You’ll ensure we attract the right talent to the business across Early Careers, experienced hire and senior hiring through your leadership of the Resourcing team Responsible for maintaining levels of high performance and creating new opportunities to lead the market, you will develop the teams’ capability to source great talent for current and future hiring needs that will effectively sell the company as an employer of choice

Through coaching the Resourcing team and partnering with the business senior leadership teams, you will develop their ability to become internal consultants to hiring managers so that they are seen as a well-respected Centre of Excellence.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Secondary Location:

Department:

Base Location:

Reports to:

Role title: Talent Acquisition Manager

The Resourcing team aims to identify, attract and deliver the best talent to the company across all areas of the business.

Working in partnership with internal clients, our customer-focused outlook enables us to work proactively to engage the highest calibre individuals to become part of the business success story.

With a focus on internal and external talent, the team concentrates on deploying existing employees to maximise their development, as well as actively recognising and sourcing the best in external ability.

A delivery focused team, Resourcing operates in partnership with the business, focusing our sourcing strategies to align with the business goals and requirements.

By recognising potential and rewarding success in all stages of a career we are able to ensure the business remains a successful and innovative place to work for all.

Overview of Role

Overview of Department

Key Details

Role Profile – Talent Acquisition Manager

· Work with the HR and Resourcing Leadership team to create and embed Talent Acquisition policies and processes and drive the department to achieve its goals

· Delivery of the strategy to build the business talent attraction capability and Employer Brand, particularly focusing on key talent requirements for future skills

· Management and coaching of the Resourcing team in delivering a great candidate and hiring experience during the recruitment process

· Partnering with the HR team to develop an effective workforce planning process

· Managing the recruitment budget and data analysis to achieve key metrics, such as candidate and hiring manager experience, time, cost and source of hire

· Work with the Resourcing team to help them deliver the Resourcing strategy and manage campaigns for their business areas in the most cost effective way possible

· Building relationships with the senior leadership team within the business to ensure visibility of their current and future hiring needs, and to build trust in the Resourcing team

· Project management of senior hiring needs from sourcing to advising on the selection processes, offer management and onboarding

· Accountability for the delivery of key projects within Resourcing

· Delivery of the recruitment process for Early Careers Programmes (graduate, apprentice and school leaver)

· Coach and develop the Resourcing team in best practice approaches and industry trends within recruitment and direct sourcing

· Advising and coaching HR and hiring managers on best practice for interviews and assessment and ensuring the team can advise on the most effective approach to selection

· Offer a creative approach to sourcing great talent for the Resourcing team – focusing on attracting passive candidates to roles

· To partner with the Employer Branding Manager to ensure branding collateral and content meet the demands of the business’s hiring needs, providing a channel for ongoing engagement with our talent pool

· Work with our PSL Agency and Search firm partners to agree terms and SLAs that meet commercial needs and give a great candidate experience

· Ensuring that you keep up to date on the latest recruiting software in the market to develop the business strategy and ongoing management of recruitment technology

· Support the Resourcing team in the ongoing management and relationships with our preferred suppliers

· External orientation – keeping an eye on the marketplace to keep abreast of key trends to ensure that as an employer we stay ahead of these developments

· Developing own networks for sourcing and employer branding building within the industry

· Ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within budget

· Developing Resourcing as a centre of excellence within HR, and the wider business.

· Driving the development of internal and external talent pooling and communities through partnership with hiring managers, industry networks and through the Resourcing team

Key Responsibilities

Leadership, coaching and team management skills from a diverse and challenging environment

Relationship Management –strong relationships up to executive level

Communication – effective internal and external communication and negotiation skills

Project Management –managing the delivery of large scale or complex projects

Budget Management

Relevant experience within HR/Recruitment, in an industry where HR/Recruitment operates as a strategic business partner

Relevant experience of working for an organisation that has had a pro-active Talent Attraction/brand development approach

Experience of Early Careers up to senior hiring sourcing and hiring strategies

Knowledge of digital recruitment strategies

Knowledge of the recruitment market and future trends in the industry

Experience of talent attraction – key that this is over and above ‘recruitment attraction’

Understanding of creating Brand awareness as an employer of choice

HR qualifications

A good degree or ‘Higher’ level education

Continuous relevant training and development to support career

Technical Skills

Industry Experience

Specialist Knowledge

Qualifications

Candidate Requirements Essential Desirable

Candidate requirements

Full details of terms and conditions are issued at time of offer

One month

Standard office hours

1. Other Details

2. Probationary Period

3. Notice Period

4. Travel

5. Hours

Highly creative approach to problem solving

Customer focussed, accustomed to working with multi-functional groups at all levels.

Able to influence and develop true ‘partnership’ relationships with managers quickly and effectively.

A proven ability to influence management decisions in a fast moving commercial environment

Demonstrates exceptional communication, interpersonal skills

Consistent high energy levels

Strong planning and organisation skills

Excellent team member, willing to contribute and support others

High level of attention to detail

Special Characteristics

Basic Terms and Conditions

Reward Summary