Talent Acquisition Partner in Warrington

As part of our investment into the North West region, we are growing at pace and need an additional Talent Acquisition Partner!

Key Details:

• Salary - Competitive Plus Bonus
• Work Type - Hybrid
• Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP
• Role Type - Permanent
• Employment Type - Full Time
• Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week

United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society. We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves. We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities.

Benefits:

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 10.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• ShareBuy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Job Purpose:

This is an exciting time to join the Water industry; we are investing in the North West region to improve our service to customers which means we need to hire more people to ensure we are meeting our ambitious growth plan. In the main this role will be to support the operations side of the business but I need someone who is flexible and agile to recruit across different business areas and disciplines. We are a supportive team and we lean over and support each other as and when we all experience peaks and troughs in our business areas resource demands. We are fast paced and proactive in how we deliver our service to our internal stakeholders but realistically also respond to a lot of reactive demand which comes our way. The ability to not be fazed by this and enjoy the challenge and volume is key. Our Talent Acquisition Partners manage anywhere between 40 and 60 live roles end to end managing hiring managers, leaders and candidates through the process. Its key to have some inhouse recruitment experience to set you up for success in this role.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

In this role you will:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process recruiting for positions across the business; responsibilities include but not limited to; Advisory and role briefing session with the manager, creating a suitable sourcing and talent attraction strategy aimed at passive and active candidates, advising managers on candidate suitability, designing a suitable interview and assessment framework with the manager.
• Use paid and non-paid platforms to source candidates and create talent.
• Conduct campaign progress calls with hiring managers to provide updates and feedback on the status of the recruitment process.
• Work with the business to identify current and future skillset requirements to build robust talent pools.
• Working in an agile way, having regular meetings with hiring managers to assess performance of recruitment campaigns and pivot where needed.
• Lead recruitment of Band 2 and Band 3 roles for the directorate you support.
• Regularly use market data to inform advice to managers and impact business decisions based on this market intelligence and recruitment best practice.
• Manage the verbal offer process with the manager advising on market benchmarks, candidate drivers and the internal reward framework.
• Mentor and coach a Recruiter providing opportunities for development.
• Be the advocator of promoting and driving inclusion and diversity in talent acquisition and work with hiring managers to create diverse candidate pipeline.
• Create and develop networks both in person and online to build suitable candidate pipelines and support the UU Employer Brand.
• Provide advice and training to managers on the recruitment process, using social media and networks to be brand ambassadors and promote the UU brand and jobs.
• Identify and implement sourcing strategies based upon the job position by creatively conducting research and/or utilizing a multitude of resources to assure a talent pipeline.

Technical Skills & Experience:

To be considered for the role you must have:

• Significant prior experience recruiting in an inhouse role.
• In depth experience working with different applicant tracking systems.
• Experienced, confident and proactive Talent Acquisition professional with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Self-starter with a great work ethic and collaborative mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to tell the company's story in a way that speaks to a job seeker’s motivation, career goals, and interests.
• Clear understanding of and skill in the use of a broad range of recruitment tools and services including Web-based services; search consultants.
• Experience and knowledge of utilising and advising on different assessment tools and methodologies.
• Experience of working with and influencing recruiting managers at all levels as well as third party agencies to ensure that our process is compliant and within legislative guidelines.

During the assessment process we will also be looking for:

• The ability to think critically and convey complex insights in a clear and compelling manner.
• Excellent engagement and stakeholder management skills; able to forge strong working relationships that translate into shared outcomes.
• A research-based approach to recruitment.
• Self-starter with a great work ethic and collaborative mentality.

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.