Talent Acquisition Research Specialist

2 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom AQA Full time
Job Overview

Role Summary
The Talent Acquisition Research Specialist is integral in pinpointing, engaging, and securing essential talent for the organization. This position offers both tactical and strategic assistance to the recruitment team, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.

Reporting to the manager, this role serves as a key liaison for Recruitment Leads and collaborates with Hiring Managers, Candidates, and various internal departments to cultivate talent pipelines and communities that align with organizational goals.

A crucial aspect of this role involves proactive sourcing for open positions, including headhunting and pre-screening to identify outstanding candidates.

Additionally, building talent pipelines that correspond with the company's strategic objectives and creating talent communities is vital to ensure the organization can attract the talent necessary to achieve its future goals.


Team Structure:

The Resourcing and Talent team is part of the People Group, responsible for identifying, attracting, and selecting key talent for the organization.

The Core Recruitment team handles hiring for fixed-term contracts, permanent positions, and contractor needs across all business areas, including the Executive Board and Board of Trustees.

This team operates in a dynamic environment where meticulous attention to detail is as essential as the ability to recognize emerging patterns and trends.

Close collaboration with other divisions of the People Group, such as Recruitment Marketing, HR Business Partnering, and People Operations, is critical.

The team employs a hybrid work model, utilizing Workday as their Application Tracking System, along with Outlook and Teams for communication.


Key Responsibilities:
Work in tandem with the recruitment team and Hiring Managers to comprehend immediate and long-term business needs. Foster positive relationships with stakeholders across various business units and collaborate effectively with People Group colleagues.

Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of potential candidates for current and future hiring needs, prioritizing critical roles.

Create talent maps to proactively build communities of skilled candidates that support workforce planning focused on specialization and location, conducting thorough research to target organizations.

Conduct extensive market research to identify potential candidates through diverse channels, including LinkedIn, external databases, social media, sourcing calls, and networking events to generate suitable candidates and build communities.

Continuously expand, update, and enhance existing candidate pools through proactive research into target firms and markets.

Build and maintain robust relationships with talent communities, keeping them informed and engaged through regular personalized communication, sharing relevant marketing materials, and other engagement activities.

Represent the organization's brand and act as an ambassador at all times to deliver exceptional candidate experiences.

Assist in the development and implementation of innovative sourcing strategies to attract diverse talent that meets equity, diversity, and inclusion targets.

Conduct pre-screening and assess candidates, crafting clear and meaningful candidate profiles that determine suitability against key criteria for specific roles.

Manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously and effectively.
Provide regular updates and reports on sourcing activities and candidate pipeline status, identifying areas for improvement and potential risks.

Stay informed on industry trends, sector developments, competitor analysis, including top talent and company offerings/benefits, to provide insights and recommendations for effective recruitment strategies.

Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies related to recruitment and data privacy, including obtaining necessary consent for candidate engagement activities.

Maintain and update the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

Essential Skills:
To excel in this role, candidates should possess:
Excellent research skills and a natural inquisitive nature.

Dynamic communication abilities and a proven capacity to use creativity and persuasion to foster candidate engagement and secure buy-in from internal stakeholders at all levels.

Experience in creating talent maps and proactive resourcing/candidate attraction.
Proven experience in directly sourcing candidates using various attraction methods and strategic recruitment campaign experience.

Self-motivation, a positive attitude, and exceptional time management skills to adapt to changing business requirements.

Familiarity with recruitment systems and a solid working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational and time-management skills to balance multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

A collaborative team player eager to contribute to an inclusive work atmosphere with a continuous improvement mindset.

A willingness to go the extra mile to meet stakeholder and organizational expectations.

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