Recruitment and Onboarding Business Partner

Salary: £58245 - £65326

Job Reference: coventrycc/TP/188/13562

Location: Coventry

Closing Date: 23rd November 2026

Interview date: 14 December 2026.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

It’s an exciting time to join People Services at Coventry City Council. Our new People Strategy sets out how we’ll support 5,300 colleagues to deliver great services for the people of Coventry, with a clear focus on wellbeing, inclusion, leadership and development. We’re strengthening how we work with managers and teams, so they have the support they need to get things right the first time.

To help us deliver this ambition, we’re recruiting to a range of roles across People Services. Whether you’re starting your career or bringing established skills and experience, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, develop your skills and build your career with us.

What is the job role?

• Help shape a workforce that reflects the city we serve.
• We’re looking for an experienced Recruitment & Onboarding Business Partner to help shape our strategic approach to recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning.
• Working collaboratively with senior leaders, you’ll use workforce insight, labour market intelligence and your recruitment expertise to understand future workforce needs, address attraction and succession challenges, and develop inclusive solutions that strengthen our organisation for the future.
• You’ll build trusted strategic partnerships with senior leaders, using your expertise, insight and influence to shape workforce priorities, anticipate future workforce challenges and inform organisational decision-making.
• You’ll lead and support a team of recruitment professionals, creating an environment where people can develop and do their best work. You’ll champion and embed fair and inclusive recruitment, helping us reach and attract talent from diverse backgrounds and ensuring our approaches provide equitable opportunities for everyone.
• Alongside workforce planning, you’ll provide strategic oversight of recruitment and onboarding practices, lead recruitment for senior roles, and use coaching, insight and influence to build recruitment capability across the organisation.
• All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone with a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or an equivalent leadership qualification), strategic recruitment leadership experience, and strong knowledge of recruitment compliance and safer hiring practices. You’ll also bring an understanding of workforce and succession planning, the ability to build trusted senior-level relationships, and a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace and a workforce that reflects the diversity of Coventry.

If you want to use your recruitment expertise to influence change, improve inclusion and help shape our future workforce, we’d love to hear from you.

What do we offer?

At Coventry City Council, we're proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance:

• Competitive salary with incremental progression and salary matching.
• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus Bank Holidays).
• A generous local government pension scheme to help plan for your future.
• Lifestyle discounts across a wide range of activities and retailers.
• Hybrid working to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Inclusive Employee Networks: EmbRace, Pride, Disability, Young People and Women, Working Carers network, Armed forces network.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support.
• Certified training courses to help you grow and thrive.

Discover more about People Services

We’re recruiting across People Services. Visit our careers microsite to meet our teams, discover the impact we make and explore our other current opportunities in People Services

We offer flexible working, development opportunities and an inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to contribute and thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and want our team to reflect the city we serve.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Are currently in care or have previously been in care.

If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please make sure that all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect you!

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies