About this job

We are a global professional services and technology partner with a unique end-to-end approach in defence, energy and space programmes. Because of our forward-thinking teams, mission-critical equipment operates effectively in the world’s most challenging environments. Whether sharing innovative solutions or manufacturing bespoke engineering systems, absolute trust is core to all we do.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the wider HR team, the Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for building and executing a strategy in order to raise the profile of the recruitment function in preparation for further headcount growth. As the lead on all UK recruitment related activities, the Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for managing and developing the internal recruitment process demonstrating strong communication and negotiation skills, ensuring excellent end to end delivery and stakeholder management. They will advocate direct hiring, provide expertise to hiring managers and continuously seek new and innovative ways to attract suitable applicants.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design and implement the recruitment strategy, ensuring new employees are attracted and recruited effectively and efficiently in line with the strategic business plan, allowing for changing requirements.
• Develop relationships across the company, particularly with senior management and wider HR team to understand needs and articulate them into effective recruitment services.
• Coach, consult and challenge senior people in the business when appropriate to ensure best practices are followed.
• Manage live vacancies, providing end-to-end management from requisition approval through to verbal offer extended to the candidate.
• As a trusted partner to hiring managers, provide support and expertise throughout each stage of the recruitment process, ensuring vacancies stay on track, deliver to time and attract suitable talent for the role and the business.
• As part of applicant management, work tirelessly to ensure candidates have an excellent hiring experience.
• Carefully guide each candidate through the process, taking care of candidate screening and prequalifying and get involved in scheduling interviews.
• Where possible, adopt direct hiring methods for live vacancies and ensure agency spend and usage is reduced in line with budget.
• Manage the external recruitment agency preferred supplier list (PSL) acting as the key point of contact for all recruitment and terms and conditions queries. Liaise with them and provide feedback, whilst measuring their performance and ensuring they promote our Company values and Employee Value Proposition (EVP) with interested applicants.
• Design, develop and implement tools, processes and programmes to support proactive and targeted talent acquisition strategies and candidate pools.
• Develop and implement recruitment training for managers across the business.
• Provide day to day hands-on recruitment support.
• Ensure recruitment practices are implemented in line with both company policies and employment legislation.
• Track recruitment costs and data along with other important metrics such as time to hire, providing reports and presentations to senior management as and when required.
• Work closely with internal marketing team to continuously develop related recruitment material, company careers page and social media presence.
• Attend and represent company at associated recruitment events/exhibitions.
• Any other duties as deemed appropriate in line with business needs.

Profile

• In-house experience: whilst you may have begun your recruitment career in an agency, you will have experience of managing an in-house environment partnering with hiring managers.
• End to end experience: have managed vacancies from approval stage, right through to offer.
• Experience with high volumes: have previously managed a high recruitment workload.
• Experience of direct sourcing through innovative methods.
• Demonstrable experience of inclusive recruitment methods.
• A strong affinity with company values: will share values and be a great ambassador for company culture & values.
• A positive, can-do attitude: able to take challenges in your stride and find solutions where others can’t.
• People focus: are people focused and committed to treating people fairly, leaving applicants feeling valued and cared for.
• Excellent communication skills: whether communicating by email, face to face, or in team meetings – ability to get your message across clearly, keeping people informed & engaged.