Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Taaleem

A Talent Acquisition Speciali

About The Role

Key Accountabilit

*Talent Acquisition, Talent Pipelining & Workforce Planning*

• Develop and maintain proactive talent pipelines for current and future recruitment requirements across Taaleem schools and Central Office functions.
• Build and nurture talent communities through direct sourcing, networking, market mapping, referrals, university engagement and targeted recruitment campaigns.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to understand workforce requirements, anticipated vacancies and future hiring needs.
• Conduct market research and provide insights on talent availability, competitor activity, salary benchmarking and recruitment trends.
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing agency dependency and increasing direct sourcing capability across the organisation.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Taaleem's employer brand and candidate attraction strategy.
• Support recruitment marketing initiatives including careers fairs, university partnerships, social media campaigns and talent attraction events.
• Produce recruitment analytics and workforce planning insights to support strategic hiring decisions and continuous improvement.
• ***Recruitment***
• Manage and coordinate end-to-end recruitment activities across all Taaleem schools and Central Office functions, including teaching, leadership, ancillary and corporate vacancies.
• Act as the primary administrator and super-user of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring recruitment activity is accurately managed, tracked and reported.
• Manage vacancy approvals, advertising, candidate communications, interview scheduling, assessment processes, offer management and hiring decisions through ATS.
• Provide support, training and guidance to school-based HR teams and hiring managers on recruitment processes, ATS utilisation and recruitment best practice.
• Monitor recruitment workflows and service levels to ensure timely delivery of hiring requirements.
• Prepare and publish job advertisements through approved recruitment channels, ensuring consistency of employer branding and recruitment standards.
• Support hiring managers with candidate shortlisting, screening and selection activities where required.
• Monitor recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, candidate conversion rates and hiring outcomes.
• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with safeguarding requirements, Taaleem policies, employment legislation and educational authority requirements.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through effective communication and stakeholder engagement throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, automation, reporting and system utilisation.
• ***Onboarding***
• Liaise with schools and Central Office departments to facilitate a seamless onboarding experience for all new hires.
• Support the consistent implementation of Taaleem’s group-wide onboarding framework across all schools.
• Assist with onboarding activities for Central Office employees and provide support to school-based onboarding processes where required.
• Ensure recruitment and onboarding data within ATS is accurate and complete to support reporting and employee lifecycle management.
• Respond to queries from new hires promptly and professionally, ensuring a positive employee experience from offer acceptance through induction.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant management or field-specific qualification.
• ***Experience:***
• Minimum 3-4 years' recruitment or talent acquisition experience within a complex, multisite organisation.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment across a variety of professional, operational or leadership roles.
• Experience building talent pipelines and sourcing passive candidates through multiple recruitment channels.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers to deliver recruitment solutions.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment reporting tools.
• Experience within the education sector is desirable but not essential.

Attributes

• Proactive, adaptable and solutions -focused.
• Collaborative and approachable, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Confident and professional, with strong influencing and communication skills.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fastpaced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, quality and compliance.
• Customer-focused, with a commitment to delivering an excellent candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Apply now via our careers page.
• Taaleem reserves the right to close job advertisements early if an outstanding candidate is identified.
• Early applications are strongly encouraged.