N Brown Hiring for Talent Acquisition Lead Job at Manchester, England Full Time

N Brown – who we are and why work for us?

At N Brown, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘championing inclusion, we’ll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer’. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

We’re a forward-thinking digital retailer with a financial services proposition to be proud of. We’re customer-obsessed, serving them through three core brands: JD Williams, Simply Be, and Jacamo. We’re experienced, with over 160 years of trading under our belt. We’re inclusive, as we believe in fashion without boundaries; and we’re sustainable, striving to make as little impact on the planet as possible.

The role

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to join our People team

As a Talent Acquisition Lead at N Brown you’ll be passionate about bringing our brands to life, understanding and translating our values into eye-catching adverts, sourcing potential candidates via a variety of platforms in a highly competitive sector and bringing a fresh approach to candidate attraction for N Brown Group. You’ll be enthusiastic, an innovative communicator and able to appeal to the various talent groups. You will embrace the use of technology, in particular social media, to engage and communicate our employer value proposition.

It goes without saying that you’ll be hands-on with day to day recruitment and selection and will enjoy working with, and coaching, a wide variety of internal stakeholders and team colleagues to ensure we get the right talent for each business area. In return, you will have a genuine opportunity to influence, lead and make an impact in our growing business.

What’s in it for you?

• Hybrid working

• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 10 days

• Annual bonus scheme

• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution

• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services

• A range of financial wellbeing support

• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands

• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!

• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

What will you do as a Talent Lead at N Brown?

• Creating attention grabbing adverts and campaigns to attract talent

• Collaborating and supporting internal stakeholders to design a dynamic and engaging attraction and selection process to maximise the candidate experience

• Working with our People Leads and Senior Managers to understand future talent needs, talent risk and to identify hidden talent in our business.

• Interviewing and assessing potential colleagues for all areas of our business at all levels

• Attending and creating networking events or ‘meet ups’ to enhance your Recruitment and business knowledge, developing your understanding of the external/competitor market to attract future talent

• Researching and testing new ways to engage and communicate with potential colleagues with a focus on new or upcoming technology and social media

• Analysing and developing meaningful MI for the present and the future

• Coaching or influencing hiring managers or key stakeholders in the business to develop their personal external branding and network to build their pipelines of talent and to make the right hiring decision

• Developing and maintaining relationships with selected 3rd party business partners such as recruitment agencies, technology providers, universities etc

What skills and experience will you have?

• You will have worked as an internal or agency recruiter. You will be familiar with attracting candidates/customers through various channels and already have an extensive network of connections and understanding of the these areas

• You will be a creative writer and social media savvy, you will be familiar with using platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to make engaging content and build connections/pipelines of potential applicants

• You will be proactive individual with strong attention to detail and follow through on action plans.

• You will be a skilled negotiator with excellent listening and interpersonal skills

• You will have gravitas to work with and influence at all levels of management

• You will have excellent project management, writing and oral communication skills

• You will have the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Our promise to you:

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!