The HR Dept Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist Job at Esher, England Full Time

Salary: Circa £35k pro-rata, depending on experience

Full Time or Part Time

Minimum 22.5 hours per week
Will consider a hybrid working environment, the role is based in Esher Application Deadline: 20 November 2022

Interview Date: 23/11/22 and 30/11/2022

About the Role:
My client is one of the top adult hospices in the UK, providing CQC rated outstanding, specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, South West London and Middlesex.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to enhance the recruitment function, helping us to implement the changes of our revamped employee value proposition.
You will proactively attract and source talent to fill key roles, supporting the delivery of our strategy, while ensuring a first-class candidate and hiring manager experience.
You will be familiar with social media platforms as a valuable tool in recruitment, working with our marketing team, to attract candidates through engaging adverts and social media campaigns. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with people at all levels.
If you are passionate about recruitment, share our values and believe you have the experience and skills for this role, then we’d love to hear from you!
We are looking for a minimum of 22.5 hours a week but are flexible about the days and hours worked (Monday to Friday) and will also consider hybrid working options.
As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity of joining an organisation where you will be able to make a difference to our patients and their families, we offer a range of great benefits, which include:

Work background and experience

• A significant level of direct recruitment experience (either on an in-house or agency basis) working with recruiting managers and candidates to deliver a high-quality experience is essential
• Experience of in-house and/or charity or health sector recruitment is desirable
• Experience of passive candidate sourcing utilising LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels like referrals
• Experience of using social media and other channels promoting vacancies and/or employer brand to attract candidates is essential
• Experience of diversifying resourcing strategies to maximise candidate pool and creating equitable processes to support applications from candidates from underrepresented groups
• Experience of using online recruitments systems and job sites like LinkedIn

Skills and Aptitudes

• Excellent planning, organisational skills
• Ability to work at pace and to manage workload and meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to undertake manager training
• Good IT skills

Personal Qualities and other requirements

• Proactive
• Solutions focused
• Ability to represent the Hospice positively and be an ambassador or our Employer brand

Key responsibilities
1. Recruitment

1.1. Provide subject matter advice on recruitment, candidate engagement and pipeline generation

to managers, utilising the organisational employer brand work to drive recruitment strategies,

marketing plans and content delivery.
1.2. Develop bespoke recruitment strategies and solutions, utilising both standard and creative

approaches to identify, target and attract talented candidates.
1.3. Work closely with colleagues in recruitment administration, ensure candidates and managers

have a positive and high-quality recruitment experience.
1.4. Directly project manage recruitment for senior level roles and other key roles as required.
1.5. Provide recruitment added value services to hiring managers such as market trend data, job

description advice, recruitment and selection processes.
1.6. Understand the barriers to recruitment for people in under-represented or marginalised

communities and develop effective solutions to help to breakdown/overcome barriers.
1.7. Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Marketing Specialist on specific recruitment

campaigns, to ensure we are proactively sourcing candidates using social media platforms,

job boards, internet research, referrals and other innovative methods to attract the best

possible candidates for our roles efficiently and cost effectively.
1.8. Maintain detailed documentation on all recruiting processes.
2. Talent Attraction
2.1. Work closely with the talent Acquisition Marketing Lead to build the profile of our employer

brand and to ensure we are engaging, nurturing and build our talent pipeline by reaching and

appealing to potential candidates, sharing compelling stories about what it is like to work at

the Hospice.
2.2. Develop and maintain a network of candidates using our applicant tracking system, LinkedIn

recruiter and other social media/platforms as appropriate.
2.3. Co-ordinate recruitment events and attendance at careers fairs, etc representing the Hospice

as appropriate.
2.4. Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate recruitment agencies, search firms and
job board providers.
3. Service Development & Process Improvement
3.1. Contribute to the development, implementation and success of the Hospice’s People Strategy

and our talented related projects: employer branding, refer a friend and belonging (EDI).
3.2. Provide training and coaching support for hiring managers on recruitment and selection

practice and process, ensuring a consistent and best practice approach that fully complies

with relevant legislation/regulation.
3.3. Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance candidate and recruiting manager

experience and to increase efficiency, working closely with the recruitment administration team
4. Workforce planning

4.1. Work with Hospice managers and colleagues in People Services to predict estimated

headcount and skills demand for a two/three-year window, to build and maintain a proactive

workforce plan for the Hospice.

People Services

5.1. Champion our culture and help our people live and breathe our values.
5.2. Provide advice and support to all employees on matters within your specialist area.
5.3. Play an active role in the wider People Services team, supporting colleagues and ensuring we

deliver a high quality, people centred service.
5.4. Step in to provide cover and support on recruitment and selection administration should the

need arises.
A job description is not a rigid or inflexible document but acts to provide guidelines to the duties

expected while in post.
This job description will be reviewed and amended in the light of changing professional demands.

• 27 days’ annual leave, plus recognised public holidays – rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• Training support and development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised meals at onsite canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme – promoting staff wellbeing
• Access to blue light card discount
• Access to Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing – We provide a programme of activities, opportunities and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work