Associate Talent Acquisition Partner - 12 month FTC

The vacancy

Overall summary

At Close Brothers we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those without previous financial services experience. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. We value different perspectives and are committed to creating an open and inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute and develop.

Vacancies are available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis because we know the best person for the job may not always be available full-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider them on an individual basis.

Join Close Brothers Talent Team where you will support hiring activity across the business, to ensure the business has access to diverse and high calibre talent.

As directed by the Talent Business Partner (TABP), the role holder will partner with hiring managers to ensure delivery of a proactive, robust and inclusive hiring process in line with our competency frameworks to ensure we attract and recruit the 'best' talent

Responsibilities

• Provide a seamless, service driven experience for hiring managers where quality of hire, time to hire and cost are prioritised.
• Provide guidance and advise on job descriptions (in line with our frameworks) to ensure 'check and challenge' of key requirements for the role and inclusive language
• Support the TABP in undertake direct talent mapping as part of hiring approach to identify key talent in the market
• Provide advice to stakeholders on hiring 'best practice' and sourcing options
• Partner and advise hiring managers on adoption of assessment tools in line with our competency frameworks
• Partner with the business to ensure consistent and inclusive 'end to end' hiring practices
• Ensure identification and hiring of talent which supports required future skills
• Manage the full recruitment process - from advertising vacancies on appropriate job boards, screening candidates, through to interview, candidate feedback and offer negotiation
• Develop a continual pipeline of candidates through direct channels, internet sourcing, agencies and networking
• Pre-qualify potential candidates to determine their qualifications through profiling, psychometric assessments and behavioural based interviewing
• Support the hiring process for other Talent programmes (where required) such as our internships and entry level programmes
• Organise and attend agency briefings and events to develop relationships between Close Brothers and the specialist agencies
• Build, develop and maintain in-house candidate database and various workflow trackers
• Support the TABP in providing regular MI to the HRBP team and business function on recruitment metrics, including; gender split at screening and interview, time to hire, cost avoidance etc.

You will bring experience and skills such as

• Experience in recruitment (in-house or agency)
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with an ability to influence at all levels
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Experience of assessing candidate capability/suitability utilising various tools
• Ability to source high quality candidates directly
• Familiarity with current sourcing techniques and ability to remain current with developing techniques
• Ability to manage multiple searches with varying priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage work requests working to tight timescales whilst maintaining quality
• Ability to deliver a recruitment service in line with the agreed service levels
• Experience of tracking recruitment metrics and driving improvements off insight

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

About us

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work and personal commitments, and in this role, you will be able to enjoy hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a UK specialist banking group providing lending and deposit taking. We employ approximately 2,600 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Find out about careers at Close Brothers: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

Read colleagues' testimonials:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

Our benefits package is outlined here:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

Find out about our commitment to an inclusive work environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group

The company

Close Brothers is a UK specialist banking group providing lending and deposit taking. We employ approximately 2,600 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Our specialist lending and deposit solutions include:

• Commercial: Offers specialist and predominantly secured lending principally to the SME market.
• Retail: Provides intermediated finance through motor dealers, motor finance brokers and insurance brokers, and savings products for individuals and corporates.
• Property: Offers residential development finance to established UK property developers, funding for commercial properties, and bridging and refurbishment loans.

At Close Brothers, we help people and businesses thrive over the long term. Our cultural attributes of Expertise, Service and Relationships embody our distinctive culture and customer-centric approach.

Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Purchase additional holiday