Overview
The HR team is committed to the attraction and retention of a highly engaged and performing workforce that is committed to delivering our vision to see isolated communities changed by the love of Christ. We do this by nurturing a supportive and encouraging environment, where strong relationships are built, personal growth, innovation and creativity are encouraged, and performance achieved.
As our new Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be doing exactly that.You will drive the recruitment operations forplacements for both UK and overseas staff,leading the team and taking ownership and responsibility to execute a best-in-class candidate experience.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead recruitment for us in support of our strategic goals in this area, partnering with hiring managers and offering innovative and creative advice and solutions on how to attract and recruit the best talent available. This is a managerial role that requires strong decision making and the ability to drive the department forward progressively, but still very much a position where you will be expected roll your sleeves up and take a hands-on approach to deliver first-rate talent for the organisation, and experience for our candidates. You will oversee all recruitment activity passing through the UK office, owning our ATS and line managing the Talent Acquisition Officer.
Responsibilities
1. Talent Acquisition Strategy
2. Contribute to the development and implementation of thetalent acquisition strategy, with a strategic focus on digital optimisation, to ensure improving placements for both UK and overseas roles.
3. Oversee and deliver all employer brand initiatives and recruitment campaigns includinghiring events to drive candidate engagementand boost our employer brand.
4. Build diverse candidate pools, and create initiatives to attract and retain diverse talent.
5. Develop andanalyse our recruitment metrics, and use your knowledge, market insights,numbers and analysis to continually refine and improve the talent acquisition process using a data-led approach.
6. Offer a clear, supportive and innovative voice in interactions with international colleagues to streamline processes and ensure seamless, effective collaboration.
7. Use creative and innovative approaches to continue to reach new candidate audiences in a narrow field.
8. Continuously review our process to drive improvements and change, especially through the use of emergent technologies.
9. Work closely with colleagues in our youth outreach programme ‘Co-Pilot’ to develop,maximise and harmonise our approach in bringing a younger demographic into our talent pools, incorporating this relationship into our strategy.
10. Transactional Recruitment Management
11. Create and deliver an annual international recruitment action and promotional plan
12. Work in close collaboration with our marketing teamin the promotion and delivery of recruitment advertising including online/offline and social media campaigns and analysing results to inform planning and performance improvements. Ensure that the recruitment messageremains central throughout our range of communicationsactivities and that ourvoice is clear, compelling and interacts andsynergizesseamlessly with our existing central campaignoperations
13. Monitoring, reviewing, and developing the recruitment pages on our website to maximize engagement
14. Being responsible for the discernment and wisdom required to undertake spiritual personal and assessments, refining a clear and robust framework to ensure a fair and consistent candidate experience.
15. Overseeing the development and maintenance of physical resources for overseas recruitment
16. Representing MAF throughout the year at festivals and other events within the UK as a passionate and compelling advocate
17. Initiating high quality recruitment events in various forums throughout the year, focusing on producing a clear ROI
18. Leading in the development of the Online Recruitment Journey
19. Leading in the recruitment of UK roles
20. Training and supporting UK managers with hiring responsibilities in effective recruitment techniques and selection processes, ensuring that colleagues are coached and upskilled to sufficiently assist in the delivery of an efficient campaign.
21. Review the workflow of the recruitment process to ensure that the workload requirement for managers supporting the process is mitigated and manageable, whilst maintaining their engagement in the process.
22. Work with the UK and International HR Managers to support a seamless onboarding process for all joiners
23. Overseeing our selection processesto ensurethe progression of suitably skilled applicants who meet our faith, vision, and values criteria
24. Designing and implementing robust, efficient, and personable selection processesthat deliver an excellent candidate experience
25. Overseeing MAF UK’s assessment processes and assisting withinterviews where required
26. Liaising with MAF International (MAFI) to discuss candidates’ potential fit foroverseas roles
27. Managing our use of UK psychometric assessment
28. Envisioning and deliveringnew initiatives to attract and build our talent pipeline
29. Overseeing and driving proactive digital acquisition using LinkedIn and other platforms
30. Working with other teams to design and deliver creative, engaging, and high-qualityrecruitment campaigns and promotional initiatives
31. Raising awareness and leveragingteam support for recruitment initiatives
32. Establishing, developing,and sustainingcollaborative relationships with key external bodies ., Christian bodies within the aviation industry, armed forces, and universities
33. Selecting, training, and managing a network of volunteer recruitment champions, increasing the scale of our capacity to support at events and build a greater presence in the community specifically from a recruitment perspective
34. Designing and implementing approaches to encourage greater diversity withapplicants
35. Demonstrating a data-led approach, monitoring recruitment statistics and measures to inform decision making, identifyissues and prepare management information reports.
36. Partnership
37. Building strong relationships with the MAFI recruitment team and proactively sharing resources, experience, and expertise with Engagement Units
38. Member of the MAFI Recruitment Steering Group
39. Establishing or contributing to recruitment learning circles with other Engagement Units
40. Support efforts to integrate into one global entity from a recruitment perspective
41. Contribute to the launch and maintenance of the Mission Aviation Academy, to continue to enhance our employer brand around our training schemes and ensure a sustainable funding pipeline for them for the future
42. Management
43. Overall management of the relationship portfolios and specific management of ‘Premium’enquirers portfolio
44. Line manage, coach, develop and champion the Talent Acquisition Officer
45. Participating in MAF UK organisation development initiatives and policy review
46. Managing own time effectively to maximize organisationalbenefit
47. Lead on the overall management and administrationof the Applicant Tracking System
48. Legal, finance and professional
49. Maintaining a high level of legal awareness and ensuring our legal obligations are maintained throughout the recruitment process
50. Preparing and managing the recruitment budget
51. Modeling self-leadership through continual professional development
52. Travel
53. This role will involve some travel within the United Kingdom, particularly around the events season.
Other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Director of People and Culture including covering for other members of the team as required.
DIMENSION AND LIMITS OF AUTHORITY:
54. Expenditure up to agreed budget.
55. Responsible for managing the Talent Acquisition Officerand conducting regular 1-1s and Personal Development Reviews according to agreed standards.
56. Decision making within agreed parameters.
TASKS COMMON TO ALL MANAGERS:
57. Role modelling of organisational values and beliefs
58. Contributing to the shared spiritual life of the MAF UK team as a Christian mission
59. Attendance and participation in team and corporate times of biblical reflection and prayer
60. Encouraging team members to attend, participate and lead in times of Biblical reflection at regular corporate prayer meetings
61. Participate in planning in accordance with the MAF UK strategic plan and as outworked through matrix programme and project teams
62. Keeping line manager informed of all relevant informationin a timely manner
63. Complying with statutory and organisational requirements for the proper handling of personal and sensitive data and ensuring good personal data handling practices are developed, reviewed, and encouraged
64. Abiding bySafeguarding, Conduct and other MAF UK policies provided on the Intranet.
CHRISTIAN VALUES, BELIEFS AND ETHOS:
As a Christian mission, MAF UK seeks staff who share in the evangelical Christian values and beliefs as described in the mission, purpose, values, and beliefs statements. All staff will be required to actively support and demonstrate the Christian values of the organisation and to take part in organisational activities such as staff devotions, prayer meetings, and fellowship days.
Location: Hybrid working with the requirement to work in the UK offices in either Folkestone or Cranfield.
Working Hours: Office open officially from 9.00 to 5.30pm (9-4pm on Friday). Hours to be agreed according to flexible working policy.
Salary: £48,500
Terms:
Hours: As a senior appointment at least 36 hours per week but in addition those required to achieve the agreed responsibilities, with a one-hourunpaid lunch break each day.
Flexibility will be required for working additional hours and travel to meet business needs or for travel or meetings on weekends or evenings.
This role involves some unsocial hours, weekend work and travel within the UK
Leave: Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per yearplus eightpaid public holidays per year.
Pension: Non-contributory pension scheme (10%) of salary on joining.
Additional Benefits:
65. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for free, confidential support on personal and professional issues.
66. Death in Service/Life Assurance scheme.
67. Free on-site parking at our offices.
Probationary and notice period:
68. 6-month probation period with mid-term review
69. Notice period is 3 months.
Closing Date for Applications 22nd March
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Essential Qualifications and Experience
70. Educated to degree or equivalent standard
71. Proven track record at managerial level for Talent Acquisition in a fast-paced environment
72. A self-starter with a can-do attitude that has the ability tobuild strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels
73. Experience in delivering a best-in-class candidate experience
74. Demonstrable evidence of being a great line manager
75. Experience designing, implementing, and delivering successful projects
76. Experience using and managing Applicant Tracking Systems
77. Experience ofcontrolling budgets
78. Experience conducting effective interviews
79. Preparation and delivery of recruitment training
80. Proven experience of automating and improving all aspects of the recruitment process
81. Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to present and communicate clearly, assertively, and diplomatically
82. Ability to work cross functionally and build effective relationships internally and externally
83. Strong analytical skills with the ability to think laterally and to take a problem-solving approach
84. Ability to work as part of a team to achieve identified objectives, and to work on own initiative to move activities and projects forward
85. Ability to work strategically and plan, lead, manage and complete projects according to established deadlines
86. High level ability using Microsoft applications
87. Ability to develop high quality, creative, digital, and print communications
88. Strong organisational and time-management skills
89. Good understanding of recruitment-related employment law, compliance and the GDPR
Personal Qualities will include
90. Committed Christian
91. Able to demonstrate understanding and acceptance of our Statement of Faith
92. Willing to proactively take part in MAF events and meetings., prayer meetings, away days etc.
93. Able to describe our Christian beliefs and values to others to represent MAF as a Christian mission organisation
94. A servant leader
95. Motivated, Creative, and innovative
96. Proactive and energeticwith a flexible approach
97. Takes responsibility for self-development
98. Organised, excellentattention to detail and works to high professional standards
99. Strong attention to detail
100. Tenacious, strong self-belief, enthusiasm and stamina that allows the achievement of results
101. Willingness to travel within the UK with a full UK driver’s license
Additional Desirable requirements
102. CIPD qualification
103. Training in employment law
104. Experience working in a Christian organisation or charity
105. Experience of visiting or working in a developing country
106. Experience working within an aviation setting
107. Experience using/ interpreting psychometrics in selection processes
108. Experience working in international recruitment
109. Experience in recruitment marketing including a working knowledge of on and offline advertising, digital and social media
110. Technically skilled to enable effective use and development of online and offline media for communicating recruitment needs