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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Contract Type: Contract
Location: Reading
Industry:
Salary: Negotiable
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months
REF: Talent/KJM_1675249695
Contact Name: Kate Matthews
Contact Email: Kate.Matthews@projectpeople.com
Job Published: about 1 year ago

Job Description

*****Excellent Opportunity********

Talent Acquisition Specialist

3 Months Contract

Reading Hybrid

Immediate Availability

The role operates within practices and procedures covered by precedents or well defined policies and review of end results. Supervision over work activities is usually indirect and review of work results occurs within a short timeframe.

Essential Criteria:

  • Managing end to end recruitment cycle activity/delivery
  • Proactively headhunting passive candidates from different talent pools i.e LinkedIn, Job boards, social media etc
  • Developing strong stakeholder relationships through a consultative and inclusive approach
  • Success in using direct recruitment methods.
  • Sourcing through recruitment platforms.
  • Comfortable working within a fast-paced business, with the ability to manage high volumes of vacancies within tight time frames
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to juggle multiple demands and build strong relationships across the business
  • Great attention to detail, prioritisation and organisation skills
  • Ability to execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide a best-in-class candidate & stakeholder experience throughout the entire lifecycle of the recruitment process
  • Proven success in using direct sourcing methods to engage the best talent
  • Pre-qualifying and screening candidates against specific criteria for suitability (including direct applications, as well as sourced and head hunted passive candidates)
  • Use market insights to help inform hiring managers of market conditions
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to juggle multiple demands and build strong relationships across the business
  • Working closely with the wider HR team and managers to partner and achieve the best outcomes for the business
  • Proactively stay up to date with business initiatives in order to understand the business and companywide dependencies
  • Attendance at team meetings/local area meetings to connect with stakeholders and provide regular resourcing updates and market insights
  • Conducting volume telephone interviews, scheduling interviews, processing offers etc

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.