Talent Acquisition Sourcer (FTC - 12 months)

Handelsbanken; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A relationship bank in the UK is looking for a Talent Acquisition Sourcer to support their TA Partner team in identifying and pre-screening candidates. The role emphasizes skills in LinkedIn sourcing, talent mapping, and stakeholder communication. Ideal candidates will have a sourcing background and the ability to manage multiple projects. The bank promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment and offers competitive salary and benefits including a substantial pension contribution.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Market-leading pension contribution

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sourcing-focused role, ideally with high proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong track record in headhunting, talent mapping, and building talent pipelines.
• Ability to quickly understand role profiles and industry nuances.

Responsibilities

• Support TA Partner team in identifying, engaging, and pre-screening candidates.
• Conduct pre-screening calls and provide recommendations.
• Proactively source and headhunt candidates using LinkedIn.

Skills

Sourcing-focused role experience

Proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter

Headhunting and talent mapping

Confident communication

Strong organizational skills

Job description

# Talent Acquisition Sourcer (FTC - 12 months)## Job Introduction**Main Responsibilities**The Talent Acquisition Sourcer will proactively support our TA Partner team in identifying, engaging, and pre-screening prospective candidates , with a strong focus on LinkedIn sourcing and market mapping for our branch network.* Review of direct applications against detailed briefings from Hiring Managers (HM) and Talent Acquisition Partners (TA Partner).* Conduct pre-screening calls, assessing candidates against agreed criteria and providing clear recommendations.* Proactively source and headhunt candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, with a focus on talent mapping and succession pipelining for branch roles.* Promote Handelsbanken brand, values and culture to attract and inspire prospective candidates.* Build a strong understanding of branch banking role profiles to identify best-fit candidates.* Partner closely with TA Partners, attending kick-off meetings and contributing market insights to shape sourcing strategies.* Present quality candidates with compelling justifications for interview consideration.* Support the TA Partners in advertising roles .* Support drafting recruitment content on LinkedIn to promote company values and culture.* Adapt to shifting priorities, juggling multiple sourcing projects and providing ad-hoc sourcing support across the business where required.* Operates in line with the Bank's Risk Management framework (including sub-frameworks) and relevant risk and compliance policies and procedures, ensuring appropriate and timely escalation of any concerns to their line manager.**Ideal Candidate**Research (by Harvard University) shows that women are particularly likely to second guess themselves and not apply - so if you are worried you don't meet all the criteria, get in touch anyhow and let us do the worrying…* Proven experience in a sourcing-focused role (in-house or agency), ideally with high proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter.* Strong track record in headhunting, talent mapping, and building talent pipelines.* Ability to quickly understand role profiles and industry nuances.* Confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders constructively.* Strong organisational skills and adaptability to changing priorities.* Collaborative working style with a focus on partnership and shared success.* Resilient, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.**Company Information**Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products. The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation. Check our for further information At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank. * We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.* Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance* A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)**Application next steps**Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview. uk\[e-mail]. *This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.**#LI-AF1*### Talent Acquisition Sourcer (FTC - 12 months)* **Salary** Competitive* **Job Reference** hbuk/TP/155/2163* **Contract Type** Fixed Term/Secondment - Full Time* **Closing Date** 09 January, 2026* **Job Category** Human resources* **Business Unit** Human Resources (UKP)* **Location** Manchester or London, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 19 December, 2025