Talent Attraction Advisor
Job Introduction
The DAC Beachcroft CSG Talent Attraction Team manages all levels of recruitment on behalf of the Firm. The Firm has continued to grow with the Talent Attraction Team filling over 400 vacancies in the last 12 months with the large majority of new starters joining on a remote basis.
We are looking to appoint a Talent Attraction Advisor to join the current team. Primarily responsible for supporting CSG, the Talent Attraction Advisor will provide comprehensive expert recruitment advice to the Firm to help identify, source and attract talented individuals predominately at the Early Talent Level. As a team we deliver a stakeholder-focused recruitment service with a strong emphasis on direct sourcing. In this position you will work closely with Managers, People Business Partners (PBP's), and the wider People/Business Services teams. In return you will get the opportunity to develop and broaden your own skills and experience whilst working with autonomy and within a supportive environment.
The team works remotely but there is required travel to the Birmingham and Newport (South Wales) office a few times each month for Assessment Centres and other events including Team Hub days.
What’s in it for you?
- High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
- A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- In person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
What you will do
- Lead attraction and selection activity for CSG apprenticeship and graduate programmes, running assessment days, open days and working closely with stakeholders across the business to attract talent into the team
- Provide expert advice and guidance to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process, advising on appropriate routes to market, candidate attraction, CV shortlisting and managing interview feedback. Advise and support at offer stage right through to on boarding
- Work with Early Talent Development Advisor to evaluate the effectiveness of the Early Talent attraction, selection and development activity and provide input to continuously improve practices
- Champion direct hiring through a variety of channels and creative sourcing strategies, such as social media, LinkedIn etc
- Develop and nurture strategic relationships with stakeholders, PBP's and the wider People team
- Build and grow comprehensive internal and external networks
- Critically analyse the firm's approach to resourcing and offer suggestions for improvement
- Take a leading role in the conception and delivery of recruitment projects
- Effectively manage third party suppliers including pre-employment screening providers and advertising platforms
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current employment legislation and ensure that recruitment policies/procedures are updated in line with best practice and changes in legislation
- Ensure that all recruitment is undertaken in line with the firms recruitment policies and procedures
- Monitor and manage recruitment spend within allocated budgets and contribute to the annual budgeting process for recruitment
- Manage the firms recruitment brand internally and externally, including managing the careers content on the DAC Beachcroft website
Who you are
- Experience of working in an internal recruitment or early talent environment would be beneficial preferably with a focus on professional services or the wider legal sector
- A passion for championing diversity in law and a creative approach to seeking new and innovative ways to enhance attraction activity and continuously improve the Early Talent candidate and employee experience
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to effectively communicate with colleagues at all levels
- High degree of written and oral communication with excellent presentation skills
- Proactive and demonstrates initiative; willing to take ownership of tasks and projects
- Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively and deal calmly with deadlines and conflicting priorities
- Good financial awareness with the ability to make sound commercial recruitment decisions
- Enthusiastic and passionate about talent attraction and ensuring a positive candidate experience
- Team focussed with a willingness to work with and support others where needed
- Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive)
About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 141 practice area rankings across Chambers UK 2023 and The Legal 500 2023 and over 230 individual lawyers ranked in the two guides.
Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. Our most recent accolades include being named the top winner at the 2022 Legal Innovation Awards with two awards, bringing home two National Insurance Awards in 2023 for ‘Insurance Law’ and ‘Innovative Product’, winning ‘Legal Adviser of the Year – Public’ at both the 2021 and 2022 HealthInvestor Awards and ‘Legal Adviser of the Year – Private’ at the 2021 awards, and being named ‘Arbitration Team of the Year’ at the 2022 British Legal Awards. Regionally in the UK, we were named ‘Law Firm of the Year – Large’ in the 2022 Yorkshire Legal Awards and ‘Innovators of the Year’ at the 2022 Bristol Law Society Awards.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.
What you need to know about applying
At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.
We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable. Our recruitment team can be contacted at csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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