Talent Acquisition Advisor

Kier Group; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor to support the Construction TA team in Rushden. The role offers a hybrid mix of on-site and home-based work with standard 37.5 hours per week and regular meetings on site and in the office.

You'll handle end-to-end recruitment, source candidates, screen by phone, and build strong relationships with hiring managers while representing Kier as a positive brand ambassador. Diversity and inclusion are emphasised throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume recruitment environment.
• Ability to directly source candidates using multiple channels.
• Strong engagement and relationship-building with hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment process from adverts to offers.
• Source candidates and build talent pools using job boards.
• Screen candidates by phone and maintain timely shortlists.
• Act as a brand ambassador for Kier and support recruitment events.

Skills

High-volume recruitment

Sourcing candidates

Candidate screening

Stakeholder management

Interview coordination

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Social media tools

Job description

We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our Construction TA team. This role is based in Rushden.

Location: Rushden - Flexible with regular meetings on site and in office, regular working from home
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This role will support a Talent Acquisition Business Partner by managing a high volume and fast-paced recruitment pipeline, coordinating end-to-end hiring activity across multiple vacancies and ensuring an outstanding experience for candidates and hiring managers at every stage of the recruitment process.

You'll be at the heart of our people strategy, using your skills and creativity to connect talented individuals with exciting opportunities across Kier.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you'll be working within the Talent Acquisition team, supporting them in delivering an excellent recruitment experience. Your day to day will include:

• Co-ordinating the recruitment process including writing and posting adverts, arranging interviews and reviewing offer details
• Sourcing candidates and talent pooling from job boards, providing timely candidate shortlists and screening by phone
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with hiring managers, HR Business Partners and other HR teams
• Acting as a positive brand ambassador for Kier, promoting our employee value proposition
• Supporting the organisation and co-ordination of recruitment events and being first point of contact for recruitment enquiries

What are we looking for?

This role of Talent Acquisition Advisor is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience within a fast paced, high volume recruitment environment, whether internal or agency
• You have the ability to directly source candidates using a variety of attraction methods
• You have good engagement skills with the ability to be a creative and curious thinker
• You're highly organised with the ability to work on your own initiative, under pressure and to tight deadlines
• You're a confident user of MS Office, candidate tracking systems and social media tools

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.