Quacquarelli Symonds Hiring for Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Job at London, England Full Time

QS is a global leader in higher education services. We are the data analytics, performance insight provider and intelligence partner supporting university excellence across the world. We are a mission lead organisation, empowering students around the world.
The Role:
We are seeking a skilled Recruiter to join our newly forming Talent Acquisition team, to lead the end-to-end recruitment process for a portfolio of vacancies across our UK, US and EMEA operations. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with hiring managers, advising on effective recruitment strategy, market conditions and helping them to make the best hiring decisions.
Roles like this don’t come up too often – we are building the organisation’s first Talent Acquisition team, putting in place recruitment best practice as well as working on initiatives like developing our EVP and employer branding.
What will I be doing?

• Proactively network, attract and source candidates for a variety of roles across the UK, US and EMEA.
• Help promote QS as an employer of choice through social media and contribute to employer branding initiatives on a global scale.
• Prepare engaging recruitment ad material and content and manage publication to appropriate job portals/social media.
• Proactively drive internal mobility and employee referral schemes among local employees.
• Stay abreast of employment and talent market conditions, using this knowledge to guide and influence hiring managers when it comes to recruitment decisions.
• Effectively screen and assess candidates against open positions.
• Provide advice to hiring managers on assessment and interview best practice.
• Build, develop and nurture talent pools for key future talent requirements.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment process, until successful onboarding.
• Record recruitment activity and share recruitment data and metrics to influence hiring decisions.

What do I need to bring with me?
You’ll have previous experience working in an end-to-end Talent Acquisition role, ideally within an international organisation, combined with excellent sourcing capability and experience of utilising a variety of tools, platforms, and networks.
You are curious and creative, staying up to date with recruitment industry trends and looking for ways to explore and try new approaches. You are excited by providing a first-class candidate and stakeholder experience and will thrive on identifying ways to improve talent acquisition delivery.
QS is proud to be a fair and equal organization where everyone has the same opportunity to achieve their full potential, irrespective of their background or personal attributes. We celebrate our diversity and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another, be stronger together, and enable our business to thrive.
A few things that make QS a great place to work include:

• Competitive package.
• Flexible working.
• Vibrant social environment and multicultural, multinational culture, strong team spirit.
• Focus on welfare – ride to work scheme, global wellness team, Calm app, EAP and health plan, mental health first aiders, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Strong recognition and reward programs – peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual awards, annual bonus scheme.
• Support for volunteering and study leave, and access to LinkedIn Learning.

Job Type: Full-time