Main duties and responsibilities
De Montfort University (DMU) is looking for a proactive and customer-focused Talent Acquisition Advisor to support the attraction and recruitment including senior leaders and specialist roles. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking People Services team and help deliver an outstanding recruitment experience that enables DMU to attract and secure the very best talent in a competitive market.
Role
Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality, end-to-end recruitment service. You will:
- Partner with hiring managers to develop proactive recruitment plans and manage the full vacancy lifecycle
- Provide expert advice and guidance on sourcing, attraction and selection for senior and specialist roles
- Actively source candidates through methods such as LinkedIn and other channels, building pipelines of talent
- Work with external agencies to deliver specialist recruitment campaigns
- Design and support assessment and selection approaches, ensuring consistency and best practice
- Ensure recruitment activities align with safer recruitment principles, legislation and policy
- Deliver recruitment training and guidance to managers to support effective hiring decisions
- Monitor performance against KPIs and contribute to improving service delivery
- Support continuous improvement of recruitment systems, processes and candidate experience
- Coach and support colleagues, helping to build capability across the team
You’ll also contribute to wider Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives, helping to continuously evolve how the University attracts and recruits talent.
Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who is organised, insightful and passionate about recruitment, with:
- A relevant HR or Talent Acquisition qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Experience working in a similar talent acquisition or recruitment role
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end recruitment processes and effective sourcing techniques
- Experience supporting a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders
- Understanding of recruitment campaigns that promote equality, diversity and inclusion
- Knowledge of employment legislation and best practice in recruitmentExcellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical skills, using data and metrics to inform decision-making
- Confidence using recruitment systems and modern recruitment tools
- Strong administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to ensure compliance with processes and procedures.
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