Recruitment and Talent Advisor in Chester

Support the delivery of the career and talent management strategy across the organisation, with particular focus on the recruitment and career paths of the highest quality staff while delivering the recruitment and selection of talent by ensuring best practice is followed by the company, advising and coaching line managers and ensuring that the best recruitment decisions are made within our legal obligations.

Role responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of timely, fair and effective recruitment campaigns; actively managing company resource plans in line with business needs. Ensure that recruitment documentation including job adverts, job descriptions and all candidate offer paperwork is issued to the required timescales and to the highest standard, accurately reflecting terms and conditions offered by the company.
• Manage the provision of an effective assessment service for operational colleagues, which complies to national industry standards.
• Manage the new starter process by collaborating with the Recruitment Admin team for all successful candidates ensuring all onboarding documentation is received in line with UK legislation and any other national industry requirements and the relevant recruitment and HR systems are updated accordingly.
• Continuous improvement of customer focused, cost-effective and innovative recruitment solutions using a range of techniques and in line with the latest research.
• Arrange and conduct bespoke assessment centres for recruitment purposes to effectively assess the required competencies.

Who we're looking for

• Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role
• Experience of delivering Assessment Centres and be qualified in Level A & B, BPS Psychometric testing or be willing to undertake training within the first 3 months.
• Experience of recruiting for high volume roles with challenging timescales
• Experience of designing and delivering innovative recruitment solutions
• Demonstrable experience of using Applicant Tracking Systems

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfWsupport anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve your skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels."

Who we are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

Next steps

If you want to find out more about what we're doing in Wales, see our Annual Report .

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.

It is likely interviews will take place within 2-3 weeks of the closing date.