At a Glance
- Tasks: Connect talent to exciting projects and shape sourcing strategies for complex client needs.
- Company: Join Accenture, a global leader in professional services with a culture of innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days vacation, fitness discounts, private medical insurance, and charity leave.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values inclusion and personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by connecting people to opportunities in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in staffing best practices and strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.
The Role: Proactively partners with account teams to develop sourcing strategies for complex project talent needs.
Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the New Business Meetings (NBMs) and leverage the information on upcoming demand to proactively inform talent actions.
- Connect people to projects for large/complex client ramp-ups as the business requires (attend key calls, generate metrics, direct Talent Connector team).
- Provide transparency to opportunities and the demand pipeline and discuss priorities and current/future fulfillment gaps with CG leadership.
- Proactively define, review and validate project sourcing strategies.
- Provide expertise around connecting people to projects for client teams across Service/MU and internal and external sources (internal, recruiting, contractors, up-skilling).
- Work closely with the Client Group Lead to verify prioritization of talent needs and ensure early visibility to demand pipeline (including development roles for Analysts and Apprentices).
- Collaborate with the Solution Architects and Client Executives to give input to sourcing plans, including guidance on risks and opportunities.
- Connect with client teams to provide aggregate client delivery opportunities and risks and help resolve fulfillment of overdue roles.
- Foster a culture of ONE HR by collaborating closely with Talent Futurists, HR Partners and sharing expertise and coaching with Talent Connectors to build their decision making, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- Supervising and coaching Talent Scout Specialists.
- Play an active role in defining and/or adapting best practice as the Talent Scout function comes to life.
We are looking for experience in the following skills:
- NBM/MMS to understand open demand and current and future fulfillment gaps.
- S/D Dashboard to understand the landscape of demand and availability.
- myScheduling to track unsold and overdue demand.
- Advocate & Influence staffing best practice.
- Relationship Building.
- Leading with Data & Insights.
- Supervisory experience is advantageous but not essential.
What's in it for you: At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. International candidates will be considered.
Closing Date for Applications: Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
Talent Scout Specialist employer: Accenture
Accenture is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture in London that fosters innovation and collaboration. With competitive benefits like 30 days of vacation, access to fitness classes, and private medical insurance, employees are supported in achieving a healthy work-life balance while also having ample opportunities for professional growth and development within the rapidly evolving field of AI.
