Early Careers Talent Acquisition Advisor

Early Careers Talent Acquisition Advisor Overview of Responsibilities

As an Early Careers Talent Acquisition Advisor
, you will lead full-cycle recruitment for Early Careers programmes, including Summer Internships, Apprenticeships, Graduate roles, and Year-in-Industry placements. You will manage assessment centres across multiple disciplines, build strong partnerships with hiring managers and the Early Careers Development Team, champion the employer brand, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

Your core responsibilities

• Advertise Early Careers opportunities across a range of attraction channels to engage candidates from multiple disciplines.
• Manage assessment centres, interviews, offers, and pre-boarding, ensuring consistent best practice and compliance.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to hiring managers on effective and compliant recruitment practices.
• Proactively track, analyse, and report on recruitment metrics to inform decision-making.
• Advise on visa sponsorship requirements, guiding hiring managers through the process.
• Contribute to the review and continuous improvement of recruitment processes to enhance efficiency, compliance, and fairness.

£32,577 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

• Proven experience in Early Careers or in-house recruitment.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice and relevant employment legislation.
• Demonstrated success using diverse attraction channels to recruit early careers talent across multiple disciplines.
• Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to manage ambiguity and drive change.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with confidence advising stakeholders and guiding hiring decisions.
• Highly organised with strong problem-solving capability and a proactive approach to personal development.

• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure,2.5 privilege dayand8
  
  Bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Outstanding
  defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate
  bonus scheme up to 7%and a
  Relocation
  allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options
  including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme
  and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leave
  allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of
  career development opportunities
• A vibrant
  culture
  committed to equality and being fully
  inclusive

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

Further information can be found here. UKAEA is committed to being accessible. Please email  if you require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis.

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Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

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