Early Careers Recruitment Manager - 12 month FTC

Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and Marketing & Events

• Responsible for ensuring consistent communication of the firm's key selling messages through the firm's representatives on campus and all marketing communications.
• Develop the EC & SA brand and all marketing materials in conjunction with the Senior EC Adviser, EC Partners, in-house teams, external marketing agency & Head of Recruitment.
• Management of academic liaison programmes to enhance links with target universities.
• Oversee annual review of target universities and events strategy.
• Attend virtual and physical events during the Milkround period (October to December) and during the High Fliers campaign in January/February.
• Ensure marketing activities are considered through a sustainable lens to uphold the firm's commitment to sustainable recruitment.
• Annually review marketing activities and feedback from candidates with external vendors such as Cibyl or Highfliers.
• Oversee annual campaign conducted in line with Highfliers season to improve Times Top 100 ranking.
• Support annual refresh of early careers marketing campaign and media providers working with an external marketing agency.
• Work with practice groups to produce content for our virtual internship programme on Forage.
• Coordinate with international offices to identify target demographics (such as Japanese, Korean and Mandarin speakers) and support attraction activities.

Selection Process

• Review and develop recruitment processes to ensure the firm continues to identify top talent in our applicant pool.
• Ensure that processes are consistent and compliant with legislative requirements.
• Use best practice and market insight to shape inclusive hiring approaches.
• Run Assessment Centres and effectively manage how we are recruiting against our target throughout the year working closely with the HR Data & Analytics team and regular reporting through the ATS (Candid).
• Manage the India recruitment campaign alongside the EC Adviser.
• Brief, train and provide feedback to partner interviewer pool.
• Coordinate training to educate interviewers on potential biases which might impact their decisions and work with MyPlus to deliver annual disability training.
• Work with the IP team and key STEM universities to attract STEM candidates in order to meet 20% target.

Diversity and Inclusion

• Work with the Diversity & Inclusion, Responsible Business and Trainee HR teams to set objectives and minimise adverse impact in the recruitment process.
• Active member of the committees for the Multiculturalism, Disability and Social Mobility networks and work closely with the IRIS to set objectives and review recruitment activities from a diversity perspective.
• Partner with external vendors to deliver a diverse cohort of trainee hires and work with Procurement to ensure these partnerships continue to be beneficial to the firm.
• Oversee mentoring programmes with Aspiring Solicitors and partnership with Rare Recruitment on their programmes.
• Manage the annual D&I review including monitoring statistics throughout the cycle; work to pull statistics to present to the partnership; work with Candid and Sova to assess any adverse impact at any points in the recruitment process.
• Review all target universities on an annual basis in conjunction with the HESA data and league rankings.

Future Joiners

• Manage our future trainee programme of 120 students and identify new ways to integrate future trainees to the firm.
• Work closely with Trainee HR and L&D to ensure all future joiner events are in line with the trainees' needs.
• Co-ordinate with Trainee HR to ensure transparent and consistent communication and effective transition for future joiners joining the firm.
• Manage issues with pre-employment screening of future joiners and ensure the screening is initiated in a timely manner for each cohort.
• Manage the student grants budget line to ensure all course fees and grants are correctly calculated and paid in a timely manner.
• Key point of contact for BPP law school and ensure students are performing well through PGDL and SQE.
• Dealing with queries from students and providing support throughout their studies.
• Design and deliver SQE induction session for each cohort.
• Regularly review grant payments to ensure we’re in line with the market.
• Be an active member of the SQE advisory group.
• Implement changes to our marketing materials following any changes/updates to the SQE.
• Work with EC and Trainee HR teams of Consortium firms to coordinate SQE programme messaging to future joiners and prospective candidates.
• Oversee the effective promotion and outreach to school leavers for the Solicitor Apprenticeship programme.
• Oversee the effective application process, including an online test and assessment centres.
• Create keep in warm strategy for candidates between offered and starting at the Firm.

Team Management

• Manage and develop a team comprised: senior adviser, 2 advisers, 3 assistants and 1 admin assistant.
• Ensure team processes are documented, effective and robust.
• Monitor and manage the EC budget.
• Undertake relevant management reporting.
• Manage, motivate, develop and support the EC team.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the global EC teams to share knowledge and best practice.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

• Excellent academics and a keen intellect.
• Experience of managing the entire early careers recruitment lifecycle.
• Experience with leading firms in the legal or professional services sector would be helpful, but we would welcome experience from other industries.
• Well organised, articulate, numerate and commercial.
• Able to demonstrate resilience whilst building strong relationships with a demanding client base.
• Experience in use of an ATS.
• Experience managing a large budget.
• Sound technical knowledge of legislation regarding recruitment and of best-practice graduate resourcing strategies.
• Awareness of emerging trends such as AI in early careers recruitment.
• Experience working as part of a global function and of delivering consistency of approach.
• Able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Robust negotiation skills, results-oriented.
• Comfortable with ambiguity.
• Willingness to travel.

Personal Leadership

• Positively impacts those around them, makes quality decisions and develops themselves both personally and professionally.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge in their field.
• Anticipates potential problems and identifies a range of possible solutions.
• Adapts their interpersonal style to suit different audiences in a genuine way.

Builds Authentic Relationships

• Takes time to get to know people beyond their role.
• Treats people with respect and in a fair and consistent way.
• Recognises when colleagues are under pressure and volunteers to assist them where possible.

Collaborates with others

• Works within teams and across boundaries to share knowledge and achieve results.
• Identifies and builds relationships required to achieve the best outcomes for the firm.
• Engages people with the right skills, knowledge and expertise to provide advice and assist with tasks.
• Connects other people in the firm who have mutual interests or work objectives.
• Generously shares their time, knowledge, expertise and talent to support others' success.

Enhances the Client Experience

• Creates opportunities to enhance the experience of the firm's clients through their daily tasks.
• Behaves consistently with the firm's values in their interactions with others.
• Conducts themselves in a way that reflects positively on the firm's brand, both inside and outside the firm.

Achieves Results

• Maintains focus and drive to achieve quality outcomes.
• Focuses their time and efforts on issues that will have the greatest impact on agreed objectives.
• Anticipates responses and plans their approach accordingly.
• Looks for the most effective way to achieve outcomes.
• Maintains perspective and optimism when faced with setbacks.