Head of Talent Attraction

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Location: London, UKM, GB Belfast, UKM, GB Manchester, UKM, GB Cardiff, UKM, GB Edinburgh, UKM, GB

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

The Role

British Council Pay band: (Grade 9) starts at £55,699 per year + £3,300 per year London allowance when applicable

Location : Any UK office (London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Manchester)

Department: Human Resources
Contract type : Indefinite (permanent)
Closing Date : 20th June at 23:59 UK time zone

Interviews will likely take place on: w/c 8 July 2024 (to be confirmed)

You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application; there is no relocation or visa sponsorship support offered.

British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level of service. This may not be appropriate for all roles but can be explored at interview.

Role Purpose

As Head of Talent Attraction, you will support Talent Acquisition (TA)'s mission to connect British Council with great talent by leveraging our brand to attract talent that aligns with our values, and by delivering an equitable and inclusive candidate and employee experience.

In this new global role, you will develop and implement effective and creative talent sourcing strategies, leveraging our recently acquired talent intelligence platform to sharpen attraction channels and optimise the candidate experience.

Role Context

The People function as well as the wider organisation is undergoing a significant level of change as part of our strategic response to the key challenges facing the organisation, including the need to remain sustainable in our spend, agile in our approach and effective in the way we work.

Working within a global matrix organisation, your role will demand strong influencing skills and an ability to building relationship across functions and regions.

Based within a TA Centre of Expertise, you will work collaboratively with TA Leaders, People function colleagues and especially our Marketing, Digital, Brand and Communications teams.

Main Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a talent attraction and engagement strategy including a digital/social media attraction element.
• Support the implementation of a new global talent intelligence platform.
• Establish and monitor sourcing and cost per hire analytics and embed in technology platforms.
• Ensure all attraction and sourcing channels deliver a diverse talent pool and improve the attraction of under-represented groups.
• Develop the EVP and ensure that it is deployed into all attraction channels, including the talent/career portal, and ensure its delivery throughout the candidate engagement cycle.
• In collaboration with the Digital department, manage LinkedIn and any other channels presence as required, as part of the attraction and engagement strategy.
• Develop a talent pipelining strategy for the British Council based on critical priorities and delivering measurable diversity benefits.
• Contribute to the development of the Talent Acquisition strategy, sharing expertise and learning while ensuring an integrated approach to all resourcing activities across the organisation.

Role Specific Skills

There are three proficiency levels for HR skills: novice, developing and exemplary. The relevant proficiency level for this role is listed against each skill.

Business Acumen:

Commercial fluency - Holds a clear understanding of organisational financial requirements and performance (exemplary).

Customer understanding - Understands customer needs and applies user-centric principles (developing).

Strategy co-creation - Co-creates business strategy and aligns HR priorities (exemplary).

Digital Agility:

Technology empowered - Integrates tech to build efficient, scalable and impactful HR solutions (developing/exemplary).

People Advocacy:
Change navigation - Builds the change structures and capacity to promote change and resilience (exemplary).

Action orientation – Implements actionable and adaptive plans to achieve results (exemplary).

Role specific knowledge and experience required

• Experience of developing and delivering TA campaigns and strategies at scale, including on social media. Experience of using data and evidence to develop strategy and influence stakeholders while navigating ambiguity.
• Experience of developing and embedding EVP, employment branding, talent attraction tools, technology and strategies, social media.
• Ability to identify organisation priorities/workforce plans and translate them into Talent attraction strategies, plans and campaigns.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Strong client management and consulting skills.
• Experience in designing and embedding KPI's for Talent Sourcing activities, to implement change and drive continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of recruitment processes, and specifically talent attraction and sourcing tools and strategies.
• Knowledge of EDI best practice in talent sourcing context.
• Experience of managing suppliers in TA marketing and attraction, including account management.
• Experience of developing LinkedIn and other attraction channels to build EVP and attract talent.

Education/ Professional Qualification and Certification

• Recruitment, Marketing or HR qualification (desirable not essential) or equivalent in job experience.

For the detailed Role Profile and any questions, please reach out to:

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council's Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our 'ASK HR' email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.

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