Early Careers and Volume Talent Acquisition Consultant

Early Careers and Volume Talent Acquisition Consultant

• Shape the future workforce of NFU Mutual through early careers programmes and recruitment campaigns across the business


• 12 month fixed-term-contract opportunity covering maternity leave


• Hybrid role with up to 80% homeworking and 20% based at our Stratford-upon-Avon Head Office, with additional in-person attendance required during peak recruitment periods to support assessment centres, recruitment events and business engagement activities.

About the role

Our Early Careers & Campaigns team plays an important role in building NFU Mutual's future talent pipeline. From graduate schemes and internships to apprenticeships, trainee programmes and volume recruitment campaigns, we partner with the business to attract, assess and hire talented people who will shape the future of our organisation. Taking a skills-based approach to hiring, we look beyond experience to identify potential and help people develop rewarding careers with us.

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you'll lead a varied portfolio of early careers and recruitment campaigns, owning the end-to-end process from planning through to hire. You'll design attraction strategies, manage candidate pipelines, coordinate assessment and selection activity, and support successful onboarding into our programmes.

Working with a wide range of business areas, you'll balance long-term planning with the agility to respond to changing recruitment needs while delivering an excellent experience for candidates, assessors and hiring managers.

Many of our campaigns work towards fixed cohort start dates, so success in this role comes from strong organisation, proactive planning and the ability to bring people together around a shared goal. You'll manage multiple priorities, identify risks early and keep stakeholders informed and engaged to ensure campaigns remain on track.

In this role, you'll:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment campaigns across a variety of early careers and volume hiring programmes


• Partner with hiring managers and HR colleagues to design recruitment and attraction plans that meet business needs


• Build engaging attraction campaigns using a range of channels, including social media, partnerships, events and direct sourcing activities


• Screen and assess candidates through application reviews, online assessments, introductory conversations and structured selection processes


• Plan, coordinate and facilitate in-person assessment centres, interviews and recruitment events


• Manage candidate pipelines, monitoring progress and taking proactive action to ensure campaigns remain on track


• Coordinate and brief assessors, ensuring selection decisions are fair, robust and aligned to our inclusive recruitment approach


• Lead calibration and selection discussions, providing insight and challenge where appropriate


• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through clear communication, support and engagement at every stage of the process


• Use recruitment data and market insights to evaluate campaign effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement


• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment lifecycle

Most importantly, you'll help create positive and memorable experiences for candidates while supporting the business to make great hiring decisions.

About you

You'll be someone who enjoys bringing people together, building trusted relationships and delivering great outcomes. You'll be highly organised, naturally proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities, all while ensuring candidates and stakeholders have a positive experience.

You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two campaigns are the same, using sound judgement, strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to keep recruitment activity moving forward and on track.

You'll bring:

• End-to-end recruitment experience - Extensive and recent experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, ideally within in-house early careers, campaign or volume recruitment environments.


• Organisation and planning - Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns, milestones and deadlines simultaneously, ensuring activity is delivered to agreed timescales.


• Adaptability and resilience - The ability to respond positively to changing priorities, campaign demands and business needs, while maintaining a high-quality service.


• Stakeholder management - Confidence in building effective relationships with hiring managers, assessors, candidates and HR colleagues, balancing different priorities and managing expectations throughout the recruitment process.


• Candidate engagement and customer focus - A passion for creating positive candidate experiences, providing clear communication, support and guidance throughout the recruitment journey.


• Collaboration - A collaborative approach, working closely with colleagues and partners to coordinate activity, share expertise and achieve successful hiring outcomes.


• Judgement and decision making- The ability to analyse information, challenge constructively and support fair, evidence-based hiring decisions aligned to agreed selection criteria.


• Process-led and compliance focused - A structured approach to recruitment, with an understanding of the importance of governance, consistency, data accuracy and fair selection practices.


• Recruitment systems and technology - Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies to manage vacancies, candidate pipelines and recruitment activity effectively.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary £36,000-42,000


• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.


• Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”.

Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.

Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list of “Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK”, and we’ve been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.