We are a dedicated and agile team of resourcing specialists committed to delivering tailored recruitment solutions to our valued clients across the public sector.

Our consultancy service covers the full spectrum of resourcing support, including end-to-end recruitment campaigns, talent attraction strategies, assessment and selection design, executive search, workforce planning, market insights, and candidate experience optimisation. With expertise in both high-volume recruitment and specialist or hard-to-fill roles, we provide effective, compliant, and quality-driven solutions for organisations of all sizes. Drawing on an extensive network of Associate Consultants, we can offer bespoke support for unique or niche requirements - whether that involves sector-specific knowledge, specialist assessment skills, or additional capacity for large-scale recruitment projects. We proudly partner with public sector organisations including our Shareholder Members, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Housing Associations, Multi-Academy Trusts across the West Midlands and beyond. With deep understanding of the public sector landscape, we ensure our resourcing solutions are relevant, robust, and aligned with organisational values and regulatory requirements

The immediacy of advice, the good practice and responsive support make WME a trusted partner.

Empowering People. Enriching Organisations.

West Midlands Employers (WME) provides a comprehensive suite of resourcing and recruitment consultancy services, designed to help public sector organisations attract, assess and appoint the right people fairly, confidently and effectively. Through our specialist team, we support the full recruitment lifecycle with a blend of expert advice, training, hands-on delivery and tailored solutions, complemented by access to our wider network of experienced Associate Consultants. Our consultancy offer works seamlessly alongside our established, services, including the WMTalent Acquisition Platform (Tribepad) and WMJobs recruitment advertising platform, providing a joined-up approach that combines strategic insight with powerful tools and reach. Whether you require targeted support at a specific stage or a fully managed end-to-end solution, we ensure a high-quality, compliant service aligned to your organisational values, while maximising the impact of your existing recruitment infrastructure.

We support organisations to embed fairness, consistency and compliance throughout their recruitment practices, aligning fully with the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). Our consultancy services help ensure due regard is given to eliminating discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations at every stage of the recruitment lifecycle. This includes practical guidance on applying equality legislation effectively, recognising and reducing bias, implementing reasonable adjustments, and using positive action lawfully to broaden candidate reach. Through these approaches, we enable transparent, equitable and defensible hiring decisions, while supporting organisations to build more diverse and inclusive workforces.

We help organisations turn workforce planning insights into practical recruitment and talent actions. By analysing future skills needs, succession risks and interim dependencies, we enable councils to proactively secure the talent required to deliver services sustainably. This includes building strategies for scarce skills, senior appointments and interim stabilisation.

What does this include?

  • Translating workforce planning objectives into recruitment delivery plans
  • Critical skills gap analysis and succession planning
  • Hard-to-fill and scarce-skill recruitment strategies 
  • Using data and insight to challenge and advise services

Clear, well-designed roles and compelling job adverts are the foundation of effective recruitment. This theme equips organisations with the tools and insight needed to attract the right talent in a competitive market.

We can support organisations to:

  • Develop accurate, focused job descriptions and role profiles that reflect real workforce needs
  • Craft inclusive and engaging job adverts that attract diverse and capable candidates
  • Redesign or review roles to improve organisational alignment, structure and clarity
  • Define and articulate your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to strengthen employer brand and candidate attraction
  • Develop positive action and diverse talent attraction strategies

We design and support selection processes that deliver fair, accurate and evidence-based hiring decisions. Our assessment solutions improve the reliability, consistency and defensibility of your recruitment decisions.

Assessment Centre Design & Delivery

We design and deliver bespoke assessment centres that provide a robust, fair and evidence-based evaluation of candidate capability, potential and organisational fit. Whether recruiting for a single senior appointment or a large scale campaign, we create assessment solutions tailored to your organisation, role requirements and values.

What does this include? 

  • Assessment centre design and facilitation
  • Development of exercises, including presentations, role play, stakeholder simulations, written assessments, group exercises and in tray activities 
  • Assessment frameworks, scoring methodologies and assessor guidance
  • Assessor training and collaboration
  • Independent assessors and moderation support
  • Candidate and assessor briefing materials
  • Internal promotion, leadership and talent assessment centres
  • Candidate feedback and assessment reports

Other Assessment & Selection Support

  • Development of structured, competency and values-based interview questions
  • Expert advice and training on structured interviewing techniques
  • Provision and interpretation of psychometric assessments to gain deeper insight into candidate strengths and behaviours
  • Develop promotions & internal talent frameworks
  • Independent panel members and Associate Consultant Assessors
  • Campaign management for hard to fill and bulk recruitment roles

We develop the confidence and capability of hiring managers and resourcing professionals. This strengthens governance, improves hiring quality and enables resourcing teams to operate as strategic partners who influence workforce decisions, not just administer processes. We can develop a consistent, compliant and candidate-centred approach that reflects your organisational values.

Line Manager and Recruiter Development

  • Writing role profiles and high-quality adverts
  • Objective shortlisting, assessment and structured interview techniques
  • Reducing bias and improving decision making

Resourcing Business Partner Development

  • Shifting resourcing teams from transactional to strategic 
  • Influencing senior leaders and driving workforce planning conversations
  • Acting as a 'critical friend' to shape recruitment strategy