Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The role holder will partner with the business to ensure best practice recruitment and the sourcing and selection of high calibre talent that supports the delivery of our organisational strategy.

The Talent Acquisition Partner will manage both UK and international recruitment campaigns for a variety of business functions, including interim and permanent, and up to mid-senior level; ensuring recruitments highlight alignment to our mission and values, follow Talent Acquisition best practice (policy and process adherence), and our Reward principles.

This role will also support / lead on projects linked to continuous improvement initiatives and the building of tools, templates, trainings etc.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Centre of Expertise:

• Collaborating with Regional Talent Acquisition Partners to ensure we have the right global policies, processes and procedures in place to meet Regional Office and Country Office needs
• Coordinating with the Regional Talent Acquisition Partners to ensure that CO recruiters are trained and delivering at a high level
• Provide advice and support to Regional Talent Acquisition Partners on non-system issues as required
• With support from the Global HR Director, ensure all recruitment processes are in line with industry leading best practice, researching and developing a community of practice where necessary
• Drive initiatives within the Recruitment space from collaboration with P&O colleagues and the Employee Forum
• Conduct external benchmarking to ensure we are using the best techniques to attract talent
• Manage contracts and relationships with all external vendors

Talent Acquisition: 

• Partner with hiring managers across the business functions to fully understand their recruitment needs and ensure a recruitment campaign and selection process that enables appropriate, successful, recruitments.
• Manage complex UK and international recruitment campaigns through the full life cycle from an initial intake session through to offer and on-boarding
• Focus on, and promote, a direct sourcing approach. Ensure recruitment campaigns effectively articulate our mission and values, and candidates are pre-qualified as necessary
• Utilise LinkedIn and CV databases to headhunt
• Lead quality monitoring, ensuring that job descriptions meet organisational guidelines (including use of correct formats and standards e.g. for Child Safeguarding)
• Create long lists of suitable applicants in Taleo e-recruitment system for hiring managers, and ensure timely shortlisting and interviews
• Ensure the application of competency-based interview questions and offer guidance and assistance to hiring managers around technical assessments and best practice selection
• Provide interview support to hiring managers (when required) ensuring good practice is promoted and adopted throughout
• Join Job Evaluation panels to ensure grading and benchmarking. Work closely with Reward to support the application of our Reward principles
• Ensure timely communication and follow up and with all candidates, ensuring all applicants receive notification and/or feedback on the outcomes of their application and interviews
• Be accountable for data protection compliance for all recruitment documentation
• Be responsible for ensuring all Centre-based recruitment procedures are in line with audit and donor requirements
• Support the delivery of Hiring Manager Recruitment trainings and provide day to day support to build hiring manager capacity
• Ensuring the close working link between TA and HR Operations, Reward, Talent Development and Mobility
• Undertake project/continuous improvement initiatives as applicable

With support from the HR Operations Team:

• Maintain recruitment trackers and ensure data quality in Taleo e-recruitment system
• Facilitate and manage the interview scheduling process including room bookings and panel availability, ensuring appropriate candidate communication is maintained throughout
• Ensure completed interview notes are returned and stored
• Ensure that pre-employment and on-boarding processes for successful candidates (i.e. references, criminal records checks, medical clearance, documentation, conditional offer letters, contracts, orientation etc.) are fulfilled

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Significant experience of recruiting across a range of functions at all levels and including interim staff, ideally in an international and complex environment
• A demonstrable track record of sourcing, attracting, and recruiting staff across different geographies
• A demonstrable ability to add value and influence hiring managers to ensure appropriate JD’s, recruitment strategies, best practice, process and policy adherence
• A demonstrable passion and drive to connect with and secure high calibre talent
• Proven experience of, and commitment to, ensuring an excellent candidate experience
• A flexible and adaptable approach, able to work autonomously in a fast paced environment, and effectively manage a busy workload and conflicting priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate fluently in English (both verbal and written) and work across cultures respecting diversity and inclusion
• Quality focussed, with strong attention to detail
• A collaborative and solution orientated approach
• Strong project management skills
• Previous experience managing external vendors
• Training and capacity building experience
• A commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of Taleo e-recruitment system

Qualification

• Educated to undergraduate degree level/equivalent experience