Senior Recruitment Adviser - 12 months FTC

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential.

12 month FTC

• Create and deliver the recruitment strategy for each new vacancy within your designated business area, applying a direct sourcing mindset. You will proactively create, build, and maintain talent communities and candidate networks.
• Taking a full and comprehensive brief for each vacancy and gaining a deep understanding of the relevant business area and team for which the hiring manager is recruiting.
• Coach hiring managers to be brand advocates and support them in developing excellent interview and selection processes.
• Work with hiring managers and colleagues within their business area to develop and maintain a large network of candidate referrals for potential future hires.
• Ensure all vacancies are advertised in line with brand guidelines and manage a variety of recruitment channels, including social media, to source best talent in the market.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience at every touchpoint, ensuring timely, transparent and human centred communication that reflects our employer brand and leaves every candidate, successful or not, with a positive impression of Grant Thornton.

• Exposure and understanding of professional services/consulting organisations.
• Experience delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, with a strong focus on direct sourcing across multiple channels (LinkedIn recruiter, talent pools and market mapping).
• Experience dealing with multiple vacancies across Advisory service lines.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, with a track record of influencing, advising and managing expectations at pace.
• Consistent delivery of exceptional candidate experience, ensuring seamless, transparent and engaging process from initial outreach to onboarding.
• Positive energy and genuine passion for recruitment, with a continuous improvement mindset, proactively seeking better ways of working, embracing change, and consistently raising the bar on quality, efficiency and candidate experience.
• Evidence of building, nurturing and activating talent communities, creating an always on pipeline of engaged candidates through proactive relationship management, market insight and consistent value adding engagement.