Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Datacon Project Services; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct training from Operations Leader

Commission/Bonus structure based on KP

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Datacon Project Services is a Project Management Consultancy operating across Europe and Asia. We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Consultant to identify, attract and place candidates to support our global growth.

The role involves developing strong candidate relationships, sourcing and assessing skillsets, and managing the recruitment process end-to-end. You will join as our first full-time Talent Acquisition Consultant, with a salary of £25,000–£35,000 base DOE and a bonus/commission

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment or related fields is welcome.
• Ability to identify and attract candidates for international projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective candidates.
• Write and post engaging job adverts for candidates.
• Review CVs and applications and assess candidates against job requirements.
• Actively headhunt candidates for niche skillsets.
• Prepare candidate profiles and CVs for submission.
• Coordinate interviews between clients and candidates.
• Build your candidate pipeline during periods with less hiring activity.
• Coordinate with the wider team to manage employee retention.
• Support with client tenders and costings related to projects.
• Assist with international mobilisations alongside the Office Coordinator.

Job description

Datacon Project Services is a Project Management Consultancy to the Data Centre market. We are currently active in projects across Europe and Asia, and employing the best people in the market is key for us to continue providing a high-quality service to our clients.

Within this role, you are responsible for identifying, attracting, placing and retaining suitable candidates into Datacon to support our growth Globally. This role involves developing strong candidate relationships, sourcing and assessing skillsets, managing the recruitment process from initial contact through to placement, and contributing to the growth and success of the business.

We are open to hiring people with experience in Engineering & Construction Recruitment (International or UK-only), other recruitment experience, or training rookies with no experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective candidates
• Writing and posting engaging job adverts for candidates
• Review CVs and applications and assess candidates against job requirements
• Actively headhunt candidates for niche skillsets
• Prepare candidate profiles and CVs for submission
• Coordinate interviews between clients and candidates
• Build your candidate pipeline during 'down-time' periods, when we are not actively hiring
• Coordinate with the wider team to manage employee retention
• Support Datacon with our own client tenders, allowing us to project staff costings related to the projects
• Support with our Office Coordinator with International mobilisations

What we Offer

• Direct support and training from our Operations Director, who has 8+ years' experience in International Engineering Recruitment
• £25,000 - £35,000 base salary DOE
• Commission/Bonus structure focused on key metrics: Time-to-Fill, Staff Retention, offer acceptance rate etc.
• You will be our first full-time Talent Acquisition Consultant, giving you the opportunity to progress within the business based on your performance
• 8am-4pm Working Hours (37.5 working hours per week)