Candidate Management Adviser - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract in Stirling

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Resourcing function is focused on the delivery of top talent, at all levels, for today and for the future for M&G. The strategy focuses on people, process and technology to gain efficiencies and increase productivity with the outcome of better results for the business, function and candidates. The team is forward looking, able to understand the changing market and stay ahead of hiring trends. It consists of skilled recruiters with deep business and technical knowledge who can tap into diverse candidate pools and attract top talent into the organisation.

The Candidate Management Analyst will provide support to the Recruitment team on permanent recruitment. The role will support a wide range of operational activity, including Workday Requisition Management and Candidate Management support for the entire business. To thrive in this role you will have strong knowledge of Workday Recruitment processes, and possess a deep understanding of candidate experience management. Your success in the position will be driven by excellent organisational and time management skills, coupled with strong attention to detail. You will be used to working on a very varied workload with experience of prioritising your time across varied commitments and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Oversee and co-ordinate interview scheduling across the business, ensuring a seamless process for candidates and hiring managers.
• Efficiently manage requisitions via Workday, overseeing the process from initiation to approval.
• Validate requisitions, ensuring accurate and comprehensive information input in required fields, to optimise subsequent recruitment stages.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to address requisition-related enquiries, enabling them to utilise support and tools on internal HR platforms (i.e. People Hub), enabling them to self-serve.
• Assist Recruiters in conducting recruitment assessments as part of the candidate evaluation process and candidate dispositioning.
• Work cross functionally with subject matter experts (SME's) for visa checks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
• Support Business As Usual (BAU) and project-specific re-deployment activities to enhance internal talent utilisation.
• Support Early Careers campaigns, manage Careers Days, and participate in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives.
• Manage the Purchase Order (PO), finance fiscal process for agency.
• Conduct monthly quality checking review, for interview feedback and candidate dispositioning, in accordance with policy and controls.
• Support Recruiters with Hiring Manager briefings, role profile creation, and effective campaign management.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in candidate management, recruitment support, or a similar role.
• Familiarity with Workday recruiting processes, with a strong focus on requisition management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Exceptional time management and organisation skills.
• Ability to adapt to fast paced and dynamic environment.

Location: Stirling (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office)

What we offer:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options.

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: careers@mandg.com