Talent Acquisition Partner - 5 month FTC in London

Collaborative and innovative, you enjoy being part of a diverse team helping improve people’s working lives, creating a safe, supportive work environment where wellbeing comes first. We want our people to make a positive difference to their lives, their teams and their communities. Inclusive, supportive and innovative - come and be part of our brilliant future. We’re the world’s leading diamond company – a unique luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people. To push our company forwards, we always need to think differently. We welcome diverse perspectives, people who spark fresh thinking and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. In return, we provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions.

Partner closely with Hiring Managers to attract, engage and select the best talent for the De Beers Brands & Consumer Markets & Corporate Functions for Europe. Ensuring strong relationships with hiring managers by supporting, coaching and providing regular communications on the hiring process. With your extensive experience in recruitment you will talent pool and partner with stakeholders. You’ll think, action and advise stakeholders on long term hiring for both business functions. This is a maternity cover contract role for 5 months.

• Building and implementing the recruitment strategy for each level of role within the business, from attraction and engagement to selection and offer process.
• Build Talent Pool strategy for each area of the business.
• Develop recruitment tools (recruitment ad templates, interview guidelines, onboarding tools).
• Continuously look for new and innovative ways to improve the recruitment process to adapt to growing business demands.
• Deliver (and continually review) a consistently professional experience for candidates, and one that endorses the De Beers brand and proposition.
• Reviewing monthly and quarterly recruitment data to continually improve the TA process and to support the TA strategy.
• Plan and attend industry specific events that will increase our reach to future talent.
• Build and maintain relationships with university alumni to build talent pools and introduce De Beers as an employer of choice.
• Use social channels to maintain high direct sourcing success.
• Work alongside HR, to ensure own and wider HR service teams’ awareness of impending recruitment activity, putting in place appropriate resources as required.
• Coach recruiting managers to ensure candidates receive an exceptional experience, and that the selection criteria are appropriate to the required outcome.
• Take part in the selection processes as required.
• Take ownership of all recruitment briefs in your remit ensuring these are fully completed by line managers, and that all necessary supporting infrastructure is in place.
• Maintain relationships with recruitment agencies and manage the PSL.
• Manage end to end recruitment process, including writing job descriptions, selecting recruitment methods, advertising roles, screening CVs, conducting interviews, offer management and feedback, ensuring a positive candidate experience from application to offer/decline.
• Tracking and monitoring all internal and external interview outcomes for your remit.
• Partnering with the stakeholders to support them with their resourcing needs; both immediate and future.
• Providing a comprehensive end-to-end recruitment service to the business.
• Providing advice and guidance to hiring managers on resourcing best practice; the most appropriate selection and testing methods available for a role.
• Challenge self and others to seek out more cost effective, bespoke and targeted attraction channels that progressively assure the relevance of our recruitment campaigns and outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, internal teams and suppliers ensuring alignment, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Work with the People Services team to issue all offer documentation and ensure that all screening is completed at the earliest appropriate point, tracking and providing appropriate updates as required.
• Assure De Beers approach to onboarding is continually relevant, reviewing this through feedback and wider best practices across the business.

• CIPD qualification desirable but not essential.
• A background and knowledge of recruiting roles across all levels.
• Demonstrable experience within a luxury retail, international, fast-paced environment would be highly desirable.
• Knowledge of HR processes and procedures.
• Proven success in using direct sourcing methods to minimise agency usage.
• Experience using social media tools in a Recruitment context – e.g. LinkedIn.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and is flexible and adaptable to change.
• Ability to build strong relationships across the business.
• Strong coaching, influencing and negotiating skills.

• A great working environment.
• The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.
• Staff discount.
• Fantastic pension scheme.
• We have 27 days of holiday with the opportunity to buy or sell 5 more days.
• Mental health is a top priority for De Beers Group.
• We offer free subscription to Headspace and have mental health first aider.
• Competitive salary.
• Exceptional benefits package.
• Employee share schemes and variable salary components.
• Your Choice membership discounts.
• Free on-site gym & classes.
• Free breakfast and lunch at on-site staff restaurant.
• Being part of a great HR team.

De Beers Group is a company with a rich history and a sparkling future. Since 1888 our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem. Our diamonds bring beauty to the world. But we think they can do so much more. We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us.

Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others' actions, work collaboratively, and always show care and respect.

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

Referral incentive applicable: This opportunity is open to a paid referral incentive. Referral incentives are applicable to De Beers Group internal employees only.

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.