Senior Early Careers Recruitment Advisor

Fieldfisher

Belfast

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading legal services firm in Belfast is seeking a Senior Early Careers Recruitment Advisor to manage and develop their early careers programmes. You will handle recruitment processes, coordinate assessment centres, and ensure a positive candidate experience. The ideal candidate has significant experience in graduate recruitment and a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, making this role crucial for talent development in the legal sector.

Qualifications

Several years' experience in an early careers/graduate recruitment role within professional services.
Proven ability to manage the full lifecycle of recruitment processes, including attraction, selection, and offer management.
Experience in organising assessment centres, inductions, onboarding processes, and internal events.

Responsibilities

Manage full lifecycle of recruitment process for ACE apprentices and graduates.
Coordinate assessment centres across the Belfast office.
Ensure a positive candidate experience and high acceptance rates.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Recruitment lifecycle management

Assessment centre organisation

Presentation skills

Team management

Attention to detail

Passion for diversity and inclusion

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Overview

Senior Early Careers Recruitment Advisor

Join to apply for the Senior Early Careers Recruitment Advisor role at Fieldfisher. We are seeking a proactive, experienced and enthusiastic Senior Early Careers Advisor to join our dynamic internal Early Careers team. This team is responsible for the attraction, recruitment, selection, and development of Fieldfisher’s early careers programmes across the UK.

Reporting to the Early Careers Manager, this role will work closely with a Junior Early Careers Advisor and will have responsibility of managing and developing an Early Careers Administrator. This role will lead on the attraction, recruitment and development of business support early careers programmes. While the primary focus will be on business services schemes, there will be opportunities to engage with fee-earning programmes, and flexibility in this regard is essential.

About the role

Managing full lifecycle of recruitment process for ACE apprentices, Graduate Legal Professionals, Graduate Onboarding Officers and Trainee PAs from initial application to offer processing.
Coordination and management of assessment centres across the Belfast office.
Being the first point of contact for candidates, ensuring a positive candidate experience and high acceptance rate.
Manage internal and external job postings.
Keeping the applicant-tracking system updated.
Act as a key contact within early careers for candidates and internal stakeholders.
Oversee trainee PA, graduate and apprentice onboarding.
Support the planning and execution of the annual early career inductions (September and January intakes).
Complete regular catch ups with the Early Careers population in business services, raising concerns when appropriate to the Early Careers Manager.
Maintain a close working relationship with our education providers and our future early careers cohorts.
Provide support for seat rotations, and the qualification process.
Respond to telephone enquiries.
Attend, when required, campus events across Belfast with the Junior Advisor.
Support the organisation of schemes, in-office events, and diversity & inclusion events.
Present at careers events such as open evenings, insight days etc.
Drive innovation and continuous improvement across Early Careers.

About you

Several years\' experience in an early careers/graduate recruitment role within professional services.
Proven ability to manage the full lifecycle of recruitment processes, including attraction, selection, and offer management.
Strong interpersonal skills to ensure a positive candidate experience and maintain high acceptance rates.
Experience in organising assessment centres, inductions, onboarding processes, and internal events.
Confident presenting and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience with applicant tracking systems and managing job postings.
Ability to manage and develop junior team members.
A proactive approach to driving continuous improvement and innovation.
Excellent attention to detail.
A passion for early careers development and diversity and inclusion.
Team player.

Who are we looking for?

We don\'t have a type. We believe our differences are our strength; varied cultures, approaches and experience can only benefit us.

What do we offer?

You can be yourself: It takes everyone to make us who we are. We’re a culture of diverse perspectives, with each of us making unique contributions that make us better together.
In the office or WFH?: We think the best balance is more time in the office than at home, so we operate a 60:40 rule.
Beyond salary: We offer plenty of benefits; private medical insurance, health cash plan, dental insurance, life assurance, critical illness insurance, matched pension contributions up to 7%, holiday trading, plus many more. Visit: Reward & Benefits ¦ Fieldfisher.
Modern Office Space: Located in the iconic Titanic Quarter with excellent commuter links and parking nearby.
Nurturing your talent: Take a \"build a career\" approach to your training. You\'ll be on a pathway but free to wander if you see something you\'d like to study more closely.
Funnel your interests: You have a life outside work, and we can help it to flourish. Join clubs, affinity networks, inclusive events, and pro bono/charity initiatives.

Inclusion

Inclusion is not exclusive: If all our differences are highlighted, no one stands out for being different. At Fieldfisher, all our rich diversity is celebrated. We will provide the equipment to allow you to shine, at interview and beyond. Just let us know what you need.

For accessibility information on our Belfast office, visit: Accessing Fieldfisher Belfast Hub ¦ Fieldfisher

What to do next

Click \"Apply Now\", complete an online application and upload a CV.
Successful applications will be invited to a 20–30-minute introductory call with a recruiter.
We\'ll always let you know what to expect from the process, so you get no surprises.
For hybrid opportunities, you\'ll be invited to visit our offices for a face-to-face meeting.
We try to make sure the process takes around 2-3 weeks, but we can\'t always promise that. You can contact us at recruitmenthr@fieldfisher.com.

We recruit on a rolling basis. Your application may be reviewed before the application deadline. We accept applications until we have filled the role.

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