Talent Acquisition Advisor, Leicester, LE1 1HA

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Our Opportunity

Are you a Talent Acquisition Advisor with a passion for connecting top talent with the right opportunities? Do you thrive on building strong relationships with hiring managers and driving exceptional recruitment outcomes from within a business?

At Pick Everard, we have a unique opportunity to make a significant impact. Our practice is thriving, and as part of our dynamic strategic plan, we are seeking to hire a Talent Acquisition Advisor in Leicester. In this role, you will foster strong relationships and offer valuable support to our internal stakeholders and senior management team across all UK offices.

As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you will implement sourcing strategies for current and future positions. You will help to attract and retain top talent, while enhancing diversity within the Practice. Collaborating closely with Internal Stakeholders and the Talent Team you\\\\\\\’ll ensure candidates have a positive impression of Pick Everard throughout their application journey. You will provide genuine support and authentic feedback at every stage of the process. We have a clear focus on direct hire, time to hire, strengthening our employer brand, and maintaining a high-quality 360 recruitment process.

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating closely with Hiring Managers to devise effective sourcing strategies for current and upcoming job openings.
• Actively sourcing candidates using LinkedIn, conducting CV database searches, and launching engaging advertising campaigns, including social media posts, referral schemes, and early career campaigns.
• Overseeing the recruitment process, from pre-screening and shortlisting to extending offers and facilitating onboarding.
• Providing guidance and coaching to Hiring Managers as needed to enhance interview and selection processes, as well as decision-making.
• Developing talent communities to enrich our business units.
• Keeping up to date with sourcing techniques and consistently seeking to improve our recruitment practices.
• Contributing to improvement projects, such as creating recruitment videos, participating in STEM activities, and highlighting our current talent.
• Visiting other UK office locations, attending industry events, and representing Pick Everard at various job and career fairs.

This position is perfect for a recruitment professional with technical recruitment experience, whether from an agency or in-house setting. If you have knowledge of the built environment this will be advantageous, but not essential.

Our people are what make Pick Everard an outstanding place to work. As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you’ll engage with a diverse array of people and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. You will help to shape our recruitment function.

About You

The ideal candidate for the Talent Acquisition Advisor position will have:

• Experience in a recruitment role, delivering end-to-end services.
• Proficiency in using LinkedIn Recruiter and conducting CV database searches, along with the skill to create engaging advertisements.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, MS Office, and other relevant software.
• Experience driving improvement incentives around time to hire, direct hire would be beneficial.
• Experience with social media and a desire to collaborate with our marketing team to develop strong recruitment marketing campaigns that enhance our brand awareness.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines effectively.
• A genuine interest in people and a passion for building strong working relationships.
• The ability to provide honest and valuable support.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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