Talent Acquisition Advisor

About the role

WaterAid UK is looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to oversee the end-to-end recruitment journey for UK-based hiring, including attraction, advertising, candidate management, pre-employment screening and onboarding. The role also advises hiring managers on recruitment best practice, inclusive hiring and capability building, and acts as a key partner to Country Programmes, sourcing specialist and hard-to-fill roles and building talent pipelines. It is a hybrid position open to staff based in Rwanda, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya or other African countries where WaterAid is registered, subject to the right to work.

Key responsibilities

• Support hiring managers through the recruitment process, from role profiles and advertising through to selection approaches.
• Own the UK candidate journey from attraction and advertising to onboarding, and prepare offers, contracts and recruitment documentation.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, databases, reporting and records, and keep the job description library current.
• Oversee pre-employment and safer recruitment checks, including references, DBS/criminal record checks, right-to-work verification and other clearances.
• Serve as a Talent Acquisition contact for Country Programmes, sourcing niche roles via direct sourcing, talent mapping and networking, and building internal and external talent pools.
• Work with regional and local People teams to develop talent pipelines and act as a Workable super-user, supporting system configuration, automation and adoption.

Required profile

• Proven experience owning the end-to-end recruitment process from job briefing to onboarding.
• Experience using data for tracking, reporting and management information.
• Knowledge of inclusive hiring practices and understanding of HR legislation, GDPR and recruitment best practice.
• Experience advising hiring managers and delivering a positive candidate experience.
• Ability to work at pace with a high volume of work while keeping attention to detail.
• Preferred: French, ATS implementation experience, and experience in a Country Programme or international development context.

Required skills

• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter to source hard-to-fill and niche talent, especially in Africa and/or South Asia.
• Excellent use of recruitment systems and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).

Salary varies by country: Kenya KES 4,440,000–5,772,000, Rwanda RWF 25,837,800–33,690,445, Ethiopia ETB 2,328,363–3,445,177 per year, with benefits depending on location and experience. Applications close on 25 November 2026; interviews are expected in the week starting 1 December 2026.