Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

About Us

We are a climate analytics nonprofit established in 2021. We provide system modelling data, software and analysis to support energy transition planning and decision-making. We are grant-funded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation, Google.org, Sequoia Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, European Climate Foundation, among others. Our data, software and analysis is used by developers, financiers, planners and think tanks internationally.

At TransitionZero, we understand that diversity is an essential component of a successful team, whether that be diverse ways of thinking, personal or professional backgrounds and skills. We aim to be the most talented nonprofit in our vertical, spearheading innovative data solutions through our culture of inclusivity and adaptability. Now we are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager.

Our people are our greatest asset, and the diverse experience, skills and perspectives individuals bring to our organisation are the driving force of our success. We will therefore consider all qualified applicants in the recruitment process as we welcome all the unique qualities and experiences that make you, you.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to take ownership of all things hiring and talent at TransitionZero. This is a chance to make a real impact, helping us achieve our mission. This role will see you be a mixture of hands-on (owning the full hiring lifecycle) and strategic (building, scaling and improving our current hiring processes) by ensuring we attract and hire the best talent. This role is an initial 6 month fixed term contract and part time, with the potential for it to extend and/or become a permanent, full-time role.

All hiring is currently led by the existing People team and requires medium to high input from hiring managers. We are looking to transition from our current hiring practices and approach towards a more scalable, efficient and proactive one.

In the short term, once successfully onboarded, you will take over the day to day hiring activities of any live roles.

You will make minor improvements and tweaks to the process, whilst building and refining recruitment processes in the background and rolling these out for planned and future hires. While we have some flexibility of the exact working pattern and hours, we require the successful candidate to work a minimum of 4 days per week.

Short Term Goals (6 months after joining)

• Review, refine and improve our current hiring processes

• Take over and carry out all aspects of hiring

• Further configure and automate our recently implemented ATS

• Create baseline hiring metrics

• Build relationships with key stakeholders throughout TransitionZero deepening your knowledge and understanding of our strategy and what different teams do

Long Term Goals (12 months after joining)

• Partner with hiring managers and senior leadership and lead all aspects of hiring for future roles

• Proactively source and contact potential candidates, particularly niche talent

• Develop and deliver interviewer training

• Lead on and improve our current employer branding (working in conjunction with our MarComms team)

• Provide Talent Market Insights and scope ideal candidate profiles

Responsibilities

This role sits in our People team and you will work closely with and report to our Head of People. You will build trust and establish strong relationships both internally, and with candidates to ensure we attract and hire the best talent to add to our passionate and driven team. You will work closely with hiring managers, the People team and Senior Leadership.

• Lead on all aspects of the recruitment life cycle for all roles (technical and non-technical) across TransitionZero from role scoping, JD drafting and refining, role posting, all the way through to making offers and onboarding.

• Conduct initial candidate screening calls and schedule all interviews, ensuring a smooth interview process for all parties involved.

• Utilise various sourcing methods (including job boards, social media, networking etc.) to identify and engage potential candidates.

• Proactively reach out to passive candidates and build a pipeline of talent, particularly in niche and specialised areas.

• Create and embed innovative and scalable solutions to continuously improve our hiring experience and processes.

• Establish, update and improve our hiring metrics and KPIs to measure and increase the effectiveness of Talent Acquisition at TransitionZero.

• Lead and deliver projects such as employment branding, interviewer training, and process improvement.

• Proactively promote, embed and improve meaningful and effective efforts to ensure Diversity and Inclusion are an inherent part of how we attract and recruit talent at TransitionZero.

About You

As an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager, you should be passionate about building effective, scalable hiring processes. You have a natural ability to build relationships and a curiosity that leads you to seek to deeply understand the roles you are hiring for, the impact and effect they’ll have on the business and the experience that candidates bring and offer.

While we are a rapidly growing tech startup, we are also a nonprofit, so a high level of adaptability and willingness to approach challenges with creativity and curiosity is essential.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Proven background and experience (5+ years) in leading the entire recruitment lifecycle, with some of that experience being in a startup environment.

• Extensive experience hiring for both technical and non-technical roles, across a range of seniority levels.

• Hands-on experience utilising and configuring Applicant Tracking Systems.

• Deep knowledge of recruitment practices, principles, and methods, including interviewing and assessment.

• A real passion and understanding for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and demonstrable ability to weave this meaningfully into hiring practices.

• Highly motivated, with a positive, pragmatic, roll-your-sleeves-up mentality.

• Excellent collaboration skills and a demonstrated ability to build credibility with your stakeholders.

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills.

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Beneficial:

• A background (or interest) in executing innovative sourcing strategies.

• Experience or knowledge of modelling or energy systems modelling.

• Extensive experience hiring engineering, technical or analyst roles.

Salary & Benefits

Base salary £35,000-40,000 prorated (£55,000-75,000 FTE)

• Competitive salary based on experience.

• Enhanced competitive pension scheme.

• 25 days annual leave (excluding UK public holidays) and an additional day off on your birthday.

• 20 days annual allowance to work from anywhere in the world.

• Hybrid working and core working hours model.

• Allowance to set up your home office.

• Annual budget and dedicated leave time for relevant training courses.

• Enhanced gender-neutral parental leave (4 months full paid).

• Private healthcare following successful completion of the probation period.

• Yearly offsites.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness to everyone.

Studies have shown that some people from marginalised or underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet all of the hiring guidelines or qualifications. Whoever you are, even if you don’t meet all of the criteria, if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to this role, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire! At TransitionZero, we’re looking for people who are genuinely passionate about what they do, and we welcome all people, regardless of their background.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation, please contact our People Team ( ) for an informal chat. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.

Application Process

We will review applications on a rolling basis, so encourage you to make your application as soon as possible. This role will have two interview stages (with a 1-2 hour task to prepare ahead of the final stage). We are not working with any external partners or agencies so kindly ask you to apply directly via our site.

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