Emerging Talent Recruiter

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate individual to enhance their recruitment efforts for early careers. This role involves managing campaigns for apprentices and graduates while ensuring a positive candidate experience. You will collaborate with hiring managers and educational institutions to build strong talent pipelines. Your expertise in early careers recruitment and commitment to diversity will be crucial in delivering high-quality recruitment processes. Join a team dedicated to creating inclusive opportunities and supporting the next generation of talent.

Qualifications

• Experience in early careers recruitment is essential.
• Strong skills in MS Office and familiarity with recruitment technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment campaigns for apprentices, graduates, and interns.
• Build relationships with hiring managers and educational institutions.
• Support diversity and inclusion initiatives in recruitment.

Skills

Early Careers Recruitment

Diversity and Inclusion

Applicant Tracking Systems

MS Office

Data Tools (PowerBI)

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Attention to Detail

Job description

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At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating responsible places that bring transformative impacts to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our website.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. They are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Integrity - Always doing the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract position. We’re looking for an experienced, passionate, and organized individual to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in attracting, recruiting, and hiring apprentices, graduates, placement students, and interns into our business. It will be essential to demonstrate experience in early years recruitment. Working closely with hiring managers, educational institutions, and candidates, you’ll help deliver a positive, inclusive, and professional recruitment experience at every stage of the recruitment cycle.

You’ll support the end-to-end recruitment process – from planning campaigns and reviewing applications to facilitating assessment centers and managing offers. You’ll manage candidates through each stage of the process, ensuring a positive experience in a fast-paced environment. You’ll also help build strong talent pipelines and contribute to projects that enhance the early careers experience.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing recruitment campaigns across our apprenticeship, graduate, placement, and intern programs in the UK and internationally, ensuring quality, diversity, and a positive candidate experience.
• Working with the Emerging Talent Recruitment Lead to gather and confirm recruitment targets.
• Managing queries from internal colleagues and external candidates.
• Building strong relationships with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and senior stakeholders, providing advice and support throughout recruitment and onboarding.
• Supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across Emerging Talent recruitment.
• Keeping recruitment systems updated, screening applications, and progressing candidates with proactive communication, including pre-assessment coaching.
• Providing tailored support to candidates with disabilities or health conditions, coordinating reasonable adjustments to ensure an inclusive experience.
• Planning and delivering selection events, managing feedback and outcomes.
• Supporting insight programs and events for potential candidates.
• Maintaining contact with new joiners and placement students before they start, creating a positive pre-joiner experience.
• Managing onboarding processes for multiple intakes, ensuring smooth transitions and inductions.
• Building partnerships with universities, schools, colleges, and industry peers, attending career fairs and events.
• Supporting marketing campaigns to attract and engage candidates.
• Assisting with external media and attraction services procurement.
• Ensuring effective representation at assessment centers and external events.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment data and reporting to stakeholders.
• Contributing ideas to improve recruitment processes.
• Working towards net zero carbon goals by managing associated emissions.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience in early careers recruitment (essential)
• A passion for supporting early careers development and promoting diversity and inclusion
• Confidence with applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies
• Strong skills in MS Office, with experience in data tools like PowerBI preferred
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Effective communication skills to engage with colleagues and stakeholders
• Proactive relationship-building skills and a collaborative approach
• A flexible, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail
• A commitment to delivering high-quality candidate and hiring manager experiences