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Intact Insurance is the new name for RSA in the UK, Ireland, and across Europe. It’s a new name and a new way to do business. Backed by global expertise and a commitment to service that feels different, we’re focused on making insurance simpler, faster, and more responsive.
Shape the future
We’re leading a transformation in insurance helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re stepping into a career where you can make a real difference.
Grow with us
We’re customer-driven, community-focused, and committed to helping our people grow. Whether you’re early in your journey or bringing years of experience, we’ll support you with the tools, flexibility, and opportunities to thrive.
Win as a Team
We are currently recruiting for a Recruitment Business Partner, this role forms part of a new Talent Acquisition team within the HR Centres of Excellence.
You'll make an impact by:
- Shaping and delivering Talent Acquisition support for aligned business areas, ensuring hiring demand is agreed and prioritised, and acting as the primary TA partner to hiring managers.
- Leading the development of forecasted demand and hiring plans for aligned business areas, working closely with the Talent Pool Lead, HR partnering colleagues and pipeline teams to translate business needs into focused attraction and pipeline activity.
- Being accountable for the quality of hiring decisions and the application of defined Intact assessment approaches, ensuring hiring managers are presented with a small number of well‑assessed, recommended candidates.
- Working to agreed TA service and quality standards, balancing speed, quality and fairness, and constructively challenging unrealistic timelines or role expectations using market and pipeline insights.
- Reviewing and signing off role content before it goes live, ensuring job descriptions are clear, realistic and aligned to agreed hiring priorities and market conditions.
Your skills and experience
- Experience shaping or contributing to hiring demand and prioritisation in partnership with the business.
- Understanding of end‑to‑end hiring decisions, including assessment approaches, shortlisting and managing hiring risk.
- Strong relationship building skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively on role expectations, timelines and market realities.
- Ability to use insight, data and market knowledge to set realistic expectations and guide conversations, even where information may be incomplete.
- Understanding of inclusive hiring principles, with experience supporting fair and consistent assessment and decision making.
- Comfortable operating in fast‑moving and sometimes ambiguous environments, able to make sound judgement calls, escalate appropriately and adapt as priorities change.
- Strong professional judgement and commercial awareness, balancing urgency, quality and delivery risk.
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to explain trade‑offs and recommendations simply and effectively.
- Applies EDI best practices in recruitment activity, supporting fair selection processes and equitable candidate experiences.
- Experience in regulated, professional or specialist environments is desirable, or a clear ability to build domain understanding quickly.
Why you'll love it here
Being part of our team means you’ll have the support and freedom to bring your best self to work each day. As a permanent member, here’s what you can look forward to:
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Up to 11% pension contributions
- Hybrid working + flexible hours
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell options
- Health & wellbeing + virtual GP
- Career development and mentoring
- Inclusive culture + employee networks
- Share investment options
Our DEI Commitment
We celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive. As an Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer, we ensure fair consideration for all applicants and offer interviews to all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different and are happy to explore flexible working options such as reduced hours or job shares to support work–life balance. If you meet the core criteria but not every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. Let’s explore how this role could support your next career step. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know we’re here to support you.
