Recruitment Business Partner

Job Title: Recruitment Business Partner
Duration - 6 Months, extensions likely
Location - Warwick / Hybrid (once to twice per week requirement in the office)
Salary: circa £50000 per annum

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

My high-profile utilities client is looking for a Recruitment Business Partner to join their team based at their Warwick offices on an initial 6-month contract with chance of extensions.
Working as part of the wider Talent Acquisition team, you will manage the end-to-end recruitment process to identify top talent, starting with the vacancy brief through to offer whilst ensuring a fantastic candidate and stakeholder experience.
To find the talent we need, you will identify and engage with individuals who possess the desired qualifications and skills for specific roles by reviewing their application and directly sourcing them.
You will think much wider than the role someone has applied for and proactively look to place top talent within the business.
Key Accountabilities

• Ensure candidates are kept informed of where they are in the process, answer any questions they might have and advise on why joining the business is the right move for them.
• From taking the brief to making the offer, you will focus on providing an efficient and effective process which gets the business the best talent in the shortest time.
• Asking questions will help build knowledge around the role, department and wider company which will position you to best sell the opportunity and screen candidates.
• You will tailor all adverts to the intended audience to ensure we stand out from the competition and attract top talent.
• Proactive sourcing of candidates from various channels, such as Boolean job board sourcing to database and social media.
• Keep track of metrics such as conversion rates, how many passive candidates turned into applicants, how many sourced candidates got to the interview stage etc. Use this date to optimise the sourcing strategy and processes.
• Generate interest and traffic in the company's vacancies and promote the company brand.

Knowledge and skills

• Successful end-to-end experience in the field of Talent Acquisition (in-house or agency)
• Passionate about candidate sourcing and innovative recruitment techniques to secure the best talent.
• Expertise with various sourcing tools, HR systems (including an ATS) and candidate management systems.
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills with the ability to converse with a variety of candidates.
• Superb relationship management skills, experience in building and maintain long term networks.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of relevant UK Employment Legislation
• Ability to quickly make decisions.

If you have not received a response within 48 hours of applying, please assume you have not been shortlisted this time.