Ultimate Performance (U.P.) is the world’s leading personal training business, known for delivering exceptional, life-changing results. Headquartered in Manchester, U.P. operates 27 private personal training gyms across four continents, with locations including London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, the Netherlands, and Washington DC. Our reputation is built on a relentless focus on results, a high-performing team culture, and a commitment to excellence.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our team, this is a full-time 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover). Based in our Manchester office, you’ll play a key role in supporting HR operations across multiple international locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of recruitment for all Support Office roles across all departments.
- Build strong relationships with department leads to understand hiring needs and provide strategic sourcing support.
- Write compelling job adverts tailored to our brand tone and target audience.
- Screen candidates and manage pipelines efficiently via our ATS Workable.
- Coordinate and manage interview processes, including scheduling, feedback collation, and offer processes.
- Provide data and insight to help stakeholders make informed hiring decisions.
- Manage all administration of the function and any monthly reporting requirements.
- Lead ad-hoc initiatives and/or projects that require TA input from primary or supporting perspective.
- Provide additional support to the Personal Trainer recruitment process during peak periods or when additional help is needed.
- Collaborate with the wider Talent Acquisition team to ensure a consistent candidate experience across all roles.
- Support on administration and reporting for estate.
- Proven experience in an in-house or agency recruitment role, ideally with exposure to both volume and specialist hiring.
- Experience in mentoring more junior team members.
- Confident managing end-to-end recruitment processes independently.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and able to juggle competing priorities.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented, with a desire to continually improve.
- Experience working with an ATS (Workable or similar) and confidence using recruitment data.
- Passion for health, fitness, and high performance is a bonus but not required.
- Holiday: 25 days, plus bank holidays.
- Pension: salary sacrifice scheme with employer contribution.
- Simply Health Policy: claim money back on essential healthcare expenses like dental and optical care, remedial or sports massages and physiotherapy treatments.
- UP Discounts: Exclusive discounts, including 40% off a wide range of products such as supplements and fitness books, along with offers from selected partners.
- Salary sacrifice schemes: reduce your tax and NI contributions and enjoy non-cash benefits like Cycle to Work and Tech/Home schemes.
- Referral policy: bonus incentive for successful referrals.
- Employee assistance programme: free access to mental health guidance, telephone counselling and financial support 24/7.
- Fitness classes: Weekly group training sessions at our U.P. Manchester gym based in Spinningfields.
- Flexibility: We offer two days a week working from home.
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience.
The full-time role is 5 days a week, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm, with a minimum of 3 days based in our Manchester office (M2 7HA).
If you're a proactive professional looking for an impactful opportunity within a fast-paced, global environment, we’d love to hear from you.
