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Vanquis Bank Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology Job at London, England Full Time

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Who we are

Vanquis helps people who are excluded by mainstream banks take control of their financial situation. Whether they’re new to credit or need a hand rebuilding their credit file to manage life better, we make sure our services are straightforward and suitable for them to succeed.

We’re here to put people on a path to a better everyday life, not just our 1.7 million customers but our colleagues too. And we’re proud of the difference we make.

Technology is what keeps us energised and ahead of the game in the marketplace. It plays a pivotal role across all aspects of Vanquis. From the cutting-edge products and services, we offer to our customers and in the tools, we offer our colleagues to make life at work easier and more enjoyable. Innovation is at the heart of what we do. Innovation is at the heart of what we do. Working across the latest tech stacks and trends we are determined to develop new skills and deliver exciting projects on new platforms.

You and your team

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, the Talent Acquisition Specialist for Technology & Change is responsible for managing and implementing a professional and efficient Talent Acquisition service as part of a major scale up as Vanquis embarks on its digital journey.

  • Advertising and attraction sourcing strategy for Technology & Change capability across the business, both reactive and passive, working closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead utilising innovative and commercially viable techniques
  • Working closely as a key part of discipline specific team, driving direct attraction with a team-based target and KPIs that cover non-agency usage, gender balance, and time to hire targets.
  • Work collectively on assessment and selection design (CVP/EVP considerations)
  • Completion of front-end assessments, ensuring best in class candidate experience
  • Provision of constructive feedback to unsuccessful candidates (both internal and external)
  • Management of assessment and interview schedule, working closely with other Talent Acquisition
team members and management to ensure adequate resource available
  • Work collectively with stakeholders to identify and mitigate any issues relating to volume and flow of candidates for specific vacancies
  • Assisting with facilitation of assessments, ensuring best in class candidate experience
  • Liaison with 1st tier PSL Contact Centre recruitment agencies, ensuring appropriate levels of service and brand representation (where required)
  • Effectively prioritising vacancies based on business requirements
  • Maintaining a monitoring process to identify status of all applications and provide weekly status
reports on progress
  • Support the coaching and developing of assessment techniques for Management (as required),
providing constructive feedback and development
  • Talent pooling of candidates through various TA related recruitment events and social campaigns
(College presentations, job fairs, open days etc)

What you bring to the team

  • Direct sourcing experience across a core discipline
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Experience of working with an ATS system
  • Resource planning and resourcing strategy solutions
  • Experience of working within a fast paced and multi-faceted department with a keen eye for detail and understanding of when to escalate potential challenges
  • Good understanding of the latest and most relevant tools for attracting candidates
  • Knowledge and experience of ATS and other TA focused databases and systems
  • Understanding of GDPR compliance in relation to Talent Acquisition data
  • Experience of liaising and communicating with Manager level individuals adapting communication style as appropriate

  • Location – London
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Dynamic working environment (WFH)

Why Vanquis? Our colleagues are the most important part of delivering our purpose to put customers on a path to a better everyday life. If it wasn’t for their amazing efforts, ideas and energy we wouldn’t be the successful business that we are today. So we offer an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package for everyone including:

  • Competitive base salary and rewards
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • 25 days holiday entitlement – with one day accrued for each year of service (to max 30 days)
  • Defined contribution pension scheme
  • Extensive opportunities for personal and career development
  • Flexible and dynamic working policies
  • A range of initiatives offered through our Sports & Social and Social Impact Programmes
  • Perks at Work – A perks platform offering over 30,000 unique discounts
  • Free tea, coffee and fruit
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Subsidised on-site restaurants

Job Overview

  • ID: 182238
  • Date Posted:
  • Job Title: Vanquis Bank Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology Job at London, England