Permanent HR Recruitment
Specialist permanent HR recruiters connecting organisations with exceptional HR talent
Macmillan Davies specialises in permanent HR recruitment, helping organisations find and attract exceptional HR professionals across the UK and internationally.
As the UK’s longest-established specialist HR recruitment consultancy, we have built extensive networks across the HR profession. We recruit permanent HR talent at every stage of the career journey, from early-career and management appointments through to senior HR leadership and C-suite roles.
Our consultants understand the HR talent market and the individual specialisms within it. That means we look beyond the candidates actively applying for roles, using our networks, market knowledge and targeted search to identify the best HR talent in the market, not simply the best on the market.
For organisations, we provide access to HR professionals with the experience, specialist knowledge and cultural fit needed to make an impact. For candidates, we aim to be a long-term career partner, providing opportunities and insight as their HR careers develop.
Our Permanent HR Recruitment Specialisms
We recruit permanent HR professionals across the breadth of the HR function, including:
- HR Generalists
- HR Business Partners
- HR Leadership
- People & Culture
- Learning & Development
- Talent Acquisition
- HR Systems and HRIS
- Talent Development
- Reward, Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relations
- Organisational Development
- Change & Transformation
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- HR Operations & Shared Services
- Payroll
From individual specialist appointments to building out entire HR teams, our recruiters work closely with clients to understand the role, organisation, culture and wider business objectives before beginning a search.
Permanent HR Recruitment at Every Level
Our permanent HR recruitment expertise spans the HR career journey, allowing us to connect organisations with talent at the level and specialism they need.
FuturExec
Our FuturExec recruitment team specialises in HR professionals at the early-career to management stages of their careers.
We work with organisations looking to identify the next generation of HR talent across generalist and specialist roles, while supporting candidates as they build their experience and progress within the HR profession.
Our established HR networks and specialist knowledge enable us to look beyond a CV, understanding an individual's experience, potential and ambitions alongside the requirements of each organisation.
Mid-to-Senior HR Appointments
Successful mid-to-senior HR recruitment requires an in-depth understanding of both the HR profession and the talent market.
Our specialist HR recruiters develop long-term relationships with high-performing HR professionals throughout their careers. This gives us an established network of experienced HR talent across generalist, specialist and leadership positions.
Rather than beginning every search with the candidates currently looking for a role, we can identify and approach HR professionals whose experience closely matches the requirements of an assignment – including people who may not otherwise be actively considering a move.
Retained HR Search
For critical, specialist or difficult-to-fill permanent HR appointments, we also provide a retained search service.
Retained HR recruitment gives organisations a dedicated and highly targeted approach to identifying the strongest talent available in the market. Working exclusively and in close partnership with your organisation, our consultants develop a detailed understanding of the position, business, culture and HR talent landscape before undertaking a comprehensive search.
This approach can be particularly valuable for senior, specialist, confidential or business-critical HR hires where finding the right person is more important than simply generating a high volume of applicants.
Throughout the assignment, we act as an extension of your team, providing dedicated search expertise, market insight and clear communication from initial brief through to appointment.
Looking for Permanent HR Talent?
Whether you are making one critical HR hire, growing your People function or strengthening an existing HR team, our specialist permanent HR recruiters can help you identify the right talent.
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What Our Clients and Candidates Say
“I am so pleased to have worked with Ant. He has managed to fill many roles of mine. He gets our needs and finds suitable candidates. What’s more, Ant prepares his candidates well, communicates throughout the process and is reliable. Ant is also personable and friendly in his approach.”
Recruiter, Big 4
“Leanne recruited me into my new role, she is so helpful and friendly you instantly warm to her; she also did a great job of communicating during the process and was very quick to follow up after the interview as well. There wasn’t anything Leanne could have done better – the whole experience was brilliant. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Leanne – she is so lovely and professional and gets the job done!”
HR Advisor
“Sam has a positive can-do attitude; she really understood the brief quickly and was able to provide CVs that were tailored and suited to the role – rather than just sending over a batch of unsuitable ones. Previous recruiters have focused on quantity over quality, but from the small batch Sam sent over, we filled the two roles where other recruiters had struggled.”
HR Business Partner
“I was introduced to James when I started the hunt for a new role, and my experience with him was genuinely fabulous. I've spoken with a number of recruiters and James' approach really stood out. He spent an hour with me to properly understand my background, experience and, importantly, the context of my experience – much of which can't be completely articulated in a CV. I would use James to recruit into my team and I'd recommend him to anyone looking to hire for their HR team or anyone in the HR field looking for a new role.”
Global Talent Acquisition Director
