KORNFERRY Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist – Life Sciences – GSK Job at Manchester, England Full Time

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Reporting to the Project Manager, in the role of the Life Sciences Recruiter you will be tasked with identifying the best recruitment talent across the UK and EMEA, so you will be working across a diverse range of markets and hiring managers.

Working in partnership with the Hiring Managers to outline the role brief, timelines, talent availability and carry out sourcing activity to deliver an inclusive and diverse talent pool. This is an excellent opportunity to work a high-performing team where you can add real value to this already successful partnership.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the E2E recruitment process from initial role briefing through to offer stage
• Build strong partnerships with the business area you support and candidates to drive client and candidate satisfaction
• Work with the sourcing team to drive strong recruitment strategies to ensure you have strong talent, with a strong focus on diversity within the shortlist
• Utilize all available direct sourcing tools and technology to ensure a quality candidate shortlist/pipeline
• Be a ‘recruitment best practice’ champion into the business
• Delivering to contractual SLAs and KPIs
• Ensuring project documents and engagements are complete and updated in a timely manner
• Communicating effectively with the client to identify needs and evaluate alternative recruiting solutions
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction, driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide information to Hiring Managers regarding market conditions, candidate availability, salary benchmarks

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated success in a Recruiter capacity having delivered end to end Recruitment for clients
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to build strong relationships at different levels within an organisation
• Experience of working in a complex, matrix organisation is preferred.
• Knowledge of Pharma or Life Sciences is essential
• Strong organisation skills, and the ability to delegate, where applicable, certain aspects of the recruitment process i.e. interview scheduling and sourcing
• Demonstrated interest and ability to work in a fast-paced service environment
• Expert in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring techniques
• Effective communication and listening skills
• Experience and ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritise different needs and plans to accommodate a broad range of stakeholders and responsibilities