At Blue Square, we’re searching for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our People team and help shape the future of our organisation.
Working as part of our People team, our Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for the proactive end-to-end management of a variety of recruitment campaigns and activity across the business and will support the Talent Acquisition Team in finding new ways to attract top talent and ensure we give candidates a fantastic insight into life at Blue Square!
No two days at Blue Square are ever the same, as the business grows, the need for new skills and new talent arises. Your role will be to ensure we continue to hire the best talent the market has to offer, delivering a quality and effective recruitment partnering service to hiring managers, key stakeholders, and candidates in line with our recruitment strategy.
If you’re a recruitment coordinator looking for your next step, or arecruiter who is passionate about finding great people and building strong relationships – we’d love to hear from you!
WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO
ROLE UNDERSTANDING AND EXECUTION
Build strong relationships with hiring managers, understand role requirements and find great talent utilising direct sourcing strategies to optimise costs.
CANDIDATE ATTRACTION AND ENGAGEMENT
You’ll craft on-brand job ads and publish them across the company website and key job boards, source candidates through diverse channels, including targeted headhunting and engaging InMails
Conduct in-depth screening calls and deliver constructive feedback to all applicants.
You’ll maintain exceptional, confidential engagement with internal candidates and hiring managers
Focus on direct sourcing to reduce time-to-hire
INTERVIEW AND SELECTION
Present hiring managers with a selection of diverse of candidates
Coordinate and prepare for interviews
Gather constructive feedback, and advise on optimal selection methods—such as assessment centre
CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYER BRANDING
Ensure all interactions with candidates leave them feeling positive and inspired by Blue Square
Enhance and maintain the employer brand to attract, hire, and retain talent that contributes to company growth
Ensure timely feedback is provided to all candidates in the recruitment process
OFFER AND ONBOARDING
Manage the offer including verbal offer negotiation, issuing offers of intent, and conducting right-to-work & role specific qualification checks
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Liaise with stakeholders on a regular basis across various business units
Understanding current and future recruitment needs
Understanding top internal talent to promote internal mobility and development
Work with key stakeholders to understand forecasted demand and identify candidates in a proactive way to build talent pipelines
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
360-degree recruitment
Oversee daily management of the internal Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
ARE YOU OUR PERFECT PARTNER?
* You’re a recruiter, or recruitment coordinator - ready for your next step, ideally with in-house experience, and a track record of successfully sourcing and hiring candidates
* You’re process driven, able to prioritise, multitask and manage multiple stakeholders, with a can do attitude
* You’re able to take a recruitment brief and match the best talent for the role, demonstrating an understanding of the requirement
* You’re delivery focused with a can do, proactive mindset, always striving for excellence
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