Preboarding Lead, Early Careers — Hybrid Role

RSM UK; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Professional development courses

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking an proactive Early Careers Talent Acquisition professional to join on a 12-month FTC, managing preboarding from offer to day one. You will work with a wide range of internal stakeholders to deliver the recruitment strategy and ensure an excellent candidate experience.

This role requires a dynamic, fast-paced approach, capability to balance multiple priorities, and experience coaching a small team to deliver timely communications and join activities for new hires.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in high-volume early careers recruitment.
• Experience managing a small team.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data-driven insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to travel to other national offices and external events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national end-to-end preboarding engagement strategy for student joiners.
• Plan and run preboarding events, videos, webinars, and campaigns.
• Design and deliver a national student communications plan from contract to day one.
• Allocate line managers and buddies; facilitate pre-joining activities.
• Coordinate with internal teams for pre-joining, study and training comms.
• Partner with Marketing for engaging campaigns.
• Deliver preboarding and induction sessions; train the team.
• Coordinate school leaver A Level results day activity.
• Measure preboarding effectiveness with data-driven reviews.
• Serve as primary contact for offer reneges and queries.

Skills

High-volume recruitment

Early careers onboarding

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

People management

Communication

Organisational skills

Adaptability

Tools

ATS system

Job description

RSM UK is seeking an proactive Early Careers Talent Acquisition professional to join on a 12-month FTC, managing preboarding from offer to day one. You will work with a wide range of internal stakeholders to deliver the recruitment strategy and ensure an excellent candidate experience.

This role requires a dynamic, fast-paced approach, capability to balance multiple priorities, and experience coaching a small team to deliver timely communications and join activities for new hires.