Interim HR Recruitment
Specialist interim HR recruiters connecting organisations with experienced HR talent
Macmillan Davies specialises in interim HR recruitment, connecting organisations with experienced HR professionals who can provide immediate expertise, additional capacity and specialist support when it is needed most.
Interim HR recruitment is about much more than providing temporary cover. Organisations turn to interim HR professionals to lead transformation programmes, deliver critical projects, provide specialist expertise, support periods of change and strengthen HR teams during times of transition.
As the UK’s longest-established specialist HR recruitment consultancy, we understand both the HR profession and the interim HR talent market. Our established networks enable us to identify experienced interim, contract and temporary HR professionals across the breadth of the HR function – including candidates who are available at short notice.
Whether you need an interim HR leader, specialist contractor, project resource or temporary HR professional, our consultants focus on finding someone with the right experience, expertise and cultural fit to make an impact quickly.
Specialist Interim HR Recruitment
Successful interim recruitment requires a detailed understanding of what an organisation needs someone to deliver – not simply the role they need someone to fill.
Our specialist HR recruiters assess interim candidates against their experience, achievements, technical and professional expertise, qualifications and ability to work effectively within different organisational cultures and environments.
We recruit interim and contract HR professionals across areas including:
- HR Generalists and HR Business Partners
- Interim HR Leadership
- People & Culture
- Learning & Development
- Talent Acquisition
- HR Systems and HRIS
- Reward, Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relations
- Organisational Development
- Change & Transformation
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- HR Operations & Shared Services
- Payroll
- HR Projects and Programme Management
Our knowledge of the interim HR market also enables us to advise clients on candidate availability, day rates, salaries, contract structures and the most appropriate way to resource their requirements.
Why Macmillan Davies?
Interim HR recruitment often needs to move quickly. Our established network includes experienced HR professionals and senior HR leaders who are immediately or shortly available for interim, contract and temporary assignments.
We maintain close relationships with our interim HR network, giving our consultants an up-to-date understanding of candidate availability, market conditions, day rates and contract expectations.
Our approach remains consultative throughout. We take the time to understand the challenge behind the hire, allowing us to recommend the right recruitment solution and identify HR professionals who can deliver what the organisation needs.
That relationship continues after an appointment has been made, with ongoing support for both our clients and interim candidates throughout the assignment.
Why Hire an Interim HR Professional?
There are many reasons why an organisation may need additional HR expertise without making an immediate permanent hire.
An interim HR professional can provide specialist knowledge, leadership or additional capacity for a defined period while giving your organisation the flexibility to respond quickly to changing business needs.
You may need interim HR support to:
- Provide cover while recruiting for a permanent HR position
- Bridge a gap following the departure of an HR team member or leader
- Provide maternity, sickness or other temporary absence cover
- Deliver an HR transformation or organisational change programme
- Support an HRIS or HR systems implementation
- Lead a specific HR, People or payroll project
- Provide specialist expertise that does not exist internally
- Strengthen an HR team during a particularly busy period
- Support restructuring, integration or business transformation
- Provide experienced HR leadership during a period of transition
- Increase capacity without immediately adding permanent headcount
Whatever the requirement, our interim HR recruiters can help you understand the available talent market and identify professionals with the experience to make an immediate contribution.
Interim, Contract and Temporary HR Recruitment
Different requirements call for different solutions.
We recruit across interim HR assignments, fixed-term contracts and temporary HR roles, helping organisations choose the approach that best suits the project, timescale and business requirement.
For HR professionals, we offer more than individual placements. We build long-term relationships with our interim network, taking the time to understand your experience, preferred assignments, career ambitions and availability.
That allows us to introduce you to interim HR opportunities that genuinely align with your expertise and the way you want to work.
Meet Our Interim HR Recruiters
Our specialist interim recruitment team works with HR professionals and organisations across the UK.
Meet the Interim HR Recruitment team
Looking for Interim HR Talent?
Whether you need an experienced interim HR professional immediately, are planning an upcoming transformation project or simply want to understand the current interim HR talent market, our specialist recruiters can help.
Talk to our Interim HR Recruitment team
What Our Candidates Say
"Having the help of a recruiter was so valuable for me in finding a new role. Having just moved, it was a busy time to be also looking for a job and Sophie made it so much easier, submitting my application on my behalf and being a port of call for any of my queries throughout the process. I would definitely recommend Macmillan Davies for recruitment help."
- HR Coordinator
