Talent Acquisition Manager

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Monday-Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:00

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Stonehouse or Glasgow

Closing Date:

14/05/2024

Job Category:

Human Resources

Company:

Last Mile Infrastructure

Contractual Base:

Fenick House (Hamilton)

Job Introduction

About the opportunity:

We are currently looking for a permanent Talent Acquisition Manager to join our growing HR department at our Stonehouse (Gloucestershire) or Hamilton Office.

The main purpose of the Talent Acquisition Manager role is to provide an effective recruitment partnering service to Last Mile and all its subsidiary companies and support the Head of HR and Director, People & Culture with the development and implementation of the recruitment agenda.

This role will lead the recruitment function, building the recruitment strategy, and working closely with the leadership team and hiring managers to understand and support with hiring needs and challenges.

Have you got the drive to go the Last Mile?

Your responsibilities:

Strategic Focus

• Design and implementation of recruitment strategy
• Management of recruitment budget
• Control of agency PSL and terms of business
• Continuous review of advertising platforms to ensure best return on investment

Systems and Reporting

• Be a subject matter expert for the applicant tracking system, ensuring best utilisation of functionality
• Report on key recruitment statistics, identifying areas for improvement
• Identify and support with best practice headhunting methods

Business Partnering

• Support the leadership team and hiring managers with recruitment needs, in addition to direct involvement with recruitment of senior appointments
• Delivery of recruitment workshops for hiring managers
• Manage the Talent Acquisition Advisors to develop skills and knowledge, and drive excellence of standards and performance
• Support with refinement of the interview process, ensuring consistency and best practice is followed for all roles
• Work with wider Group HR team to continuously improve our service to the group and to our employees
• Stay current on industry best practices, including new and innovative talent acquisition strategies and initiatives

Any other duties commensurate with the level of the role.

Experience / Knowledge:

Previous experience in a Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment Manager or headhunting role

Previous experience within an SME environment

Experience working with Director or Associate Director level stakeholders

Ability to advise, influence and challenge up to Director level

Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Hands-on approach and ability to thrive in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment

Emphasis on continuous improvement

High levels of integrity and confidentiality

Experience in the Construction or Engineering industry

Experience working across a group of companies

Qualifications

CertRP or CertIHR is desirable

In return of your hard work and dedication, we can offer you:

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Refer a friend incentive
• Wagestream
• Employee assistance programme

And once you have successfully completed your probation, you will have access to:

• Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home)
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles
• Private medical insurance
• Company sick pay

At Last Mile Infrastructure Group, we are one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers.

It is our vision to be the UK’s leading independent multi-utility provider. People are our most valuable “asset” and therefore it is our mission to not only attract but retain the best talent to support delivery of our corporate business strategy and share our company’s success.

At Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to Grow With Us . If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!