Specific responsibilities and duties include:
1. Working with the broader team to devise, develop and deliver a calendar of marketing and attraction activity (both virtual and in person) for early talent roles
2. Engaging with third-party partners to create content and activities to generate interest in early talent roles
3. Collaborating with internal stakeholders on the use of social media and other online platforms to generate interest in early talent roles
4. Work with internal stakeholders such as the social media and PR teams to deliver timely content on the firm’s platforms and through media
5. Own and develop relationships with third party partners such as diversity organisations and branding agencies to ensure activity is delivered in a consistent, high quality, organised and thoughtful manner
6. Working with Graduate Recruitment Manager and Head of Early Talent on integrating firm’s EVP into attraction strategy including marketing collateral
7. Planning and delivery of graduate attraction and engagement events such as presentations and workshops both virtually and in person including law fairs and insight events
8. Working with diversity partners (. 10k Foundation, Rare Recruitment and Aspiring Solicitors) to maximise value of partnership and generate a high number of applications from diverse candidates
9. Planning, and delivery of assessment centres including facilitating on the day and management of candidate outcomes
10. Working with the Firm’s compliance team to ensure compliance with UK immigration regulations by verifying and managing the right to work status for international students applying to graduate entry roles
11. Building and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders of the business to enable and facilitate the Graduate Recruitment strategy
12. Providing verbal feedback to applicants for the various early talent programmes both successful and unsuccessful
13. Managing candidates via application tracking system.
Qualifications
14. Educated to degree level standard and/or CIPD.
Relevant Experience
15. Experience of working within the early talent market
16. Experience of working in a professional services environment (desirable).
Key Skills
17. Proven project planning and management skills (management of projects from start to finish will be required)
18. Experience of bulk recruitment
19. Experience of dealing with all levels of staff, including senior stakeholders, in a persuasive and credible manner
20. Ability to positively interact with candidates at marketing events and assessment centres
21. Comfortable making presentations to candidate groups and senior colleagues
22. Excellent listening and problem-solving skills
23. Knowledge of diversity and inclusion challenges within early talent market, comfortable discussing and challenging in sensitive situations
24. Highly organised and skilled at prioritising, managing timelines and keeping stakeholders updated. Comfortable with mixed workload of annual cycle and project work
25. Knowledge of UK early talent market desirable
Personal Qualities / Behaviours
26. Professional, approachable, calm, resilient
27. A self-starter who can work effectively with minimal supervision, but also enjoys being part of a high-performing team
28. Committed to high standards
29. Excellent attention to detail
30. First rate communication skills, including listening and adapting approach to others
31. Able to deal with different cultures and perspectives
32. Willingness to work flexibly as required by the job role
At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or another characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. #LI-BOSS