Early Careers Recruiter

Skanska Uk Plc; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Watford is seeking an Associate Emerging Talent Manager to enhance recruitment for apprentices, interns, and graduates. In this role, you will develop strategies to attract diverse candidates, manage the entire recruitment cycle, and deliver impactful programs for young talent. The position requires excellent organizational skills and a passion for inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Able to manage own time effectively.
• Keen interest in working with young people.
• Understanding of digital marketing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Attract and recruit talent for emerging positions.
• Design and deliver social value programs.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle.

Skills

Customer focus

Time management

Competency in Microsoft Office

Interest in I&D and social value

Understanding of data metrics

Knowledge of digital platforms

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for an Associate Emerging Talent Manager to support the business in attracting and recruiting the next generation of talent. Working closely with Skanska recruiting managers and HR colleagues to ensure successful recruitment delivery of apprentice, intern and graduate requirements across the organisation

What you’ll do:

• Use a variety of sourcing tools to attract and recruit the best talent for our emerging talent vacancies with clear focus on growing diversity in applications and hires.
• Based on relevant data and market insights, you will use your initiative to design and drive social media campaigns; develop partnerships with recruitment marketing organisations, educational establishments, social enterprises, and other relevant partners.
• Design and deliver social value and ‘Experience Skanska’ programmes (career insight days, work experience and T-level placements).
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from resource planning, advertising, shortlisting, assessment centre facilitation through to offer stage.
• Implement assessment strategies to ensure best practice (fair, transparent, accessible, and fit for purpose) selection approach and process.
• Provide support to the wider Emerging Talent team with organising and delivering events e.g. new starter inductions, annual Emerging Talent Conference and ad hoc projects.
• Occasional travel to locations for Careers events

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Customer focus to ensure positive candidate and stakeholder experience
• Able to manage own time to deliver on expected tasks and objectives
• Competent to work with Microsoft Office and specialist software systems such as applicant tracking systems
• Keen interest and enthusiasm for I&D, social value and working with young people, playing an important role in their early careers
• Understanding of data to use appropriate metrics to support business needs
• Knowledge of digital platforms used in early careers marketing, including social media and specialist platforms.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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