Talent Acquisition Specialist

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will establish, drive and execute our hiring processes and strategy across the business.

In this role, you will work closely with key stakeholders to understand staffing needs, source high-calibre talent and create then manage a streamlined recruitment process to attract the best candidates. As a strategic and hands-on partner, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our employer brand and ensuring an outstanding candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create Recruitment Processes: create the talent acquisition offering along with streamlined consistent automated recruitment processes, roll-out the approach and embed across the business.
• Recruitment Strategy Development: collaborate closely with the business to understand the strategic workforce planning needs and design a proactive recruitment strategy that aligns with business goals. This includes support of Early Careers such as Student Placements and Graduate Programme. 
• Sourcing and Candidate Engagement: actively source candidates using a variety of methods, including job boards, social media, networking and recruitment events. Engage passive candidates and build talent pipelines for critical roles.
• End-to-End Recruitment Management and Onboarding: lead the full recruitment lifecycle, from defining role requirements, posting job advertisements and screening resumes to interviewing candidates and managing offer negotiations and onboarding.
• Candidate Experience: ensure a positive candidate experience by guiding candidates through the recruitment process and providing timely communication and feedback.
• Employer Branding: promote our employer brand by representing the company at recruitment events, job fairs and other networking opportunities. Work with marketing to create and execute branding initiatives.
• Data-Driven Recruitment: track recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire and cost-per-hire. Use data to drive recruitment decisions and improve overall process efficiency.
• Compliance and Best Practices: ensure that all recruitment activities comply with employment laws and company policies. Maintain knowledge of industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition.

What we need from you:

• Proven experience in recruitment or talent acquisition
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Proficiency with recruitment tools and systems
• Data-driven mindset, with experience in using recruitment metrics to influence decisions
• Strong track record in candidate management and building talent pipelines
• Show flexibility in adapting to changing demands and environments and have a proactive approach to solving challenges
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple recruitment projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
• A proactive, positive, and solution-oriented approach

This is a hybrid role, with approximately three days spent at business locations and two days working remotely. Office-based meetings will be required as needed.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.