Talent Acquisition Partner

Purpose of Position

To provide a best-in-class recruitment experience, always promoting and ensuring that equality, diversity, inclusion and respect is at the heart of all resourcing decisions. To own and manage the day-to-day delivery of all resourcing related activities from attracting, sourcing, screening, assessment and the offering of candidates. This role will support all departments in all aspects of talent acquisition and act as a business partner to the recruiting manager in order to guide and support them through the hiring of talent for their team. This role will also support on other areas relating to talent acquisition such as employer branding activities and project work.

Working Pattern: 24 hours p/w to be worked over 5 days.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Brand ambassador: Internal & external ambassador for Manolo Blahnik and People & Culture Team.
• Partner with stakeholders to fully understand the brief and work together to build effective sourcing and assessment approaches with an ability to manage expectations.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from agreeing JD with the manager through to offer stage.
• Advertising and screening of applicants.
• Utilise all recruitment platforms and network to activity search for appropriate profiles for vacancies.
• Collate CVs and create short-lists for the recruiting manager, follow up for feedback and ensure this is given to all applicants.
• Arrange and support in interviews.
• Manage the candidate journey throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Work closely with People & Culture Generalist to pass on offered candidates to ensure all onboarding paperwork and plans are prepared.
• Support the department is long term resource planning.
• Develop and maintain a network of candidates through effectively sourcing and on-going relationship management.
• Support on all employer branding activities
• Create talent data tracker and maintain.
• Support and be an ambassador for all D, E & I commitments, and activities. Support with strategies to increase diverse talent across the business.
• Support the Chief People & Culture Officer and People and Culture Manager in the delivery of the People & Culture strategy and subsequent projects.
• Manage external partnerships with recruitment agencies and other third parties.
• Support on external salary and benefits benchmarking review.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and keep up to date on employer branding and recruitment trends.
• Complete general administration duties.

Any other tasks as requested.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Previous talent acquisition experience is essential, preferably from a luxury brand or fashion retail business.
• Expert sourcing skills with experience in managing multiple searches either inhouse or within agency.
• Strong understanding of external best practice and trends in Talent Acquisition.
• Experience of using innovative approaches to source, attract and build talent pools.
• Experience in engaging with passive candidates.
• Network: Ability to build relationships and network easily, both internally and externally
• Communication: Strong and effective presentation skills and ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels, with tact and diplomacy.
• Pace: Ability to work in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment by being flexible and adaptable; remain calm.
• Accuracy: High levels of accuracy
• Excellence: High level of finesse and excellence required in delivery of all tasks.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and ensure delivery of results within tight deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.