Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role overview

Talent acquisition and recruitment

• Develop and maintain pipelines for current and future hiring needs across schools and Central Office functions.
• Build talent communities through sourcing, networking, market mapping, referrals, university engagement and targeted campaigns.
• Partner with stakeholders on workforce requirements and anticipated vacancies; research talent availability, competitors, salary benchmarks and recruitment trends.
• Support reduced agency dependency, direct sourcing, employer branding and recruitment marketing, including fairs, university partnerships and social media campaigns.
• Produce recruitment analytics and workforce-planning insights.
• Coordinate recruitment for teaching, leadership, ancillary and corporate vacancies, including approvals, advertising, communications, interviews, assessments, offers and hiring decisions.
• Administer the ATS, track and report recruitment activity, and guide school HR teams and hiring managers on system use and recruitment practices.
• Monitor workflows, service levels and recruitment metrics; support screening, shortlisting, selection and process improvement.
• Ensure compliant recruitment and provide timely communication for a positive candidate experience.

Onboarding

• Coordinate onboarding with schools and Central Office departments and support consistent implementation of the group-wide onboarding framework.
• Support Central Office and school-based onboarding activities and respond to new-hire queries through induction.
• Maintain accurate and complete ATS recruitment and onboarding data.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree or relevant management or field-specific qualification.
• At least 3–4 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience in a complex, multisite organization.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across professional, operational or leadership roles; building pipelines and sourcing passive candidates.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers, and using ATS and recruitment reporting tools.
• Education-sector experience is desirable but not essential.

Competencies and attributes

• Talent acquisition strategy and delivery, sourcing, pipeline development, workforce planning, talent mapping, ATS administration, analytics and reporting.
• Stakeholder management, influencing, relationship building, networking, recruitment marketing, employer branding and project coordination.
• Proactive, adaptable, solutions-focused, collaborative, organized and attentive to accuracy, quality and compliance.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a commitment to candidate and stakeholder experience.

Safeguarding

• Taaleem is committed to safeguarding children; successful applicants are subject to reference, qualification, identity and police checks, including overseas checks.