Talent Acquisition Partner - Croydon, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

Harris Federation

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Croydon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an experienced internal recruiter to join our established central Talent Acquisition Team based at our Head Office in East Croydon.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the leading large Multi Academy Trust (MAT) in the country where your role will have a real impact on the young people in our 54 academies across London.

We are looking for an individual with excellent industry knowledge and previous experience of working in education recruitment recruiting teachers and senior leadership.

Your role will also involve taking the lead on international recruitment, including planning overseas trips to recruit Overseas Trained Teachers (OTTs) and supporting the relocation process.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner you will oversee recruitment for all academy based teaching and leadership positions, working with our academy principals and central executive leadership to promote, attract and recruit the best teachers and senior leaders.

You will be confident in working with school leaders and delivering a first-class customer experience.

You will be responsible for embedding best practice recruitment processes within our academies and with HR colleagues and senior leaders across the Federation.

We offer lifestyle friendly working arrangements including flexible start and end times, and hybrid working with two days (Tuesday and Thursday) working from home.

You will work closely with our academies and will be expected to travel to their sites in and around London.

WORKING WITH US
The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990.

We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility.

We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have 54 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office.

With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected.

We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds.

We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the Why Work For Us page.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, your responsibilities will include:

Working with academy and head office senior leaders on delivering effective and diverse resourcing strategies for mid to long term recruitment needs.
Meeting with hiring managers to qualify posts, to support in role creation, salary benchmarking and job/skills evaluation, and to plan a campaign and recruitment schedule for each position.
Supporting our inhouse executive search function for senior appointments.
Managing a robust fullcycle recruiting process for entrylevel hires through to seniorlevel positions across the academy network and head office team.
Helping develop and implement the use of testing and assessments to evolve our approach to skills/competency based hiring.
Helping increase diversity and working with the wider People Services directorate on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Working with local HR teams and head office recruiters to oversee a the onboarding process and preemployment screening.
Developing communities and talent pools through advertising, headhunting/direct approaches, networks, university events, social media and employee referrals.
Supporting with Employer Value Proposition, Recruitment Marketing, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Staff Referral and Engagement projects initiatives.

Please download the Job Pack from for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are interested in hearing from experienced recruiters and would be particularly keen to speak with people who have gained experience working within a Multi Academy Trust HR or recruitment team, or in-house TA/recruitment team within public sector or not for profit environment.

You should be experienced in working closely with hiring managers to form close partnerships