Talent Acquisition Partner

Bovis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid work options

Up to 10% employer pension contribute

Private medical health benefit

Life assurance

25 days annual leave (+ buy/sell)

3 days wellbeing leave

EAP including Talking Therapies and Co

Gym discounts nationwide

Job summary

Bovis is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to lead regional TA initiatives in a hybrid setup. You will partner with business leaders, define hiring strategies, and convert briefs into sourcing tags to improve speed-to-fill while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

You will present data-driven insights, manage high-volume requisitions, and negotiate offers with internal and external candidates. Flexibility, DEI focus, and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment partnering with business stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Ability to interpret data and present insights to leadership.
• Proficient in LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights.
• Experience handling high-volume recruitment requests.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience recruiting in construction/engineering consultancy is a plus.
• Familiar with cloud-based ATS systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to drive regional TA strategy.
• Provide data-driven market insights to stakeholders.
• Define ideal candidate profiles and hiring strategies.
• Convert job briefs into skill tags for sourcing.
• Create an exceptional candidate experience throughout interviews.
• Provide interview feedback to internal candidates.
• Negotiate offers and present them to preferred candidates.
• Screen candidates via MS Teams or phone calls.
• Advocate for DEI and source diverse talent.
• Track SLAs and contribute to TA KPI achievement.

Skills

Recruitment partner

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

LinkedIn Recruiter

High-volume recruiting

Office suite (Excel/PowerPoint)

ATS (Oracle Fusion)

DEI initiatives

SLA targets

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 14TH OF AUGUST. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AFTER THIS TIME.

Own the talent acquisition process and balance the importance of providing an exceptional candidate experience for all internal and external candidates, with the hiring manager’s business priorities. Leverage market insights and advanced talent management software to deliver value to internal business stakeholders.

Work with the Talent Acquisition colleagues and the broader People & Culture team on projects which improve the candidate experience and long-term development of key capabilities within the organisation.

Accountabilities

• Partner with business leaders to drive the regional Talent Acquisition strategy within the aligned market segment
• Provide valuable data-driven market insights, developed through deep expertise in the aligned market segment
• Work with the hiring managers to define ideal candidate profile, hiring strategy, review shortlists, and make decisions on the successful candidate
• Convert job brief into an appropriate series of skill tags to enable automated sourcing
• Create an exceptional candidate experience throughout the interview process
• Provide interview feedback to internal candidates (successful and unsuccessful) ensuring we a focused on the candidate experience.
• Carefully manage the internal candidate experience, provide feedback to all internal applicants and work with the People & Culture Business Partner and Talent Management team to support career pathing where candidates are not skill-matched
• Present verbal offer to preferred candidate and negotiate terms
• Conduct candidate screening calls as required (MS teams or telephone)
• Keep informed of new initiatives and projects in Bovis to support brand development externally
• Key Performance Indicators will include short time to fill, optimisation of short lists, diverse applicants in shortlists
• Ensure a sound understanding of, demonstrate commitment to and comply with all legislation and policies relevant to the role and all activities undertaken in that role (e.g., data privacy, contractor engagement legislation, wider employment legislation impacting Talent Acquisition, DEI KPIs, and best practice around Talent Acquisition, etc.

Skills, experience, and capabilities

• Experience in a recruitment environment that focuses on business partnering and customer service
• Extensive stakeholder management experience in a complex environment with competing business priorities
• Comfort working with data, interpreting, and synthesising information to deliver value add for the internal customer
• Experience in using LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights
• Experience in managing high volumes of requirements at any one time
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, notable excel, work and PowerPoint.
• A proven track record and experience recruiting in / for the wider construction / engineering consultancy sector.
• Experience working with cloud-based software / ATS systems. (Oracle fusion)
• Experience working through large scale transformation and demonstratable resilience while driving change adoption
• Experience working with a highly mobile workforce, driving internal applications, and drawing from internal talent pools.
• Ability to present data to senior leaders taking on the journey to influence change as and when required.
• Driving DEI initiatives and actively sourcing diverse talent.
• Experience working to SLA targets in line with the TA strategy for the business.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly organized and digital native
• Focus on customer-centric service models
• Self-management; able to focus on achieving targets without regular monitoring
• Enthusiasm, change agility, and resilience as part of driving a new global model
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

We will provide:

• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide