Talent Acquisition Lead

Talent Acquisition Lead

Purpose of role:

• To support the growth & scalability plans for the business
• To find and attract great talent, at all levels, to the business
• To drive a High Performance culture in our Talent Attraction processes. Keep extremely high standards and be the gatekeeper of these expectations for all applications coming into the business
• Build a best-in-class employer brand, and drive this externally through Social Media channels to enhance our application numbers
• To be the link between our internal processes & ambitions and the external candidate community
• To support the Leadership team with onboarding & retention of our staff

Talent responsibilities:

• Work with the Leadership Team to identify strategic hires in every part of the business, always with a forward thinking & proactive 6 month view
• Directly source and qualify graduates/trainees by using job boards & targeting applications from Social Media platforms and other local means
• Host Graduate recruitment campaigns, through developing relationships with Universities

• Work with the Marketing Team to create a leading employer brand in the recruitment sector. This will include leading the creation of compelling content and campaigns that create a best-in-class employer brand
• Work with the Leadership Team to map and research competitors and target key people within these businesses
• Identify other industry sectors and companies where the business can source great talent
• Act as the "face of the business" building our reputation in the market with leading recruitment consultants
• To deeply qualify any candidates applying for roles in the business, and be able to filter out any candidates who do not reach our high expectations. Only allow quality & relevant further interviews with the Leadership Team to take place
• Analyse the data from the PPI & Psychological Questionnaire, to identify opportunities & challenges from our applicants

• Support and influence our onboarding programme for all new team members
• Ensuring all new starters have a mentor/buddy and build a relationship with each new starter to support them within their first 3 months
• Strategically building talent pools and pipelines for future hires identified by the Leadership team
• Live and breath our Vision, Mission & Values & be able to communicate these externally to attract more people to our business
• Understand our Reward & Remuneration packages so you are able to eloquently communicate these to applicants

Knowledge required:

• A clear expert in recruitment, and ability to qualify & control candidates through the recruitment process
• Knowledge of our business currently, and where it is going, in order to communicate and sell this externally
• Experience in analysing and interpreting data trends, to build a candidate profile and judge suitability
• International hiring understanding, as we seek to grow our business outside of the UK

Skills required:

• Attention to detail, at every stage of the recruitment process
• Building excellent relationships
• Communication, internally & externally
• Organisation & control over the process
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Able to analyse data, and turn it into meaningful people & business insight
• Assertiveness
• Empathetic
• Strong prioritisation skills

Attitude required:

• Positive
• Driven
• Resilient
• Competitive
• Disciplined
• Resilient