Talent Attraction Specialist
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Hatfield
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 23 Nov 2018
- Sectors
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The Attraction Specialist provides skilled local branding and attraction support to the Ocado recruitment team. In this critical role, the Attraction Specialist will identify and formulate local campaigns that will drive applications into the recruitment team.
Utilizing a variety of avenues to identify passive and active job seekers, the Attraction Specialist is responsible for the creation of campaigns, both on-line and offline, to drive up both calibre and numbers of applications.
You will be social media savvy, resilient, motivated to succeed and possess good creative skills.
As a member of the Recruitment team, this role partners closely with local Operational Site Managers to develop an in-depth understanding of local challenges and their solutions.
This role role will be a 6 month contract.
The role
* Execute an effective and innovative local sourcing strategy to attract great candidates.
* Proactively network and build robust local candidate pools.
* Be a subject matter expert on local brand strategy and be able to provide vital input on local employer branding and advertising.
* Visit our various sites, build relationships with our operational colleagues, and produce appropriate local campaigns to drive applications
* Explore local conditions and demographics, competitors and local challenges and opportunities that, at times, are constantly changing. Identify where we could make a difference.
* Build relationships with local associations/job centres, job services organisations, local army careers service, local press etc.
* Set up local attraction campaigns or activities, such as job fairs, open days, local sponsorship opportunities, work with charities, schools, sports clubs and seasonal events such as christmas markets.
* Feed into/create local social marketing, digital marketing, candidate experience, advertising and branding campaigns pulled from specific local challenges.
* Work closely with our marketing/creative teams to create online and print materials
Skills we are looking for:
Minimum:
* Proficiency in recruitment and sourcing tactics
* Expertise in the use of social media channels and offline advertising
* Creativity to enable you to explore and advance opportunities to develop novel solutions and approaches to the improvement of attraction
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Works well as part of a team, as well as has the ability to work autonomously
* Organization and time management skills
* Able to build strong relationships and be consultative where needed
Preferred (in addition to minimum)
* Previous experience within an in house recruitment function
* Knowledge of volume recruitment across the UK would be an advantage
Benefits
* Pension
* Life Assurance
* Private Medical Insurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Income Protection
* 23 days holiday, increasing to 25 with 3 years' service
* 15% Ocado discount
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ocado is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status
Utilizing a variety of avenues to identify passive and active job seekers, the Attraction Specialist is responsible for the creation of campaigns, both on-line and offline, to drive up both calibre and numbers of applications.
You will be social media savvy, resilient, motivated to succeed and possess good creative skills.
As a member of the Recruitment team, this role partners closely with local Operational Site Managers to develop an in-depth understanding of local challenges and their solutions.
This role role will be a 6 month contract.
The role
* Execute an effective and innovative local sourcing strategy to attract great candidates.
* Proactively network and build robust local candidate pools.
* Be a subject matter expert on local brand strategy and be able to provide vital input on local employer branding and advertising.
* Visit our various sites, build relationships with our operational colleagues, and produce appropriate local campaigns to drive applications
* Explore local conditions and demographics, competitors and local challenges and opportunities that, at times, are constantly changing. Identify where we could make a difference.
* Build relationships with local associations/job centres, job services organisations, local army careers service, local press etc.
* Set up local attraction campaigns or activities, such as job fairs, open days, local sponsorship opportunities, work with charities, schools, sports clubs and seasonal events such as christmas markets.
* Feed into/create local social marketing, digital marketing, candidate experience, advertising and branding campaigns pulled from specific local challenges.
* Work closely with our marketing/creative teams to create online and print materials
Skills we are looking for:
Minimum:
* Proficiency in recruitment and sourcing tactics
* Expertise in the use of social media channels and offline advertising
* Creativity to enable you to explore and advance opportunities to develop novel solutions and approaches to the improvement of attraction
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Works well as part of a team, as well as has the ability to work autonomously
* Organization and time management skills
* Able to build strong relationships and be consultative where needed
Preferred (in addition to minimum)
* Previous experience within an in house recruitment function
* Knowledge of volume recruitment across the UK would be an advantage
Benefits
* Pension
* Life Assurance
* Private Medical Insurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Income Protection
* 23 days holiday, increasing to 25 with 3 years' service
* 15% Ocado discount
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ocado is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status