Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Greenford, West London (On-site)

Type of Contract: 6 months FTC

Working Pattern: Full Time - 40hrs Per Week

Salary Range £35,000 to £38,000 per annum.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will play a critical role in supporting the end-to-end recruitment process across GBS. This role ensures operational excellence within the Talent Acquisition function by managing recruitment administration, maintaining ATS accuracy, coordinating interviews, supporting Hiring Managers and other ad-hoc projects as required.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline for open positions within GBS.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand current recruitment needs and anticipate future hiring needs.
• Advise and provide guidance to hiring managers on effective recruitment procedures and interview techniques.
• Maximise all social media networks to source, attract and connect with potential candidates.
• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process from creating advert content all the way to delivering the offer.
• Reviewing applications, assessing and evaluating candidates' suitability before compiling a shortlist of qualified candidates for hiring managers to review.
• Be proactive in identifying areas in need of improvement and suggest or implement effective strategies to address the need.
• Representing and promoting the organisation to potential applicants at various external events such as job fairs and open days etc.
• Attend relevant conferences, industry events and webinars to make sure you are always up to date with labour market and industry trends.
• Ensure our careers page and social media platforms promotes and attracts sufficient interest.
• Assisting in recruitment related project work - training, marketing, employer branding, data and reporting, etc.
• Monitoring and reporting on all key metrics associated with the recruitment function.

About You:

• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience with a track record of success in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience in high volume recruitment either agency or in-house.
• Some experience in recruiting for niche or hard-to-find roles.
• Knowledge of essential legislation associated with the recruitment function.
• Experience with using a variety of job boards and social media platforms and other professional networks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Good accuracy and excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks and workloads.
• A team player, who shares a common need to succeed.

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more
• discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• £500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus