A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Recruitment Manager to join a leading firm in the legal sector on a 12 month FTC.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Lead the Talent Acquisition and Development team in day-to-day operations, ensuring high performance and promoting their strong employer brand with an innovative and strategic approach to hiring and talent retention initiatives. This includes responsibility for the talent attraction and retention at the graduate and lateral levels as well as the mentoring and development of the trainee population.
* Responsible for managing the lateral hiring process for all fee earner positions and senior business support roles.
* A strong commitment to focus on successful direct hiring.
* Set the direction and strategic goals for the firms Early Careers Recruitment and Development Manager, aligned to the firm’s strategic vision and support them in achieving these.
* Build excellent relationships with key stakeholders and be a trusted advisor for Talent Acquisition and Development initiatives as well as source of market knowledge and recommendations.
* Taking a pivotal role in the learning and development programmes across all areas of the firm and being a main point of contact for providers.
This role would suit someone experienced in lateral and early career recruitment and development and is experienced in successfully managing a team. The ideal candidate would also have:
* A strong track record in both lateral and early years recruitment within a People & Culture or HR setting and a solid knowledge of HR processes and procedures within fast paced organisation.
* An ability to manage multiple competing priorities and work to tight deadlines
* Experience arranging and implementing learning and development initiatives and assessing their success
* Proven ability to manage strategic lateral hire briefs and implement them successfully
* Experience of building relationships, positively persuading, and influencing change
* Strong commercial awareness within the legal or professional services sector
* Proven ability to think outside the box to implement creative solutions and devising new processes and initiatives for employees
* CIPD qualification preferred
* Skilled at utilising ATS and ideally LMS systems
Equal Opportunities
As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.