Talent Acquisition Consultant - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

AXA UK; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Talent Acquisition Consultant to join their team in Glasgow. This role is pivotal in shaping the future workforce by implementing effective talent acquisition strategies. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring the organization attracts diverse talent while enhancing its brand appeal. With a flexible working environment and a competitive rewards package, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the recruitment landscape. If you're passionate about connecting talent with opportunity, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Discretionary company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell extra leave

AXA employee discounts

Gym benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in talent acquisition, either in-house or in recruitment consultancy.
• Ability to engage effectively with various audiences and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Guide and manage the recruitment process, engaging with stakeholders.
• Utilize various candidate sourcing channels for recruitment.

Skills

Talent acquisition experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Commercial approach

Tools

LinkedIn

Indeed

Hackajob

Horsefly Analytics

Job description

Job Description

At AXA UK, we’ve a fantastic opportunity for an in-house Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our friendly Talent Acquisition team on a 12 month fixed term contract. Our core ambition and purpose is to attract, find, assess, and select diverse and engaged talent for AXA, by creating moments that matter at every stage of the recruitment journey. As TA Partner, you’ll be responsible for developing and implementing talent acquisition strategies for your recruitment portfolio, across full recruitment lifecycle, to ensure we acquire the best talent for AXA’s future ambition and that we position AXA as an employer of choice.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you'll be doing:

• Guide and manage the recruitment process, engaging the HM, People Team, People Services (PS) and candidates at the appropriate time to create timely decision making.
• Utilise the candidate sourcing channels available, e.g. LinkedIn, Indeed, Hackajob, Horsefly Analytics.
• Escalate values or behaviours not in line with AXA’s values and ethics, i.e. D&I, redeployment, internal candidates etc.
• Work with your HM(s) and the People Team to ensure the role is accurate on our ATS and reflects the role(s) to be filled.
• Using your internal and external knowledge of the market, agree the strategy to attract a diverse pool of quality candidates. Supported by the Hiring Manager Briefing Document, this will include discussion regarding attraction channels, process (including assessment) and HM accountabilities.
• Prepare and obtain approval for the advertisement prior to publishing.
• Liaise with other stakeholders as agreed in the strategy, e.g. agencies or Hackajob.
• Maintain a pipeline of silver medallists and other suitable candidates for other vacancies.

What you’ll bring:

• Talent acquisition experience gained either in-house or within a recruitment consultancy.
• Experience recruiting within Insurance or financial services.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, comfortable engaging with a variety of audiences and seniority.
• Good relationship building ability, prioritising and dealing with the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Self-motivated Completer/Finisher maintaining high attention to detail.
• Protect the integrity of the TA function, candidates and all stakeholders by operating to both external and internal policies.
• Commercial approach to workload coupled with ability to provide a relevant, solution-oriented and creative service.
• Create and deliver solutions or projects enhancing AXA’s brand appeal to both internal and external candidates.
• Keen to develop experience in a TA environment.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us, and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary up to £35,000 dependent on experience
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.