Talent Acquisition Specialist
We’re looking for a Resourcing Specialist to provide resourcing expertise and advice to support our recruitment service. You’ll work in partnership with your hiring managers and other stakeholders providing a consultative approach to ensure we hire the best talent, in the most inclusive and efficient way providing outstanding candidate experience.
Location: Heelis – Swindon.
Across our team of 15 we support all recruitment for over 500 places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, that’s around 4,000 vacancies ever year. The team you'll work with are supportive and friendly. You’ll have the opportunity to recruit for some truly unique roles drawing on your inclusive and creative approach to resourcing. As we help you to develop in our energetic culture, you'll make your own contribution to our teams and the places we care for.
Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.
What you'll be doing
Joining our in-house team you’ll lead on the recruitment in a specified area covering a diverse range of roles.
Building relationships will be paramount to your success. As an expert in resourcing, you’ll be comfortable influencing, coaching and guiding senior managers to make inclusive resourcing decisions, advising on the full end to end recruitment process.
Providing an excellent candidate experience including supporting with adjustment requests through the recruitment process. You’ll make a real impact, providing excellent recruitment advice and knowledge, we hope you'll bring your own ideas and creative approaches to recruitment, helping us to inspire the organisation to recruit well. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be advising on inclusive recruitment practices and help us achieve our Everyone Welcome commitment.
We offer recruitment training to all of our managers and you’ll support in the delivery of this training. This involves three different courses, but we’ll give you all the support and training you need on the specific content.
Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below:
* experience of managing recruitment up to a senior level.
* an understanding of legislation and best practice which impacts recruitment and how to apply it in practice.
* an influencer with emotional intelligence – you know when to challenge, when to listen, when to pull back.
* organisational and prioritisation skills - you can manage competing priorities and organise your time effectively.
* a team player.
Additional criteria for all other applicants:
* commercial awareness – you're able to empathise and create credible recruitment solutions through building a deep understanding of the business areas you support and the external environment.
* dedication to improving diversity and inclusion in all areas of talent acquisition.