Recruiter - 6 months contract

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom (1 day/week in office)

Job Type & Duration: Fixed Term Contract – 6 months

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

We're looking for an experienced Recruiter to join our Public Sector Resourcing (PSR) team on a six-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, high-performing recruitment team supporting a diverse portfolio of permanent and contingent hiring across multiple industries.

As a Recruiter, you'll act as the trusted recruitment partner for hiring managers, taking ownership of vacancies from requirement through to offer. You'll manage multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously while delivering an exceptional experience for both candidates and stakeholders.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building strong stakeholder relationships and can confidently manage multiple priorities, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll be doing

Client Stakeholder Relationships

• Create and maintain trusted partner relationships with hiring managers/Talent Acquisition Managers. This includes being responsible for the end-to-end delivery of recruitment services to them, advising them on the recruitment process and ensuring that timelines are correctly identified and met.
• Inform attraction strategies, working with Sourcing and hiring managers to correctly identify approach based on market and hiring demands.
• Work independently and directly with client to understand and meet their hiring needs.
• Make recommendations for best fit and skills profile, coaching hiring managers on what may or may not be achievable.

Internal Stakeholder Relationships

• Monitor funnel metrics in partnership with Sourcing to ensure bottlenecks are identified and addressed ahead of time.
• Collaborate effectively with relevant teams, such as Sourcing and Administration teams to ensure a smooth client and candidate experience.
• Mentor supporting teams, such as Sourcing and Administration teams on best practice approaches and client culture, supporting them in achieving success in their roles.

Recruitment Delivery

• Ensure the recruitment service is delivered in line with contractual obligations and client service level agreements.
• Lead vacancy consultation discussions in partnership with the Sourcer to agree the recruitment plans with hiring managers. This includes role requirements, sourcing strategy, DEI requirements, pay range, agreed timeframes, responsibilities of all involved, and the selection process.
• Act as a brand ambassador in the most authentic way with candidates to ensure each one is qualified, interested and engaged prior to presenting to hiring manager.
• Collaborate with Sourcing team on the iterative process of narrowing down high-quality candidates and jointly review the shortlist with the hiring manager.
• Deliver excellent candidate experience in conjunction with the Sourcer, managing candidate satisfaction with the recruitment experience, from initial interview to start date.
• Support the hiring manager with hiring decisions and guide them in determining an appropriate offer.
• Lead calls with hiring managers to consult on final hiring decisions and determining an appropriate offer. This may include but is not limited to negotiation on salary, time off and other employee rewards.
• Manage the offer process and close the candidate.
• Proactively manage future demand by facilitating demand planning meetings to discuss forecasts with client resourcing lead team.
• Where relevant, support development of Assessment Centre plan.
• Implement Talent Pooling plan and report on progress regularly.

Technology and Compliance

• Ensure that all changes to a candidate’s status and requisition updates are tracked in real time in all relevant systems (client and AMS).
• Identify and share opportunities for continuous improvement within the delivery process, with the relevant internal stakeholders.
• Share upselling opportunities to Manager – Client Services.
• Support account contractual management by identifying and flagging scope creep.
• Ensure compliance with legislation affecting area of work (e.g. age discrimination, employment risks for contractors, OFCCP (US), data management techniques or similar local legislative requirements).
• Identify and share compliance risks in line with the overall AMS Risk Management Framework with the relevant internal stakeholders.

Skills & Requirements

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes for permanent or contingent workers.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple vacancies across different business functions.
• Ability to prioritise competing deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• A proactive approach with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and recruitment processes.
• Experience using SAP Fieldglass.
• Exposure to a broad range of professional disciplines such as Engineering, IT, Commercial, Procurement or Corporate Functions.
• Experience within a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) or complex recruitment environment.
• Experience working within the public sector or regulated industries.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that’s what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world’s leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you getone additional paid day off each year to volunteerfor a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package (private medical care, life insurance, etc.)
• Flexibility in how and where you work*
• Hybrid model

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.

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