You will join a dynamic team of Talent Acquisition professionals dedicated to attracting and hiring top talent that drives our organisation's success. We are committed to providing an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
The role: You will support the Talent Acquisition team in attracting and sourcing top talent to enable the future success of News UK and its brands. You will work across all business areas, manage the advertising and promotion of roles, identify talent, and support the recruitment process.
Day to day you will:
- Maintain our applicant tracking system, making necessary updates and ensuring best practices are maintained.
- Manage recruitment team mailbox and general enquiries.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition colleagues to identify and attract suitable candidates through direct sourcing methods.
- Understand hiring requirements to support sourcing and screening of applicants.
- Deliver accurate and timely data reporting.
- Collate interview feedback from managers and candidates.
- Support all advertising of vacancies, including drafting job adverts in line with best practices.
- Assist with content creation for social media, website, and internal microsite.
- Create and maintain talent pools to ensure a pipeline of diverse and qualified candidates.
What we're looking for:
This role offers opportunities to learn, with some experience in Talent Acquisition coordination or sourcing beneficial. You should have:
- An inquisitive and curious nature.
- Excellent communication skills for engaging with candidates, hiring managers, and HR team members.
- Strong written communication skills for editing job descriptions, creating presentations, and documents.
- Strong administrative and organizational skills for managing multiple projects.
- Basic reporting skills and familiarity with working with data.
- Previous customer/client service experience.
If you believe you have the potential and passion to learn and develop, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement.
Application Process:
Telephone Interview > First Stage Interview > Second Stage Interview
As part of your application, please share your CV and answer:
- What interests you in this position and working for News UK?
- Describe a time when you improved a process at work?
Life at News:
Driven by passion, guided by principles, and acting with purpose. We aim to reflect and reach the nation, telling stories that matter. We are committed to diversity and inclusion through our Diversity Strategy ().
Our employee-led networks foster community and support, including groups like the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.
Benefits include:
- Maternity leave up to 18 weeks at full salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
- Training opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning
- Private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions
- Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
- Bikes for Work and Electric Car schemes
- Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
- Access to exclusive events and competitions with brands like talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times
- Wellbeing benefits, including EAP, physiotherapy, and counseling
- Generous pension scheme with up to 5% employer contributions
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
If you need support during the application process, please contact us at email protected .