience treating every applicant with respect and care and optimising every touchpoint from initial contact to first day to reflect EMJs commitment to excellence and peoplefirst values.
• Manage mentor and develop internal recruitment team members as well as external recruitment partners to maintain a highperforming valuesaligned hiring function that operates as a strategic partner to the business.
• Leverage data analytics and industry insights to measure recruitment effectiveness identify areas for improvement and make evidencebased decisions that drive better hiring outcomes and longterm retention.
• Collaborate closely with EMJs leadership team to forecast talent needs support workforce planning and ensure hiring strategies align with future business objectives organisational design and team capabilities.

Key Information

• Salary: 70 75k
• Reports to: Chief Content Officer
• Hours: 8.30am 5pm MonFri
• Working pattern: Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)
• Location: This role is based onsite in our London/Moorgate office

We offer a hybrid work environment balancing office and remote work. To support your training and development during your initial threemonth probation this period will be fully officebased five days a week. Following this we anticipate a regular office presence of at least three days a week to maintain collaboration and team connection.

About EMJ

EMJs purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ we believe in

• Taking care of your own: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
• Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance this will create a team that is different to anything else full of hard working gold medal winners.
• Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision values culture and the longterm goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.
  

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Application process:

Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful we will be in touch to arrange a Teams call. Following this there will be a 2stage interview process one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.