Talent Acquisition Specialist

As Talent Acquisition Specialist, you\’ll partner designated regions located across the South East, East Anglia and Midlands to deliver an efficient and effective recruitment service, and an excellent hiring manager and candidate experience.

You\’ll directly recruit a mix of high volume and niche roles, along with day to day management of our Agency PSL. You\’ll also be responsible for developing and implementing best in class recruitment and talent strategies for your designated regions.

Reporting to our Talent Acquisition Manager, you\’ll be part of a small team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, supported by an Apprentice Resourcer.

Location

Hybrid – as a guide:

• 2-3 days per week Home based
• 1 day every week: Central London or Birmingham office (by the NEC/Airport)
• 2 days per month: pre-planned visits to sites/ offices within assigned regions – South East, Midlands, North West, East Anglia.

Hours of Work

• Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8.45am – 5.15pm (30 minute break)

The Role

• Managing the recruitment of assigned roles inc; taking detailed role briefings from our Talent Acquisition Manager/ Hiring Managers, proactively, directly sourcing candidates using a variety of methods including networking, referrals, social media, LinkedIn, job boards and other platforms; conducting candidate screening, arranging interviews, providing candidate feedback, delivering verbal offers
• Managing the Agency PSL – day to day relationship
• Building talent pools/ pipelining for regularly recruited roles, keeping candidates \’warm\’
• Partnering your designated Sectors, to truly understand their challenges, formulating and delivering appropriate initiatives
• Building relationships with key stakeholders within Sectors and support functions at all levels, through collaborative working arrangements and regular communication
• Delivering a great candidate experience by being a Dalkia Facilities Brand Ambassador
• Advising and guiding hiring teams on recruitment matters including upskilling/ delivering training
• Developing knowledge of and advising on talent, competitors and recruitment markets
• Attending careers fairs, schools outreach etc, promoting Dalkia and facilities careers in the wider community
• Working closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition to support continuous improvement, developing/delivering recruitment projects and strategic initiatives

Working for Dalkia Facilities gives you access to a wide variety of benefits including:

• Bonus based on personal and team performance
• Holidays – 25 days increasing on length of service, plus Bank Holidays, plus birthday day off, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days leave per annum via our Flexible Benefits Scheme
• Life assurance – 2x basic salary
• Company pension scheme, 6-8% match
• Private Medical Insurance Single Cover on completion of 12 month\’ service, with the opportunity to pay for additional cover for partner/dependants
• Flexible Benefits Scheme – including eye care voucher, store discounts for major retailers, salary sacrifice electric car vehicle lease scheme, personal IT equipment loans, impartial financial/savings guidance
• Access to wellbeing programmes
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee recognition programmes which reward exceptional achievements
• Employee Referral bonus with generous bonuses for ‘referring a friend’
• The opportunity to use one working day per year volunteering to help the local community
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential 24/7 365 support on all lifestyle matters

Requirements:

• Experience of recruiting high volume and specialist, operational roles in a relevant sector (e.g. facilities, catering and hospitality, healthcare, logistics)
• Experience of developing and delivering strategies that improve recruitment/ add value beyond filling vacancies
• Full valid UK driving licence and own transport is essential due to our office locations
• Knowledge of a range of recruitment and selection methods and assessment techniques
• Understanding of systems for managing recruitment e.g. ATS
• Planning, action orientation and results driven
• Quality orientation
• Engaging
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Flexibility and resilience
• High degree of personal motivation
• Team worker
• Listening skills

Personal and Professional Development

You\’ll have the opportunity to create a personal development plan which promotes both personal and professional growth, through relevant training programs, on the job training, coaching and mentoring.

At Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.