Talent Acquisition and Engagement Specialist

Company: Positive Futures
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At Positive Futures, we’re passionate about attracting great people, creating exceptional candidate experiences, and ensuring our workforce feels valued, connected, and engaged.

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition & Engagement Manager to lead our recruitment and engagement service across Northern Ireland and Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to shape our employer brand, drive values-led recruitment, enhance the employee experience, and provide workforce insights that support organisational growth.

About the Role

You’ll:

  • Lead and develop our Resourcing & Engagement team, ensuring a gold standard, person-centred service.
  • Drive recruitment activity, helping us attract and appoint the right people in a timely and values-led way.
  • Champion our Employer of Choice brand and continuously improve the candidate, onboarding, and induction experience.
  • Lead employee engagement initiatives, using feedback and survey insights to create positive change.
  • Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across recruitment and employee experience.
  • Use workforce data and insights to support planning and inform decision-making.
  • Ensure recruitment and onboarding processes remain compliant, fair, and aligned with best practice.

About You

You’ll be a collaborative and proactive people leader with experience in recruitment, engagement, workforce planning, and service improvement. You’ll be confident using data to drive decisions, building strong stakeholder relationships, and creating positive experiences for candidates and employees alike.

Why Join Us?

At Positive Futures, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference by helping us attract, engage, and retain talented people who share our values and commitment to delivering outstanding support.

Join us and help create a workplace where people feel welcomed, valued, and empowered to thrive.

Bangor / Hybrid – This role will require travel throughout the island of Ireland to meet the needs of the role, alongside hybrid working from our Head Office in Bangor.

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Posted: September 8th, 2026