Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be an experienced recruiter who has a passion for delivering great candidate experience and supporting hiring managers to hire top talent
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a recruitment role, ideally in the education, technology, or not-for-profit sectors
- Experience recruiting in a number of different countries, ideally including India, Kenya, the UK and US
- Experience with screening candidates for hiring manager review, including dealing with very high volumes of candidates
- Able to understand the requirements for a diverse range of roles
- Experience of coaching hiring managers, including on the design of job roles and recruitment processes
- Experience of developing work based assessments that support better hiring decisions
- Experience of working with an applicant tracking system (we currently use workable)
- A commitment to the mission and values of the Raspberry Pi Foundation
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with experience of helping organisations recruit diverse teams and creating inclusive working environments
What the job involves
- We are looking to appoint a Recruitment Business Partner to join the Raspberry Pi Foundation's People and Culture team to help us realise our ambitious plans for expanding our impact around the world
- Reporting to the Director of People and Culture and working with colleagues from across the organisation, you will be responsible for partnering with hiring managers and managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from the attraction of candidates to the induction of new colleagues
- You will support recruitment in all markets in which we employ people, including India, Ireland, Kenya, the UK and US
- This is a fixed-term contract to provide cover for a colleague who is due to go on family leave. The contract period has been extended to provide ample opportunity for handover at each end of the contract
- Working with hiring managers, providing training, coaching, and support throughout the recruitment process and ensuring that they follow our Recruitment Playbook and other relevant policies
- Making sure that job descriptions are accurate and engaging to help us attract the best candidates, as well as being responsible for positive candidate experience
- Advertising roles to maximise applications from high quality candidates, including ensuring that job boards are fully utilised
- Responsible for the applicant tracking system (ATS) and making sure it is up to date at all times
- Screening applications and shortlisting candidates for manager review
- Developing and implementing ideas to increase the proportion of eligible candidates and reduce applications from ineligible candidates
- Ensure we always recruit colleagues with the correct right to work and perform background checks for candidates before the offer stage
- Support the onboarding processes, ensuring all new colleagues receive the best onboarding and feel welcomed into the organisation
- Support the Foundation's apprenticeship programme, working with managers to develop opportunities for apprentice roles
- Collect benchmarking data for roles to ensure we remain competitive
- Manage relationships with external recruitment companies as required
The application process
- Fixed-term contract (14 months), Full-time, part-time, or flexible
- Closing date: 05 October 9am
- Phone screen: Week commencing 12 October 2026
- First interview: Week commencing 19 October 2026 (Darren / Alex)
- Second interview: Week commencing 26 October 2026 (Darren / Jess)
Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Retirement contribution
- Private medical cover
- Family leave policy
- Commitment to flexible working
- Wellbeing programme (Subscription to Headspace, weekly yoga and a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme)
- Life insurance
- Continued learning and development