News UK Hiring for Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Job at London, England Full Time

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Corporate

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland, our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. In 2022 we will launch talkTV, a major new TV channel available to everyone across the UK, delivering a schedule of news, current affairs, entertainment and sport. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning digital and print, audio and video, events and experiences, our brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

The Talent Team: You will join a team of specialised recruiters who are passionate about engaging top talent that will contribute to the continued growth and success of News UK brands. Delivering high quality candidate and hiring manager experience.

The Role: You will identify and attract talent for our Corporate departments; HR, Finance, Comms, H & S and some Commercial roles. Across all levels from Apprentices to Directors and for all of our brands. You will partner with senior members within the Technology teams who all understand the importance of attracting the right talent and working in partnership to do this. Consult with hiring managers on their recruitment needs and advise on process, best practice and the talent market.

Day to day you will:

• Proactively identify and engage talent through direct sourcing methods, events and communities. Building and maintaining talent pools.

• Understand candidates’ motivations, career aspirations and experience through great listening and questioning.

• Maintain specialist market understanding, benchmarking and what top talent look for in an organisation they join.

• Lead on your departments team marketing and brand proposition as well as the wider News UK employer value proposition.

• Report on hiring metrics and applicant data to inform future hiring decisions.

• Support our Head of Early Talent and Culture & Diversity Partner with projects linked to recruitment.

• Work with the people team both in the UK and globally to forecast recruitment needs and identify trends.

What we are looking for:

You are an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner (either agency, RPO or in house), passionate about talent and inquisitive. A good listener you pick up on details and thrive when working in a busy environment where the work is varied. You will also have:

• Ability to communicate effectively and with influence to both internal teams and candidates.

• Results oriented and proactive nature

• An expert in candidate search and sourcing methods

• Knowledge of the candidate market place across Technology areas and experience recruiting in these areas

• Resilience

• Confident and creative in suggesting solutions and new ideas – we really welcome this.

Life at News

At News UK some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 8 employee-led networks; Cultural Diversity, News is Out, GenZ, Sustainability Champions, News for Parents, Women in Tech, News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Women’s Steering Group.

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. We offer private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions, discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes, and a ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme, as well as offering opportunities for physio/massage, counselling and legal support.

In addition we also offer:

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

• 25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.