Talent Acquisition Manager

The Role:

The Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment from set-up, through to solution design, branding and testing ensuring high quality standards throughout the hiring process. Entrusted with an ongoing quest to discover talent, build a strong employment brand and ensure great relationships with both candidates and employees. Management of apprentice and graduate recruitment programmes and building relationships with academic establishments to source future talent.

Duties/Responsibilities CUSTOMER Attraction and retention of staff by being an ambassador for the brand Deliver an excellent customer experience through high quality, well documented processes, and engagement (briefing, solutions, communication and reporting) Be actively involved in ensuring a social media presence of the brand, including development of the people section of the Company's website. Network across the civil engineering, utilities, and construction industry to enhance the brand and reputation in the marketplace.

Own the candidate experience at all stages of the recruitment process, including maintaining regular contact between offer and commencement. Develop a complete understanding of business objectives to effectively shape and plan recruitment requirements. Advising on a broad range of talent acquisition initiatives such as pipelining, diversity and manpower planning. PEOPLE Facilitate a centralised recruitment service to the business promoting fairness, inclusion and respect Manage all hiring needs and build ongoing pipeline of suitable candidates aligned to the organisation's values and culture.

Ensure all candidates are logged and processed through the Sage HR system Support large scale recruitment events such as job fairs, direct hire events and other community events Manage apprentice and graduate recruitment and talent pipelines, including the planning and co-ordination of assessment days Participate in the induction of new starters Encourage employees to be brand ambassadors EXCELLENCE Introduce new and innovative strategies for attracting top talent, focusing on pipeline and development for key hiring positions Appropriately manage available time, addressing internal and external demand, organising against priorities, ensuring ownership of all assigned actions Seek continuous improvement opportunities in addressing feedback to ensure lessons are learnt and adjustments made to the approach taken across all activities Build and maintain cohesive relationships with all employees across the group Qualifications and

Experience:

Desirable 5 Years experience or significant experience within a similar role

Experience of full life cycle talent acquisition Significant direct recruitment experience across all levels, including candidates working on site or in the field. Experienced of talent pipelines Good working knowledge of the recruitment industry Proficient use of social media and job boards Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases Able to persuade and influence others using logic and reason Well developed written and verbal communication skills Able to influence a variety of audiences Personal qualities:
Good communicator, people person Flexibility of approach Strong business and strategic ethics Motivated by results - Achievement and results driven Strong emotional intelligence and humility Respects other peoples views and takes them into account Understanding and sensitive to social and cultural differences Problem solver - can apply a range of analytical techniques to understand complex information issues, considers a range of options and their effects.

Committed to continuous improvement and innovation