Talent Acquisition Coordinator

A significant role in shaping the candidate journey, networking, and resourcing to ensure we attract the market’s top talent to support our employer brand. You will work to ensure that all the recruitment needs of this expanding schools Group are met, and that best practice is implemented across the business.

ISP Principles

• Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
• Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
• Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
• Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
• Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the TA Specialist and Head of Global TA to understand the job specification and specific qualifications required, to create an attractive and robust attraction strategy to attract high calibre candidates.
• Building and maintaining a continual pipeline of quality candidates through our ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter and other creative sourcing methods.
• Develop new and innovative approaches to attract and engage with quality candidates using a variety of creative sourcing and networking tools.
• Proactively drive the end-to-end recruitment life cycle for candidates using our applicant tracking system, updating recruitment workflows and keeping candidates warm.
• Assist in reviewing CVs and adhering to Safer Recruitment policies and procedures.
• Conduct initial screening calls with prospective candidates via Microsoft Teams.
• Assist with the administration of delivering a seamless candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Being an integral part of the Talent Team and assisting where necessary with ad hoc tasks including but not limited to academic recruitment.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years recruiting experience either in an agency or in-house.
• Proficient in the use of LinkedIn Recruiter, particularly to headhunt talent.
• End-to-end recruitment experience including managing a high volume of roles and working to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrable experience in coordination and diary management, time management and organisation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and flexible with a positive approach to both work and mindset.
• An eye for attention to detail.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for producing reports and presentations.
• Extensive working knowledge of ATS/CRMs.
• Experience sourcing and hiring talent internationally.
• Developing new and innovative approaches to attract quality candidates using a variety of networking tools.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.