HR & Talent Partner

  • EA First
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Dec 18, 2025
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Looking for a newly created role that combines HR & Talent?

This super exciting opportunity is a crucial hire as this expanding business enters the next phase of growth, which includes a significant increase in headcount.

There are some key roles to fill across Science, Operations, Technical and Support roles, so experience recruiting in these areas would be beneficial.

This is absolutely a role you can make your own and will be a 50/50 split between talent and HR. You'll be joining a small, but busy HR function with this role requiring creativity, autonomy and new ideas!

Key areas include:

  • Recruitment and hiring to include recruitment strategies, sourcing, interviewing and managing the offer process.
  • HR including providing a full overview and support to the wider team on HR issues, including a good understanding of employment legislation and application along with relevant employment policies to be in place to meet the needs of the business.
  • Employee development including designing and implementing training programs,
  • Retention and engagement including creating and managing employee recognition and develop strategies to increase engagement and retention.
  • Performance management monitoring employee performance, provide feedback and manage employee relations issues.
  • Data analysis using the company HRIS to identify trends

We'd love to hear from you if you've got proven recruitment and practical HR/ER experience and have that strategic mindset with hands-on operational capability too!

You'll be skilled in using integrated HR technologies to streamline processes and support data-driven decisions and be confident using HRIS/ATS's.

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent and experience of doing international recruitment would be desirable.

Interviews take place early January.

Location:
Cambridge with hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the office)

Hours:
Monday-Friday - Full time with flexibility over start/finish times

Salary:
Negotiable

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.