Talent Acquisition Assistant

About The Job

Interview Date - To be confirmed

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, this post is operationally responsible for supporting the whole talent acquisition administration process from end to end.

The post holder will help ensure that UON candidates have a great experience and are handled with dignity and speed and that recruiting mangers are provided with sufficient volume and calibre of candidates for all open roles.  

The post holder will ensure the timely gathering of recruitment data to guide and inform future talent acquisition strategies and plans.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities include:

Refreshing content on the UON recruitment website, following discussions with talent acquisition colleagues, to ensure that UON is always positioned as an attractive employer in all of its job markets and regularly auditing job descriptions to ensure that they confirm to UON best practice as determined by the Head of Talent Acquisition.

Posting all UON roles onto relevant recruitment channels, based on the advice supplied by talent acquisition colleagues, or based on the job-holder’s own view – once ratified by colleagues alongside regularly checking the quality and volume of applicants, by role, and regularly updating talent acquisition colleagues and the recruiting manager and booking candidates in to attend UON assessments.

Confirming verbal offers with candidates and generating contracts of employment and commissioning recruitment checks; Ensuring that candidates are correctly set up on UON systems, ready for their commencement of employment; Ensuring that candidates’ inductions are going well, including completing mandatory training, by checking in regularly. Reporting any concerns upwards as well as pulling together all recruitment data e.g. time to recruit, cost of recruitment, equality impact

We want you to be able to carry out your work in a way that best supports UON and our students, but also you as an individual. We understand this may vary between different areas of the university as well as from one person to another.  With Smarter Working you can work with increased flexibility, if you would like to, which can facilitate greater freedom and autonomy.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have an appreciation of the work of a recruitment and / or a HR Application team and has the ability to work with confidential information. Understanding the importance of delivering a swift and accurate administration service to both UON managers and candidates.

They will have great analytical and decision-making skills – exploring, evaluating and interpreting information and ability to take decisions and make recommendations based on an analysis of options. With an ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts effectively.

They would also possess excellent organisational and prioritising skills; ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines; Excellent interpersonal skills being able to form positive working relationships at all levels; and Proven administration experience, including databases and the full Microsoft suite.

Qualifications

Essential

• CIPD Level 3, or other related HR / recruitment qualification, or relevant experience
• Evidence and commitment to continuing professional development

About Us

At the University of Northampton, we are committed to supporting aspirations, creating opportunities, and delivering meaningful impact. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we foster a progressive, inclusive environment where excellence thrives for our students and staff.

Equality

We welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.

For more details, visit: Equality and Diversity at UON

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