Graduate Apprenticeship Talent Acquistion Specialist

We are looking to recruit a Graduate Apprenticeship Talent Acquisition Specialist in an exciting new role based at our Leeds City Centre office. With this role you would become part of the UK's largest provider of genuinely free independent debt advice and managed solutions.
Our vision
Every year we help 620,000 people to resolve their debt problems and rebuild their lives. We employ over 1,500 colleagues and in our 25-year history we've helped millions of people on their journey to becoming debt free.
Right now, we're working to deliver an ambitious four-year strategy which will see us helping more people, responding to changing client needs, and working closely with our partners to reduce the harm of problem debt.
What you will be doing
This is a crucial role in determining the success of our growth plans. Within this role you would manage and deliver a proactive and professional, effective recruitment service across the organisation, focusing on our annual recruitment of Graduates and Apprentices. These are new schemes to the charity and will enable the successful candidates to be part of our exciting journey.
Key accountabilities
* Work closely with and support the Talent Acquisition team to align the recruitment of graduates and apprentices and support early careers
* You will undertake tasks such as developing an attraction and advertising plan, liaising with internal & external stakeholders,
* Utilise the ATS to ensure compliance and traceability of applications
* Deal with candidate correspondence, complete offers and associated paperwork
* Organise and run assessment days, including assisting in the design of materials and toolkits to support the assessment centres and selection process
* Deliver continuous improvement for online testing and assessment tools for new hires, thus reducing cost and time to hire
Experience and knowledge
* appropriate relevant recruitment experience, online resourcing
* previous Graduate / Apprenticeship recruitment experience (Desirable)
* experience of on line and digital direct sourcing and network building
* experience in online and digital resourcing with the latest tools and methodologies
* project working and matrix management skills and experience
* strong relationship building and partnering skills
Skills and abilities
* work effectively under pressure
* adaptable and resilient to change
* use initiative to work independently or collaboratively
* effective communicator, both written and verbal
* organised, plans and prioritises workload effectively
* continuous improvement mind-set - innovative
We value our colleagues
We don't just care for our clients and those people who contact us for help. We also value our colleagues, and this role comes complete with a generous benefit package which includes:
* 24 days annual leave (this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 29), plus bank holidays
* The ability to buy and sell annual leave
* Travel season ticket loans
* Cycle-to-work scheme
* Group personal pension scheme
* Westfield Health cash plan
* Employee assistance programme
* Financial planning
* Long service awards