Talent Acquisition Partner Location: Sheffied or London Full time, Fixed term Contract (initial 12 months, with the potential to go permanent). Salary: up to £55,000 (DOE) Tes is an international provider of digital solutions, which is passionate about using technology to make life easier for schools and teachers. All products and services are built with teachers and schools needs at the core, ensuring they are innovative, trusted education solutions. Role overview: We're looking for a talented and experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our expanding Talent Acquisition team. As one of three Talent Acquisition specialists, you will be responsible for leading all recruitment activity at Tes with a particular focus on sourcing and securing talent on behalf of the technology division. This is a busy and varied role; responsible for the entire recruitment lifecycle; from building the employer brand, managing advertising campaigns, performing initial interviews & screening calls and supporting our managers through the selection process. You will be responsible for sourcing high quality talent to challenging deadlines through direct sourcing, advertising, head-hunting and partnering with recruitment agencies so it's important that you can confidently communicate with all stakeholders, report on campaigns and identify improvements. To be successful in this role, you should be able to develop long-term recruiting strategies and nurture trusting relationships with potential hires and internal stakeholders. Ultimately, you will be responsible for creating strong talent pipelines for our company's current and future hiring needs Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement a robust, diverse, engaging and efficient talent acquisition strategies that aligns to the organisations goals and objectives, driving improvements to the recruitment process and underlying business performance Take personal responsibility for hiring senior, technical, and specialist roles within the technology division, to include Software, Data, and Platform Engineers, IT Operations, and Scrum Masters etc. Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to produce effective recruitment plans that deliver high quality talent aligned to business needs, providing market insights and advising of best practice Support the transition of Tes to a SaaS business with a talent pipeline aligned to the business strategy Determine and continuously develop appropriate hiring strategies including but not limited to direct sourcing, head-hunting, advertising, and working with recruitment agencies/partners to provide high quality candidates at pace Proactively source, attract and screen candidates using a variety of channels with an emphasis on sourcing as many direct candidates as possible to contribute to the reduction of usage of recruitment agencies Building up an in-depth knowledge of a variety of different areas of the business to totally understand the exact requirements of each role that you are resourcing, including attending recruitment scoping meetings with hiring managers to fully understand the brief of each role before starting to source candidates Ensure that Tes provides an excellent and consistent candidate experience from attraction to on-boarding Ensuring that recruitment at Tes is diverse and inclusive Support internal and external selection processes for promotions and recruitment including benchmarking roles, drafting s, designing, and supporting the use of selection tools Demonstrate a commitment to continual improvement and deliver regular improvements in the hiring process Ensure up to date records are kept allowing you to produce accurate and regular management information, reporting, KPI & trend analysis. Continually improve the employer brand and ensure that the EVP meets the needs of the business Proactively manage, continuously develop, and improve the ATS and on-boarding systems to ensure they provide a positive user experience and deliver efficiencies. Effectively manage relationships with suppliers, ensuring that the PSL is regularly updated and reviewed to meet the needs of the business and that all recruitment agencies are signed up to our standard terms and conditions of business and are fully compliant with those terms Provide effective and collaborative support to the wider HR team as required To lead and support projects as required What will you need to succeed? Proven experience as a successful and effective Talent Acquisition Partner or similar role both in UK and Internationally with demonstrable experience of successfully recruiting Software, Data, and Platform Engineers, IT Operations, and Scrum Masters etc at a specialist and senior level at pace Evidence of managing diverse and inclusive recruitment campaigns and in developing employee value proposition and building employer brands Demonstrative knowledge and application of best practices in recruitment and talent management Proven experience of successfully using social media, job boards and other direct hire tools for recruitment and talent attraction Strong stakeholder management experience with evidence of building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with the ability to influence decision making at all levels. Experience of confidently and successfully working closely with and advising Senior Executives on hiring plans Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and use of social media platforms Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that foster relationships with candidates, hiring managers and external partners Excellent time management and organistional skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple projects and recruitment campaigns simultaneously Ability to use initiative, anticipate issues and develop practical solutions in a collaborative manner Be committed and flexible in approach to work and able to work under pressure, multi-task and prioritise work Strong analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and interpret and act on insights from HR and recruitment related data to continuously improve recruitment activity and contribute to the achievement of Tes' commercial goals Demonstrable experience of using and developing HR and ATS information Systems Passionate about providing proactive support and excellent service to the business Demonstrable experience of working within a fast paced ever changing environment; demonstrating flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and projects Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with HR colleagues and key stakeholders Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement What do you get in return? 25 days annual leave rising to 30 5% pension after probation Hybrid working, 3 days in the office Health care cash plan State of the art city centre offices Access to a range of benefits via My Benefits World Discounted city centre parking Free eye care cover Life Assurance Cycle to Work Scheme EAP (Employee assistance programme) Monthly Tes Socials Access to an extensive Learning and Development menu Who are Tes? Tes powers schools and enables great teaching worldwide, by creating intelligent online products and services to make the greatest difference in education. For more than 100 years, we've supported schools and been a champion of great teaching. As education is changing, so are we. We've grown to provide a wide range of products to help schools and students flourish. We work together with teachers and schools to build trusted education solutions that help them to be the best they can be. From safeguarding and compliance, to staff and pupil management, and professional development and SEND provision, our innovative and flexible services help teachers and school leaders worldwide to provide the best education to millions of children. Tes has over 13m teachers in its online community and working relationships with 25,000 schools in over 100 countries. Tes brings educators together online so they can share expertise and teaching resources and it provides them with vital information, research and analysis about education via its fully digital Tes Magazine. Tes is a global company employing over 600 people and operating across 10 offices, including in London, Sheffield, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Dubai. We are proud of our people centric culture where everyone is driven to achieve the same goal. We are an agile organisation striving for continuous improvement. We invest in our people with extensive learning and development opportunities and support our colleagues with various mentoring and career enhancement programmes. Tes Global will ensure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability. We invite applicants to contact us directly to identify any additional support required. www.tes.com/tesglobal Other details Pay Type Salary Min Hiring Rate £45,000.00 Max Hiring Rate £55,000.00 Apply now Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8NH, UK Norfolk St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2JE, UK