HOW TO APPLY
You must complete our official application form. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and our safeguarding procedures, we are unable to accept CVs in place of a completed application form. Applications submitted without a fully completed application form will not be considered for the role.
ABOUT THE OUTDOORS GROUP
The Outdoors Group is a ten-year strong, pioneering, ‘for purpose’ organisation primarily based in the county of Devon, providing opportunities for children, young people, and adults to access education, training, and fun experiences in outdoor settings. We are all about creating a fun and fantastic place to work with a strong emphasis on work-life balance as part of a community of like-minded people, focusing on providing excellent development opportunities for all our learners and staff. Leading in our market, we have heaps of knowledge, enthusiasm, and a strong vision about who we are and where we’re going…. come and join us on the journey!
The Outdoors Group Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and those involved in our activities to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment and safer recruitment checks, including satisfactory references and, where applicable, an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please read the following policies as part of your application:
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Outdoors Group | Reports to: HR Manager, then into the Head of People & Culture | Mid-level | DBS check required
The role in a nutshell
You'll own how we find, hire and keep great people across The Outdoors Group. This is a job of two halves, getting people through the door is only half the job, keeping them is the other half, so you'll work hand in hand with members of the People & Culture Team, who lead on keeping and growing our people.
Working as part of our Core Services people team, working with hiring managers across the Group, alongside our People & Culture Team and Employer Brand and Internal Comms Officer.
What you'll own
1. Attraction: getting the right people interested
- Proactively plan and run hiring across all our sites, so we're ahead of need, not chasing it
- Go out and find people: direct sourcing and social media, referrals, job boards, outreach events and job fairs
- Build talent pools so we have people ready before roles open
- Shape our employer brand with the Employer Brand and Comms Officer, so people want to work here
- Reach a wider mix of people and keep the process fair and open to everyone
- Work with the HR Manager on pay benchmarking, so our offers land
- Manage our agency relationships and use them where they genuinely add value
2. Hiring: running a great process
- Partner with hiring managers to get clear on what good looks like, then write job descriptions and adverts that promote and sell the role
- Plan and run the process end to end: screening, interviews, selection days and offers
- Design selection days with senior leaders that show candidates who we really are
- Give every candidate a good experience, including honest feedback
- Run internal moves and promotions fairly, in line with our Equal Opportunities Policy
- Manage pre-employment checks with our Administrator, making sure safer recruitment is done right every time
3. Grow your own and keep them
- Make sure new starters get a strong start, working with the People team on onboarding
- Use what People & Culture Team hear from leavers and stayers to sharpen who we hire and how
- Work with the L&D Officer to build Grow Your Own routes into hard-to-fill roles, like apprenticeships and trainee schemes
- Track the numbers that matter (time to hire, source of hire, early leavers, turnover) and use them to keep improving
- Keep up with what's working in talent acquisition and bring fresh ideas to the table
What you'll bring
Essential
- Experience in a recruitment or talent acquisition role, in-house or agency, managing roles from start to finish
- Confident finding candidates yourself, not just posting adverts and waiting
- Experience using an applicant tracking system (ATS) or HR system
- Comfortable with numbers: Excel, tracking your stats and spotting trends
- Builds strong relationships with managers and isn't afraid to challenge when needed
- Organised and accurate, happy working remotely and across sites with limited supervision
- Great communicator, written and spoken, including writing adverts that people actually want to read
- Committed to fair and inclusive hiring
Nice to have
- Employer branding or social media recruitment experience
- Experience hiring across multiple sites
- Building talent pools, apprenticeships or early careers schemes
- Experience working on onboarding, retention or exit insight
- Managing and monitoring a careers page or website content
The must-dos (every role at TOG)
- Follow our Safeguarding, GDPR and Health and Safety policies
- Complete all mandatory training
- Read and sign policies issued through People HR
- Live the Outdoors Group values and encourage others to do the same
- Line management: none
This job description reflects the role as it is today. It may change as the role grows, and we'll always talk it through with you first.
Talent Acquisition Officer employer: The Outdoors Group
The Outdoors Group is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises work-life balance and fosters a community of passionate individuals dedicated to making a difference in outdoor education. With a strong commitment to employee development, staff have access to numerous growth opportunities and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that impact children and young people in Devon. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and the well-being of its team members.
