Talent Acquisition Consultant in Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £29,840 per year

Recruiter: Aegon

Job Hours: Part-time

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Talent Acquisition Consultant

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £29,840 – £44,760, depending on experience

Location: Edinburgh (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home)

Closing date: Friday 5th July

We're Aegon. We're a company of ambitious, positive problem-solvers who get things done. We're a team, not a group of individuals. Collaboration is our life force and we believe it's our duty to leave things better than we find them.

We help people live their best lives . We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

As a Talent Acquisition team our purpose is to ensure Aegon UK attracts and retains people with the skills and capabilities the business needs today and in the future. As the Talent Acquisition Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering a professional service by managing key recruitment activities through the full hiring cycle.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Managing Talent Acquisition cases across a diverse range of vacancies for specialist hiring.

Acting as a single point of contact for hiring managers and providing advice and support on all matters relating to the talent acquisition lifecycle.

Utilising diverse and direct sourcing methods to identify and connect with candidates.

Proactively contributing to a culture of continuous improvement which will include developing and improving processes and procedures to enhance the candidate and manager experience.

Undertaking activities such as creating engaging job adverts and social content, application screening and telephone screening whilst assessing candidates' strengths against the hiring brief.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

Previous experience in a Talent Acquisition role, ideally across specialist hiring.

Established strong relationships with hiring managers to identify needs, assess talent requirements and advise on the best hiring strategy whilst supporting them with the full talent acquisition lifecycle.

Deployed direct sourcing strategies, both within the active and passive candidate market.

Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice, process, policy and awareness of appropriate legislation.

Proven experience managing a range of roles across a variety of business units.

Familiarity with people technology and talent acquisition systems such as Workday or equivalent

Strong networking and relationship building skills.

What’s in it for you?

A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%

A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance

34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

Together, we step up to new challenges, tune in to those around us and are a force for good for the wider world. We support each other to fulfil our ambitions and make a lasting impact on our customers’ lives. If you recognise yourself in this, we’d love to hear from you.

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.