Hours:

The role of Talent Acquisition Senior Specialist will be for a 12 month Fixed Term contract and working 35 hours per week. Skipton values work/life balance and flexible and hybrid working can be considered.

Closing Date:

Sun, 13 Oct 2024

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a customer focused Talent Acquisition specialist to join our in-house team for a 12-month fixed term contract.

We’re looking for someone who has experience recruiting for customer facing roles, ideally including branch or retail store experience. You’ll lead on talent acquisition across our branch network, collaborating with the leadership team to review the way we recruit across the network, recommending strategies and initiatives to drive attraction and deliver an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience during the hiring process.

Who Are We?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

You will be joining a team of likeminded TA professionals who are delivering some exciting pieces of work to attract top talent to Skipton Building Society and who deliver an experience focussed Talent service. We work closely with our teams across the People Function, as well as across our entire organisation, proactively engaging with our Leadership and Exec team to provide them with the best talent and insight in the current labour market. You will play a key role in supporting our strategy by attracting and pipelining the best talent through networking and market mapping.  

What’s In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days

• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days

• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)

• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)

• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car

• A commitment to training and development

• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues

• 3 paid volunteering days per annum

• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups

• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

 

What Will You Be Doing?

• Supporting the implementation of the overall Talent Acquisition strategy. 

• Through or in collaboration with People Partners, working with Leadership Team Members and their teams to understand their resourcing plans and requirements, to enable proactive recruitment support. 

• In collaboration with the Head of TA, develop the direct sourcing and attraction strategy for our branch network roles to drive quality of hire,  improve time to hire and ROI.

• Sourcing and attracting candidates and building talent pipelines using various methods, including proactive candidate searches, social media, on-line job boards, career fairs and networking events. 

• Supporting the attraction of talent from under-represented groups, championing and promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. 

• Developing strong, positive relationships with Leaders to understand their current and future needs and provide expert advice and guidance. 

• Preparing selection materials including online assessments such as psychometrics and supporting interviews using appropriate recruiting tools and methods. 

• Supporting and leading additional activities and projects as agreed with the Head of TA. 

What Do We Need From You?

Skills 

• Ability to influence at senior level. 

• Ability to build strong relationships with various diverse internal and external stakeholder groups. 

• Problem-solving ability - providing recommendations and solutions to fulfil resourcing requirements. 

• Ability to handle multiple priorities such as current vacancies, evergreen sourcing and recruitment projects. 

Knowledge 

• Understanding of candidate sourcing methods, end to end recruitment process and candidate journeys. 

• Good understanding of how social media platforms and networking events can be used to attract and source candidates and promote our brand. 

• Familiar with Applicant Tracking Systems, ideally Workday

Experience 

• Previous experience of working in-house or in an agency, supporting customer facing recruitment ideally across a branch or retail store network. 

• Experience of supporting recruitment related projects. 

• Experience of proactive recruitment, ideally through research and headhunting techniques.