Talent Acquisition Advisor (Business Services) – 12 month FTC

Job title: Talent Acquisition Advisor (Business Services) – 12 month FTC

Reports to: Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Diversity

Location: London

What are we looking for?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our innovative Human Resources department on a fixed term contract basis to cover a period of maternity leave within the team.  

The HR team works collaboratively to support the business in a business partner model. You will have a varied and exciting role providing essential support within the recruitment team.  The varied nature of this role means that as well as providing key administrative support, you will also have a business facing role requiring you to liaise and build key relationships with our full client base in London. 

Areas of focus and responsibilities

The main focus of the role is facilitating the end to end recruitment process for our business services teams, including liaising with hiring managers to establish requirements, advertising and direct sourcing where possible, managing agencies, interviewing and testing where required and contributing to salary benchmarking.  Full responsibilities of the role are:

• Managing hiring manager's expectations, giving constructive best practice advice.
• Actively managing candidates through the end-to-end recruitment process delivering a high-touch, engaging candidate experience.
• Building relationships with agencies and attending interviews with hiring managers on a daily basis.
• Producing detailed job specifications and working with hiring managers to structure appropriate screening practises and interviews in line with specific role requirements.
• Driving our direct sourcing initiatives by leveraging LinkedIn to increase direct hires by engaging with candidates directly.
• Managing the PSL and contract terms for business services recruitment in London where recruitment agencies and search firms are used.
• Encouraging recruitment best practice across the firm and implementing any improvements.
• Screening CVs for the desired requirements in the first instance.
• Liaising with preferred recruitment agencies and briefing them on current requirements.
• Arranging and leading briefing meetings with hiring managers and preferred agencies where necessary to fully understand the role requirements and market fluctuations.
• Scheduling and conducting both technical and competency based interviews with hiring managers, as well as assessments for vacancies (where necessary).
• Managing and facilitating end to end assessment centres for our business services apprenticeship schemes on a 6 monthly basis. 
• Providing detailed constructive feedback after interviews.
• Assisting with budgeting and market mapping annually for business services staff.
• Acting as a key point of contact for queries coming into the HR Helpdesk and effectively liaising with team members and the business to provide comprehensive solutions.
• Responsible for checking and coding invoices for business services hiring fees.
• Assisting with the graduate recruitment processes. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Skills and attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Have experience of facilitating competency based interviews.
• High service delivery standards in every respect and the ability to win the confidence and respect of others
• Exceptional attention to detail and a sense of urgency
• Use of initiative in day to day tasks to ensure efficient ways of working 
• Proactive management of your own workload, the ability to prioritise, adapt to changing deadlines and to work under pressure
• Methodical and flexible approach 

Qualifications required

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• The ideal candidate will have recruitment experience within a professional services organisation 
• Highly PC literate with strong systems skills

The Essentials

• Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, but flexibility is a must
• 12 week probation period
• 4 week notice period
• 12 month fixed term contract 
• Flexible benefits package including pension, season ticket loan, subsidised gym memberships, lifestyle discount scheme, on site café plus more

About the HR team at Withers

The HR department at Withers has a complement of 18 HR professionals based in the London office, 9 in the US, 1 in Geneva, 7 in Asia and 2 remote workers who support the global HR function.  The department works with its global divisions on a business partner basis. 

The HR team is a hardworking and committed one and is closely integrated to deliver a valued service to the business. Our HR team enjoy the unique culture that Withers has to offer. We are proud to have won HR team of the year in 2019 at the HR in Law awards.

About Withers

A law firm focused on people and collaboration. For the past 125 years, Withers has supported some of the world's most remarkable people and organisations at defining moments in their lives. We are the only international law firm focused on successful individuals and private capital, working closely with founders, investors and family offices. We also advise governments, charities, global brands and start-ups of all shapes and sizes. Many of our clients are shaping the future and creating solutions to tackle many of the world's problems.  It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice. Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, looking after their family, involved in a complex dispute or protecting their finances for the future. To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. We are agile, focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy. It is a truly flexible working culture that puts people first. Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself.

Information for recruitment agencies

Withers endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, when we do need to engage with agencies, Withers operates a preferred supplier list and will not be accepting unsolicited applications from non-PSL agencies for this role.

Equal opportunities employment statement 

It is the policy of Withers to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.