Associate Talent Partner - Agency Partnerships

Harrods; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Talent Acquisition Partner to join their newly formed Talent Acquisition team. This role is pivotal in sourcing exceptional talent, ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience, and collaborating with stakeholders across various sites. With a focus on innovative recruitment strategies and maintaining data integrity in Workday, the successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing the hiring process. This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization's talent acquisition efforts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong desire to meet targets and add value to the business.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Hiring Managers to tailor recruitment strategies.
• Enhance candidate experience through clear communication and feedback.
• Use innovative sourcing strategies to attract exceptional talent.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Recruitment Strategies

Tools

Workday

Job description

We’re excited to be hiring for an Associate level Talent Acquisition Partner in our newly created Talent Acquisition team. Acting as guardians of talent for the business, our focus is on sourcing exceptional people for the right role at the right time, ensuring we influence quality hires to drive business excellence and delivering exceptional candidate experience along the way.

About The Role

This Associate Talent Acquisition Partner will support stakeholders across all Harrods sites, with a focus on partnering with our Temp Agencies.

You will partner closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and influence them to deliver a best-in-class candidate experience. Harrods is famous for service, including our relationships with potential colleagues.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Collaborating with Hiring Managers to understand their specific talent needs and provide tailored recruitment strategies.
2. Partnering with the Talent Acquisition Partner to ensure talent choices align with business and team goals, taking ownership of recruitment outcomes.
3. Promoting best practices in candidate selection and seeking innovative ways to enhance recruitment standards.
4. Using innovative sourcing strategies to attract exceptional talent and build a candidate pipeline.
5. Maintaining accurate records in Workday to ensure data integrity and facilitate decision-making.
6. Enhancing the candidate experience through clear communication, timely feedback, and a welcoming environment.
7. Ensuring every candidate feels valued and engaged throughout the process.

Working Arrangements

Depending on your role, you may work fully on-site or in a hybrid model, combining on-site and home working. Our hybrid policy requires a minimum of three days on-site per week, subject to business needs.

Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site or speak to a Talent Acquisition team member for more details.

About You

You should have proven experience in communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels, with the credibility to influence. Organisation and a service-driven mindset are essential, along with a strong desire to meet targets and add value to the business.

About Us

Harrods is a leading luxury department store, renowned for hosting top designers and sought-after brands, aiming to provide an inspiring shopping experience in Knightsbridge.

Our Promise to You

We aim to make the impossible possible for our customers and support our colleagues with a friendly environment, abundant growth opportunities, and career development across our business.

Uniquely You

We value individual strengths and believe in growth potential. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Your uniqueness makes us exceptional.

Learn more about our culture by searching #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook, or following @togetherharrods on Instagram.