Discover Your Next Career Move in HR
HR Director and Head of HR
Lead the people agenda and shape what comes next. Explore senior HR Director and Head of HR jobs where you can influence strategy, culture and business performance.
HR Business Partner
Turn people strategy into business impact. Discover HR Business Partner jobs where you can work closely with leaders, shape workforce decisions and drive meaningful change.
HR Manager
Ready to take ownership of the HR function or lead a growing team? Explore HR Manager jobs across businesses at different stages of growth and transformation.
HR Advisor
Build your experience across employee relations, policy and day-to-day people challenges. Find HR Advisor jobs that give you the exposure and progression you’re looking for.
HR Officer
Take the next step in your HR career with opportunities that build your experience across employee relations, recruitment and wider people operations. Explore our latest HR Officer jobs.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Help businesses find and attract the people they need to grow. Explore Talent Acquisition Specialist jobs across sourcing, recruitment strategy, candidate experience and employer brand.
HR Administrator
HR Administrator jobs are a common route into human resources, giving you practical experience across the day-to-day running of an HR team.
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HR Jobs to Move Your Career Forward
Where Talent Can Take You
Talent acquisition roles can cover much more than filling current jobs. The right opportunity can give you experience across sourcing, stakeholder management, employer brand, recruitment technology and longer-term workforce needs.
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Direct Sourcing & Talent Pipelines
You could proactively identify and engage candidates through LinkedIn, referrals, market mapping and direct approaches.
Strong sourcing skills are increasingly valuable as employers look beyond applications and build pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
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Hiring Manager Partnerships
Talent Acquisition Specialists work closely with hiring managers to understand the people and skills their teams need.
That can mean challenging a brief, sharing market insight and helping managers make stronger hiring decisions rather than simply running a process.
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Common Questions From HR Candidates
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Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing
Some TA jobs give you wider exposure to employer brand, recruitment campaigns, early careers and candidate experience.
This can be a strong route if you enjoy the marketing and engagement side of attracting talent as much as the recruitment process itself.
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Our partnerships keep us connected to the people, conversations and developments shaping HR across Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The People Behind Your HR Hires
Name: Ryan Calvert
Job Title: Head of HR, Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Team: HR
Years Experience: 10+
Ryan is a highly experienced recruitment professional with over 10 years of specialist expertise across the Island of Ireland. He oversees the strategic direction and growth of the HR, Sales, and Marketing divisions, partnering with hundreds of organisations as a trusted advisor to evaluate and deliver effective talent solutions.
Name: Rebekah Mulligan
Job Title: HR Recruitment Manager
Team: HR
Years Experience: 6
As a Senior Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group, I help clients and candidates find their ideal match in the HR sector across Ireland. With my background in retail management, I have the skills and knowledge to understand the needs and preferences of both parties and to provide tailored and effective solutions. In 2023 I completed my CIPD Level 5 qualification, which shows my commitment to developing my own skillset and shows my profession and the area that I recruit within, that I value knowledge and ethical practice.
Ryan Calvert
Head of HR, Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Rebekah Mulligan
HR Recruitment Manager
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Talent Acquisition Jobs FAQs
Can I move from agency recruitment into talent acquisition?
Yes. Agency recruiters often bring strong sourcing, candidate management and market knowledge. Moving in-house can then give you broader exposure to employer brand, workforce planning and longer-term talent strategy.
How can MCS help me find a Talent Acquisition job?
We’ll help you understand what sits behind the role, including the hiring remit, team structure, sourcing expectations, salary and progression, so you can see whether the opportunity genuinely gives you what you want next.
What jobs can I progress into after Talent Acquisition Specialist?
You could progress into Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Talent Acquisition Partner, Talent Acquisition Manager, Head of Talent Acquisition or Head of Talent. Other routes include employer brand, recruitment marketing, people analytics and wider HR roles.
What does a Talent Acquisition Specialist do?
A Talent Acquisition Specialist helps an organisation attract and hire the people it needs. The role can include sourcing candidates, managing recruitment processes, working with hiring managers, building talent pipelines and improving candidate experience.
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What Could the Right HR Leader Make Possible?
If you are hiring, tell us where your business is now, what is changing and what you need your next HR leader to help you achieve.
If you are considering your next move, tell us what you have built, what you want more of and where you want your HR career to take you.
We will start there.