Talent Acquisition Senior Associate

Recruitment by Aphex; Dublin; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment by Aphex is seeking a Talent Acquisition Senior Associate in Ireland to lead full life-cycle recruitment across multiple functions. You will partner with Hiring Managers, build sourcing strategies, and drive selection, offers and onboarding with a data-driven approach.

You will provide market insights, manage candidate pipelines, and support TA projects while meeting tight deadlines in a manufacturing and pharma/biotech context.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR, Business or Science.
• Minimum 5 years recruitment experience.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing preferred.
• Experience in multinational Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology environment is a plus.
• Knowledge of branding and recruitment marketing tools/processes.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (Workday preferred).
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Hiring Managers to understand business needs and deliver a best-in-class recruitment service.
• Build comprehensive talent sourcing strategies and robust hiring plans.
• Provide market insights and knowledge of the talent landscape to managers.
• Post jobs and prepare offers in line with hiring plans.
• Maintain candidate information, job listings and role requirements.
• Maintain local database and candidate contact management for key roles.
• Coordinate events to attract talent and assessment activities.
• Contribute to TA projects and address risks as they arise.
• Support data interpretation and analytics to optimize the TA process.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

University degree in HR, Business or Science

Job description

Purpose

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Senior Associate plays an integral role in ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality TA services. The combination of recruitment data analysis, outstanding sourcing & selecting techniques, partnership with clients in HR & Line Management, successfully using tools & knowledge to build TA capabilities, serve to drive organisational performance in acquiring the best talent.

This role reports into the Talent Acquisition Manager and will have responsibility for performing full life-cycle recruitment activities across various functions, including sourcing, assessment, selection, offer negotiation and the on-boarding process.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Hiring Managers and the business to fully understand the business needs and deliver a best in class recruitment service, while meeting tight deadlines in line with recruitment plans and campaigns
• Building comprehensive talent sourcing strategies and robust hiring plans
• Act as trusted partner to managers and leaders, by providing market insights and knowledge of the talent landscape
• Responsible for posting of jobs / positions in line with hiring plan and preparation of job offers.
• Responsible for compiling and maintaining candidate information, job listings and role requirements.
• Maintain a local database and contact management of prospective candidates to enable the improvement of the talent pipeline for key roles
• Coordinate events associated with attracting talent and talent assessment in support of the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Responsible for contributing to the completion of specific projects around the Talent Acquisition activity.
• Responsible for recognising and calling out challenges or risks, as and when they arise in line with the business requirements.
• Support data interpretation and analytical insights from key HR parameters to drive insights to optimise the Talent Acquisition process.

Basic Qualifications & Experience

• University Degree - HR, Business or Science
• 5yrs experience in Recruitment
• Ideally experience in a high volume manufacturing setting

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Experience working in a multinational Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology organisation
• Successful delivery of high volume recruitment campaigns
• Knowledge and experience of various branding and recruitment marketing tools & processes
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems - ideally Workday
• Ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines

Competencies

• Demonstrates personal credibility and flexibility
• Strong sense of service delivery to the business
• High level of attention to detail
• Manages multiple tasks, priorities and meets deadlines
• Effective problem solver
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrates Client Values