Talent Associate

Role: Talent Associate
Function: Strategic Resourcing
Location: Farnborough (3 days per week, non-negotiable)
Salary: £24k£27k

Why smart/tasking?

At smart/tasking, we put people at the centre of everything we do. By building collaborative partnerships and challenging the norm, we drive efficiencies and disrupt the market. Our services cover Projects, Programmes, Change, and Transformation across industries including Central Government, Finance, Insurance, Telecoms, Legal, and more.

Joining smart/tasking means developing in a multi-faceted consultancy where youll gain exposure across Professional Services, Consulting, Tasking, and Resourcing. Its a place to sharpen your skills, build capability, and play a key role in how we drive value with our clients.

About the Role

As a Talent Associate, youll focus on sourcing and pipelining exceptional candidates across multiple sectors, supporting our delivery teams with capability where it matters most. This role is people-drivenideal for someone curious, commercially aware, and eager to think creatively about how to connect the right people to the right projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and pipeline candidates across technology, digital, business, transformation, financial services, and legal

• Deliver consistently against KPIs: calls, CRM updates, candidate pipelines, and placements

• Build candidate networks with a long-term capability view

• Support Account Managers with resourcing activity and project delivery

• Contribute to sourcing process improvements, templates, and efficiencies

Skills & Capability Requirements

• 25 years experience in sourcing or talent acquisition (in-house or consultancy preferred)

• Strong interpersonal skills: enjoys conversations, builds trust quickly, and shows genuine curiosity

• Organised, able to manage priorities in a high-pressure environment

• Business and financial literacy, with an eye for process and value

• No degree requiredintelligence, acumen, and problem-solving matter most to us.
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Experience building talent pipelines across multiple disciplines

• Familiarity with CRM and ATS systems

• Proficiency with sourcing tools

• Strong written communication for outreach and candidate engagement

• An interest in continuous improvementfinding smarter ways to source, track, and engage candidates
  
  

Additional Details

• Compensation: £24,000£27,000 base + placement driven commission.

• Benefits: Company pension, private medical insurance, company events, discretionary additional Bonus.

• Location: Farnborough office, minimum 3 days per week (non-negotiable)