DWF Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist Job at Manchester, England Full Time

Talent Acquisition Specialist – 12 months fixed term contract – North West

DWF is growing and recruiting outstanding talent is truly at the heart of our business’ success. Join DWF’s recruitment team and be part of our journey!

We have created an opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our closely knit and supportive Recruitment Team, based in Manchester. We will also consider applicants based in Leeds or Liverpool.

This role will initially be a 12 months fixed term contract as our current Talent Acquisition Specialist is going on secondment internally. This is a full end to end role covering attraction, selection, assessment and offer management, as well as relationship management with key stakeholders across the business. As a Talent Acquisition Recruitment Specialist you will be responsible for managing internal and external recruitment and resourcing activities in order to maintain a professional and efficient service to candidates and hiring managers. You will ensure DWF attracts, hires and retains the best employees, whilst also growing a strong talent pipeline.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a proactive Recruiter with an in-house or RPO background to join a truly innovative, global legal business and to further develop their personal and professional skills. Candidates with an agency background and a keenness to move to an in-house role will also be considered.

Life at DWF is fast paced so you will be someone who is comfortable managing a high volume of roles and have the necessary organisational skills to manage your portfolio of fee earning and business support vacancies. You will also be a strong influencer, technology savvy and comfortable working with all levels of stakeholders. A proactive approach, a can do attitude and a drive to deliver high quality work is also key to success in your role as a Talent Acquisition Specialist.

If you are looking to develop and grow your professional expertise and enhance your career in a legal business that isn’t afraid to challenge the norm and go beyond expectations … then apply!

Feel free to visit our website or contact our recruitment team on [email protected] for further details about this vacancy or DWF in general.

Benefits package and flexible working:

We want you to feel valued and rewarded by your time at DWF. We understand the importance of offering you a reward package that goes beyond simply salary. That’s why, when you join DWF, you’ll be given a choice. You can pick from a range of benefits, allowing you to build a package that suits your needs and lifestyle, as well as those of your family. In addition to our standard benefits (medical insurance, life insurance, pension and 25 days annual leave), we offer flexible benefits which include season ticket loans, gym memberships, health assessments, cycle to work, retail vouchers and a buy as you earn share scheme. You will also have access to additional wellbeing programs such as an online GP and an Employee Assistance Programme.

DWF is a flexible business which has adopted a hybrid working model where our people enjoy a mix of home and office working. We believe that by operating in a hybrid way, our people enjoy the advantages of both office based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we preserve the DWF culture and values. We welcome applications from people looking for a flexible and agile role and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

About DWF

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, operating across eight key sectors in over 30 global locations with over 4,000 people. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities. The legal market has changed profoundly in the last decade and the speed of change continues to increase. There is a clear and growing desire for legal services to be delivered in an easier and more efficient way. So we’ve listened to our clients and designed a range of services to meet these needs. Our vision is to deliver integrated legal and business services on a global scale through our three offerings; Legal Advisory, Mindcrest and Connected Services. Our ability to seamlessly combine any number of these services to deliver bespoke solutions for our clients is our key differentiator. This Integrated Legal Management approach delivers greater operational efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients. Without compromising on quality or service.

Supporting your application

Our recruitment process will comprise of interviews and, at times, a written exercise, an assessment day and/or a presentation. We want to make sure we do all we can to make this a positive experience for you. Please click the following link (https://www.cleartalents.com/apply/allroles/) which will take you through a simple process to identify any adjustments or additional support we can provide beforehand or on the day.

Note to recruitment agencies

We hire the majority of our talent directly by our resourcing team or via referrals. On occasion, we will look for external support and will release vacancies to our recently reviewed Preferred Suppliers List. Speculative CVs sent by other agents or outside of the agreed process will not be accepted and no recruitment fee will be applicable.