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Job Introduction
An integral part of the wider Talent Acquisition team, this key position will align recruitment strategies and practices with the overall goals and objectives of the business. Key purposes include the strategic alignment of talent to establishment gaps, demand planning and forecasting, enhancing the candidate experience and proactive sourcing of talent.
The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will drive organisational success by attracting, selecting, and retaining top talent that aligns with DHU’s culture, values, behaviours, and strategic objectives. They will serve as a strategic advisor, collaborator, and ambassador for DHU’s talent acquisition efforts.
Performance Measures
- Consistent achievement of scorecard metrics, not limited to but including HM/candidate satisfaction, channel effectiveness, EDI metrics and Time to Hire.
- Delivery of all process and financial KPIs, aligned to organisational goals and MEP strategy.
- Bridging the gap between our strategic workforce planning and our future business needs, adoption of strategic workforce planning tools to proactively deliver talent.
- Leverage our internal & external customers, peers, advocates and critics to influence our stakeholders on best practice recruitment marketing and the external market on wider careers opportunities within the business.
Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
- Working with the TA management team to plan and implement a recruitment marketing and employer branding strategy to ensure we can attract high-quality applicants for our vacancies.
- Work with the Employer Brand & Experience Partner to design recruitment media campaigns including the tracking, measurement and reporting on campaign results and all supporting activity.
- Create structured job descriptions supported by engaging adverts for deployment.
- Identify the tactics and platforms that will be most effective in reaching a specified target audience.
- Create and implement strategies for building a talent network or talent community for specific vacancies.
- Consistent direct sourcing approach utilising LinkedIn, job boards and CV databases.
- Communicate regularly with relevant People & Culture team members to get a clear view of company’s hiring needs, workforce planning and organisational goals.
- Work closely with the wider Corporate stakeholder group to develop creative ways for addressing recruitment challenges and skills gaps.
- Suggest new ideas for improving candidate experience and engagement by keeping abreast of new trends.
- Grow and develop our traditional and innovative sourcing methods, including social media avenues and any emerging technology-based methods.
- Proactively enhance our engagement effectiveness through systematic development of industry, internal and external relations.
- Influence and govern a consistent delivery of our Assessment & Selection framework with stakeholders and peers alike.
- Assist with the delivery of end-to-end Talent Acquisition solutions including the communication and enabling of all recruitment & selection processes across the corporate landscape.
- Proactive ownership and resolution of complex recruitment issues, including direction & guidance for hiring managers, ensuring a consistent, compliant and fair approach to all recruitment & selection activity.
- Provide both tactical and strategic support to aligned P&C BPs and stakeholders; able to leverage data analytics to drive the TA, P&C and business strategy around retention, productivity, and talent management.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive best recruitment practice, support operational leadership though qualitative advice & guidance and drive business continuity.
- Recommend improvements to existing operating practices, processes and systems to increase recruitment efficiency and improve corporate standards and consistency, whilst maintaining a commercial lens.
- Preparation of extensive MI reporting as well as providing insight and strategic improvement opportunities.
- Periodically lead and/or participate in cross-business/cross-company special projects and initiatives related to recruitment marketing and candidate experience.
Person Specification
This role would suit someone who is:
- A skilled communicator who is organised, creative, proactive, and excited to make a real difference to DHU, transforming our approach along the way.
- Has excellent presentation skills and an ability to present complex concepts or facts clearly both verbally and in written materials.
- Skilled at communicating with senior and strategic peers; able to find correlation between operational needs and the best route to sourcing talent.
- Genuinely curious of trends within the TA landscape and attends external industry events to constantly build their network and knowledge.
- Wants to work as part of a team and has a highly collaborative approach.
- Is motivated by getting it right for colleagues and candidates by delivering a best-in-class service that is right first time, every time.
- Is a creative thinker and proactive problem solver.
Experience & Qualifications
Knowledge & Skills
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Values, Behaviours, and Principles
The post holder is expected to lead by example in terms of role modelling the behaviours associated with our values. We are always:
Compassionate – we show kindness, consideration and understanding in everything we do – and demonstrate our caring nature to our patient, people, and communities.
Accomplished – we are available day and night – a response, adaptable, professional NHS partner, providing the best advice, care, and treatment for every individual.
Respectful – we recognise the value that individual and team difference bring – welcoming views, listening, being honest, and learning from others’ experiences.
Encouraging – we believe everyone matters, so we inspire confidence in other – promoting ‘speaking up’, fostering career-long learning and development, and supporting improvement ideas.
Diversity
DHU believe our workforce should be as diverse as the range of services we offer, and the communities we serve. We are committed to valuing and encouraging diversity throughout our workforce, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. As part of our mission, we are dedicated to eliminating discrimination.
