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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Portakabin Ltd

£32,000-£38,000
Building and Construction

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Job Description


Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: York (flexible)
Discipline: HR
About the opportunity
We're currently seeking a Recruiter to join our successful In House Talent Acquisition Team, contributing to our continued journey of success. You'll already be an expert in using the best sourcing tactics, but you'll also be customer-orientated and very determined in your approach to attracting the very best talent from the market. You'll find it easy to build and maintain trusting relationships. You'll also enjoy leading and implementing a number of projects that will really make a difference to our approach to sourcing talent, and support our business growth strategy.
The Portakabin business is experiencing rapid growth, and to continue to support that, our teams main objective is to attract and recruit the very best talent from the market across the UK and Ireland.
Come and be part of the Portakabin success story
Role Details
  • Annual salary £32,000 - £38,000 (depending on experience)
  • 5-10% OTE annual bonus scheme
  • Permanent contract
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Role Responsibilities
  • Work with the Talent Acquisition Manager in the delivery of the full cycle talent acquisition process including Search and Selection by utilising internal and external direct sourcing channels
  • Ensure that the sourcing ratio is significantly focused on direct hires compared to agency hires
  • Maintaining and building talent pools/networks
  • Ensure all recruitment data is updated on systems
  • Co-ordinate interviews when necessary with hiring managers and candidates
  • Ensuring adherence to the sign off process and supplying new hire details to the Service Delivery team for processing
  • Drive an improvement in the number of long-listed applications and reduce time-to-hire
  • Manage a variety of recruitment projects
  • Frequently check the pulse of the jobs market to determine then implement appropriate tactics to attract candidates
  • Administer the budget for agency fees, sourcing platforms, and other talent acquisition expenditure

Benefits - what's in it for you?
  • Option to buy additional annual leave.
  • Flexible/hybrid working principles.
  • An excellent pension scheme.
  • A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off

Our Ideal Candidate
  • We are looking for someone who:
  • Has a genuine passion for recruitment.
  • Has experience as a recruitment consultant or in-house recruiter.
  • Keeps up to date with the best sourcing practices and market trends.
  • Focuses on customer needs and satisfying them.
  • Listens, consults others, and communicates proactively.
  • Takes initiative, acts with confidence, and works under own direction.
  • Produces a range of solutions to problems.

Even if you don't match this criteria, we'd still be very keen to receive your CV - we love developing colleagues and there may be an opportunity for you to grow into the role.
About Portakabin
Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries. As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made.
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We are keen to have someone in this role as soon as possible. If it sounds like your dream job, please apply quickly as we may close the advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
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