Role information below:
In this newly created position (which hasn’t existed at Alliance previously) the Global Talent Acquisition Business Partner will be responsible for leading a change approach in how Alliance manages its end-to-end recruitment process. This will include educating hiring managers who have previously been reliant on agency support rather than direct sourcing methods.
The key purpose of the Global TA BP role will be to develop the Alliance employer brand and position us an employer of choice. In addition, this role will lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding, driving innovative direct sourcing strategies as well as developing networks in order to establish talent pipelines.
The role will, on average, manage vacancy levels of approximately 30 per year globally at professional levels including marketing, scientific affairs, business services with a focus on consumer health and FMCG experience. However, there will also be a significant focus on setting up leading edge talent processes including systems, employer branding, building out competency frameworks, new hire integration and talent mapping.
This is currently a standalone role within a small, progressive global HR team who are building foundations as part of implementing a new 3-year people plan to support a growing business.
The key responsibilities of the Global Talent Acquisition BP are to:
- Devise innovative recruitment tactics that will attract new employees and ensure a great candidate experience in order to meet hiring needs.
- Work in partnership with hiring managers to establish their recruitment requirements and educate them on the end-to-end recruitment process.
- Identifying relevant media to advertise Alliance vacancies and source suitable candidates, including devising a social media strategy.
- Review applications to evaluate candidates and create shortlists to deliver to hiring managers.
- Design and lead selection activities (i.e. Assessment Centres).
- Arrange interviews with candidates and hiring managers.
- Partner with Talent & Development BP to support talent review process and retention programmes.
- Recommend and implement an ATS to manage recruitment which is compatible with other business systems e.g. HRIS.
- Develop and build talent pipelines.
- Deal effectively with speculative approaches from candidates.
- Review and lead the onboarding process and conduct company inductions including rolling out and monitoring a new hire survey to drive continuous improvement.
- Support early careers offering, graduate intakes, year in industry and work experience.
- Identify and track recruitment KPI’s (including belonging and inclusion metrics) in conjunction with the overall HR KPI process.
- Own and build Alliance’s employer branding, collaborating with other internal stakeholders to ensure Alliance is positioned as an employer of choice.
- Develop competency frameworks in conjunction with the Talent & Development BP that can be used for hiring in addition to career
- Line manager training
- Account management for third parties e.g. LinkedIn.
- Review and modernise all current recruitment templates (job descriptions, interview guides etc) which can be used for external hiring and internal career development.
- Ensure all job advertisements and all recruitment processes reflect a best practice and progressive approach to belonging and inclusion.
- Ensure Alliances recruitment policies are documented and implemented.
- Driving and contributing to broader HR strategy through providing insights based on market practice and candidate feedback.
- Ensuring Alliance’s recruitment practices are GDPR compliant.
The ideal Global Talent Acquisition BP will have;
- Previous in-house experience in a global recruitment and selection role is essential.
- Working knowledge of employment legislation particularly in the recruitment and selection of employees.
- LinkedIn recruitment experience.
- Experienced in the use of selection techniques.
- Employee Value Proposition and Employer Branding experience
- Previous experience of working in a consumer health or FMCG environment preferred but not essential
- Ability to prioritise and handle conflicting priorities.
- Good stakeholder management skills.
- Enthusiastic and pro-active.
- High attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills – via e-mail, telephone and face-to face.
- Flexible, proven self-starter who can work autonomously and deliver to deadlines.
- Strong time management, organisational and planning skills.
- Good team working skills.
- Ability to work with tact and diplomacy.
- Strong IT skills in MS Word, Excel and Outlook and social media proficiency.