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National Grid Hiring for Associate Talent Acquisition Partner Job at London, England Full Time
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Associate Talent Acquisition Partner
Associate Talent Acquisition Partner
Location:
Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA London, GB, WC2N 5EH Newark, GB, NG22 0DA
Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA London, GB, WC2N 5EH Newark, GB, NG22 0DA
Division: Talent Acquisition UK
Job Type:
Requisition Number: 33429
Job Category:
Job Function: Work Scheduling and Dispatch
About the role
We’re looking for an Associate Talent Acquisition Partner to join us on a permanent, hybrid working basis in Warwick in September 2022.
As an Associate Talent Acquisition Partner within the New Talent team, you get to be a key part of helping National Grid find critical early talent and to help us continue on our key mission to bring energy to life. The Associate Talent Acquisition Partner in New Talent delivers on recruiting our annual intake of Graduates, Undergraduates, Interns, and Higher & Advanced Apprenticeships to meet the business’ future people requirements.
The Global Talent Acquisition team which you will become part of plays an integral role in achieving our company mission… we find and nurture great talent! We are a team of specialised recruiters and sourcers with a focus on data driven decisions and operational excellence to work strategically and proactively, partnering with the business to achieve their talent needs. You will be a trusted advisor with the expertise to consult with the business and develop and execute their talent and attraction strategies as well as proactively understand future business needs.
Traveling to events will be required in this role and so ideally you will have a UK driving license.
The role is based in Warwick, but we could consider a base location of Eakring or London.
Key Accountabilities
Be strategic and tactical
- Manage high volume full-cycle recruitment for New Talent Programmes
- Become deeply embedded with your business areas, understand what their business does and the types of people they need to hire to succeed. Go above and beyond as a partner to be a part of understanding at a deep level of what they do and how they do it
- Evaluating and screening resumes and cover letters as they come into the ATS, conduct initial phone and/or video interviews. Provide a shortlist of qualified candidates to business
- Host Assessment Centres, including the organising, pre-planning, scheduling and running assessment centres, which may begin/end outside of standard working hours
- Willingness to help evaluate processes that need revamping
- Operate a stellar candidate experience allowing us to create a pipeline of talent
- Completing other duties and projects as assigned
Use analytical tools for hiring and branding
- Use those tools and skills to reinforce National Grid as an employer of choice
- Ensure brand standards are understood, maintained and consistently executed in all external communication
- Understanding of ATS and ways they can perform and ideas on how to maximize their use
- Build a pipeline of candidates using various recruiting channels
- Stay up to date with current recruiting methods and best practices
- Attend regional job fairs and careers events
Communicate effectively
- Consulting/partnering with the business to discover staff needs, requirements and specific job objectives
- Ability to influence and engage stakeholders
Support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
- Attracting diverse talent: We are dedicated to finding innovative ways to source and attract talent that genuinely reflects the communities we serve.
- Offering equal opportunities: We are committed to providing the same opportunities for development and progression for everybody who works with us.
- Ensuring inclusive leadership: Our leadership style is inspiring and inclusive, helping everyone who works with us to realize their full potential.
About you
- Some experience in recruiting, preferably for Graduate and/or Apprentice positions
- A genuine healthy desire to be curious, both in the job but as part of your nature
- A desire not to just punch a clock but to make a difference
- A consultative approach, this is a collaborative hiring environment!
- Able to deal with ambiguity and is excited by creating order where there may not be much order now
- Think strategically and act tactically to share and implement a vision
- Be both technology-oriented and people-focused
- Experience in leading and motivating stakeholders
- Ability to leverage data and analytics
- Excellent oral & written communications, interpersonal, organizational, customer-focus, analytical, innovative, problem-solving skills
What you’ll get
- A competitive salary between £33,000 – £37,575 per annum – dependent on capability
- A bonus based on personal and company performance
- A competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
- Access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
Further information
This role can be based in Warwick, Eakring or London and we are offering hybrid working of 2-3 days in the office.
The closing date for this vacancy is 17 July 2022. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
Interviews will be held w/c 25 July 2022.
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At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.