Talent and Development Officer

Avara Foods; Brackley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Pension 6%

Private medical

Life assurance

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Avara Foods is hiring a Talent and Development Officer to build and deliver effective talent pathways across its Agriculture Division. You’ll work with HR, Resourcing and Development teams to create sustainable pipelines for farms, mills, hatcheries and support functions, while promoting Avara as an employer of choice in agriculture.

The role involves travel across Agriculture sites and a Monday–Friday schedule, with potential base at Brackley or Allensmore (Hereford).

Qualifications

• Experience developing talent pipelines and early careers initiatives.
• Experience with apprenticeships and succession planning.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders and partners.
• Experience in talent attraction and workforce planning.
• Experience creating employer brand materials and using HR systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Good commercial awareness of labour market trends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and recruitment tech.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agriculture leaders to forecast workforce needs.
• Create engaging job adverts and attraction materials.
• Support hiring activity, offers, onboarding and compliance.
• Build relationships with colleges, universities and industry bodies.
• Represent Avara at agricultural events and careers fairs.
• Support graduate, placement, apprenticeship and internship pathways.
• Align talent pathways with business priorities with managers.
• Share labour market insights to aid planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve attraction and employer branding.

Skills

Talent pipeline building

Career pathways development

Stakeholder engagement

HR systems proficiency

Recruitment knowledge

L&D experience

Organisational skills

Labour market awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

HR systems

Recruitment technology

Job description

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

About The Role

To develop and deliver effective talent pathways across Avara’s Agriculture Division, supporting current and future workforce needs through proactive talent attraction, candidate engagement and strong sector partnerships. The role will build sustainable pipelines for roles across farms, mills, hatcheries and support functions, while promoting Avara as an employer of choice in the agricultural sector.

As Talent and Development Officer you’ll be working Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00 and will involve travel across Agriculture sites.

Due to the hybrid and travel element of the role, successful candidates could either be based at our Brackley Office or our office in Allensmore, Hereford.

What will your key responsibilities as Talent and Development Officer?

• Work with Agriculture leaders to understand workforce requirements and develop attraction and succession plans
• Working with Resourcing and Communications team to create engaging role adverts, campaign content and attraction materials that promote Agriculture careers at Avara
• Liaise with and support resourcing team on hiring activity, offers, onboarding and pre-employment compliance.
• Build relationships with agricultural professionals, industry groups, membership bodies, colleges, universities, schools and training providers.
• Represent Avara at agricultural shows, careers events, industry conferences and networking opportunities alongside HR, Resourcing and other functional colleagues.
• Support graduate, placement, apprenticeship and internship pathways liaising with HR, Resourcing and Development teams
• Partner with Agriculture Managers, Area Managers, Hatchery Managers, Mill Managers, HR and People Development colleagues to align talent pathways, learning activity and progression routes with business priorities.
• Share labour market, candidate pipeline and hiring insight to support workforce planning, succession planning and skills development with HR team.
• Identify opportunities to improve attraction activity, candidate engagement, selection processes and employer branding, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policy and equality, diversity and inclusion principles

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Experience developing talent pipelines, career pathways or early careers initiatives for specialist, operational or hard-to-fill roles.
• Experience developing development and apprentice routes, talent management and internal succession planning.
• Experience building relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, including colleges, universities, training providers, industry bodies or community organisations.
• Experience in talent attraction, candidate engagement, hiring support or workforce planning, ideally within agriculture, food manufacturing, farming or a related sector.
• Experience creating attraction campaigns, careers content or employer brand materials, and using HR or recruitment systems to maintain records and provide hiring insight.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Experience in a Learning or Talent development environment
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and work proactively.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of labour market trends.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, HR systems and recruitment technology.

The Benefits Of Working For Avara Foods

As Talent and Development Officer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 31 days holiday allowance
• 6% pension
• Private medical for self
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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