Talent Acquisition Associate

Overview

At Gallagher Re, you’ll help connect people with roles where they can grow, contribute, and feel supported. In this 12-month FTC role focused on Early Careers talent, you’ll join a recruitment team that works closely with HR, hiring managers, and global support colleagues to create a clear and respectful hiring experience. You’ll help candidates understand who we are, what the role offers, and how they could build their career with us. This role is for someone who enjoys engaging those at the beginning of their careers—speaking with people, using data to guide decisions, and keeping recruitment activity well organized. You’ll help find and nurture talent, support fair hiring processes, and assist hiring teams in making informed decisions. You’ll also help bring The Gallagher Way to life through recruitment, acting with care, working as one team, and supporting a hiring process built on inclusion, integrity, and shared growth. This is a hybrid role, with 2 days each week based in one of our Gallagher Re offices in London or Ipswich.

How you'll make an impact

In this role, you’ll:

• Source, speak with, and guide candidates through the hiring process
• Build candidate pipelines, review applications, and ensure candidates have the right information at each stage
• Collaborate with HR and hiring managers to support recruitment plans that are clear, fair, and practical
• Share market insight, help shape sourcing activity, support recruitment marketing, and coordinate interview plans with the Talent Acquisition Global Support Team
• Maintain accurate data in the Applicant Tracking System, including candidate details, interview progress, and offer information
• Use recruitment data to identify what’s working and areas for improvement
• Promote inclusion and diversity throughout the recruitment process
• Contribute to recruitment and selection training for hiring managers to ensure a fair and consistent candidate experience

About you

Here’s what you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience in recruitment within an agency, RPO, or in-house setting; ideally with entry-level and early careers focus
• Experience in a people-focused environment where priorities can change
• Ability to search for candidates across multiple channels (job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, talent pools)
• Ability to assess candidate profiles against role requirements and explain reasoning clearly
• Clear, respectful communication with candidates
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies or tasks simultaneously and keep key details up to date
• Understanding of recruitment best practice and UK employment law basics
• Strong written updates, notes, and candidate summaries
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System or similar recruitment system
• Ability to use recruitment data (source, pipeline, interview, offer information) to support hiring decisions
• Eligibility to work in the UK and ability to work from a Gallagher Re office 2 days per week in London or Ipswich

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, Gallagher offers a wide range of benefits. The core benefits include (may vary by role):

• Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme with Gallagher contribution
• Life insurance equal to 4x basic annual salary (can be topped up to 10x)
• Income protection up to 50% of annual income with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private Medical Insurance
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (discounted company shares)
• Share incentive plan (HMRC approved)
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership and access to over 3,000 gyms
• Season ticket loan
• Discounted voucher portal for shopping savings
• Emergency back-up family care
• And additional benefits

Inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business and embedded in our organisation. Gallagher has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and to supporting the communities where we live and work. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed and strives for an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please contact TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com or request a call back with details.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is accredited as a Living Wage employer. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and oppose discrimination based on gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. Equal employment opportunity applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, and termination. Gallagher will provide reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business.