Talent Acquisition Advisor

Waddington Brown HR Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £36k

Bonus scheme

Excellent pension scheme

25 days holiday + BH (buy/sell up to 5

Private medical with BUPA

Medicash

Death in Service - 6x salary

Job summary

Waddington Brown HR Recruitment in Essex is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition & Learning Advisor to join its People & Culture team onsite. You will play a key role in delivering a candidate‑focused recruitment service across the business and support the delivery of training programmes.

You will partner with hiring managers, manage the full recruitment cycle from screening to interviews, and help organize development activities with the L&D partner.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment or talent acquisition with full 180 recruitment cycle.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in recruitment and learning.
• Self-starter and able to work independently.
• Capable of adapting recruitment activity to changing resourcing needs.
• Experience in learning & development would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and the People & Culture team to understand recruitment requirements and attract talent.
• Manage recruitment stages from reviewing applications to interviews.
• Coordinate interviews and keep candidates and hiring managers informed.
• Support selection through interview feedback, references and offers.
• Assist the L&D Business Partner in organizing and delivering learning programmes.
• Coordinate training with internal teams and external providers.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruitment

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Diversity & inclusion

Independent working

Decision making

Learning & development awareness

Job description

If you are an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor looking for a fresh challenge and a role with something different, this is for you!

Our client is a well-established organisation with an important role within the UK's infrastructure and commercial landscape. Operating in a specialist and highly regulated environment, it has a diverse workforce and a strong focus on attracting, developing and retaining talented people.

As the organisation continues to evolve, it is looking to appoint a Talent Acquisition & Learning Advisor to join its People & Culture team working onsite, and play a key role in delivering an effective, candidate-focused recruitment service across the business. Reporting to the L&D Business Partner, this role also has responsibility for supporting the delivery of training programmes, monitoring effectiveness of those programmes and gathering feedback to support continuous improvement.

Benefits include:

• Salary up to £36k
• Eligibility for bonus scheme dependent on individual and company performance
• Excellent pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days each year
• Private medical with BUPA (including Dental) - with the option to add a partner/family member for a supplement
• Medicash - covering dental, eye care and much more
• Death in Service - 6x salary

What the Talent Acquisition & Learning Advisor role involves:

• Partner with hiring managers and the wider People & Culture team to understand recruitment requirements and agree the best approach to attracting the right talent.
• Manage the stages of the recruitment process, from reviewing applications and shortlisting through to initial candidate conversations and interviews.
• Keep the recruitment process moving smoothly by coordinating interviews and ensuring candidates and hiring managers are kept informed.
• Support the selection process through interview feedback, references and offer discussions, helping to create a positive candidate experience throughout.
• Work alongside the L&D Business Partner to help organise and deliver a range of learning programmes, workshops and development activities.
• Build effective relationships with internal teams and external providers to coordinate training and development activity.

As a Talent Acquisition & Learning Advisor you will have:

• Established experience in recruitment or talent acquisition with confidence in managing a full 180 recruitment cycle.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build a strong rapport with candidates and hiring managers.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in recruitment and learning practices.
• A self-starter and happy to work independently.
• Confident to make decisions based on own judgement.
• Recognise changing resourcing needs and adapt recruitment activity to support business requirements.
• Previous experience in a learning & development environment would be an advantage.