Job Description

Junior Talent Acquisition Executive / Recruiter
Location: Home / Lichfield (2 days a week in our Lichfield City Centre office)
Salary: First year OTE £35,000 - £40,000

Data Careers, a Lichfield based successful and growing Recruitment services company focussed on the Technology/Software/Sales sectors are looking to recruit a Junior Talent Acquisition Executive / Recruiter to work in our Lichfield based Client delivery team providing recruitment services to our clients.

You will be responsible for sourcing & screening candidates, managing them through our clients hiring processes. This role will suit a self-starter with a desire to start a career in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment. Full training will be provided on 'how to be a successful recruiter' and you will work as part of supportive client delivery team in a friendly and flexible work environment. 

Responsibilities will include:

• Attend & contribute role briefing calls on new vacancies
• Create and advertise effective job adverts 
• Manage and respond to applications received 
• Proactive source potential candidates through all tools available (e.g. LinkedIn, job boards and professional networks) 
• Create Boolean searches to source candidates 
• Conduct screening calls with potential candidates 
• Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews 
• Manage the candidate relationship including offers & on boarding 
• Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our CRM (Vincere) 
• Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates 
• Proactively seek and record potential new business leads 
• Actively promote Diversity and Inclusion in all elements of the recruitment lifecycle  
• Contribute to delivery of client’s Objectives/KPI’s (Time to hire, Diversity & Internal Mobility)

Key skills/Competencies required:

• Experience working in a fast paced, commercial environment where people are at the heart of everything the business does 
• Comfortable communicating over the phone with customers 
• IT Literate – particularly with MS Word, Outlook and Excel 
• Experience of responding to and actioning urgent requests in a timely manner 
• Strong attention to detail & organisational skills, to ensure Admin responsibilities are adhered to for client processes 
• Excellent written skills with the ability to produce effective adverts and clear & detailed candidate cover notes 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to ensure you effectively deliver your message 
• Resilient & Driven individual who ensures tasks and targets are delivered 
• Motivated by career progression & professional development 
• Has the ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and peers.  
• Pro-active self-starter and able to prioritise workload effectively.  
• Works well under pressure and able to prioritse workload accordingly 
• Positive & open-minded approach  
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships and work across a wide range of contacts. 
• Team player who will share ideas and make contributions during team meetings 
• A passion for and experience of driving Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Studies have shown that certain underrepresented groups of people are less likely to apply for a job that they don’t 100% match. At Data Careers, we’re committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people excel. So, if you like the sound of this opportunity but you don’t meet all of the requirements then please apply. You could be the perfect candidate for this or other opportunities within Data Careers.