3272 Talent and Recruitment Officer - LHP

Talent and Recruitment Officer

LHP

Do you have previous experience working in recruitment? Do you get intrinsic satisfaction from seeing people progress in their careers? Due to an internal promotion, we’ve got an exciting opportunity in our Talent team as a Talent and Recruitment Officer

We're offering an excellent salary of £33,600 plus some great benefits. As a Talent & Recruitment Officer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end recruitment process for all campaigns across LHP. You’ll be required to support hiring managers recruit the best talent which meets their individual needs championing internal progression of our 400+ colleagues

A key requirement of this role will be adapting our “Customer First” approach to recruitment, delivering a customer centric service to our applicants and internal stakeholders, keeping them informed at every step of the process and providing an informative, natural and effortless service

What is Lincolnshire Housing partnership like to work for?

We’re a local housing association with our roots firmly fixed in our Grimsby and Boston communities, many of our colleagues were born in the same areas that we serve. This gives our teams an additional sense of purpose to improve the lives of our customers.

There is a strong sense of togetherness across the organisation, our culture encourages accountability, cross-departmental collaboration and we welcome the opportunity to improve through feedback. We have an agile working policy; therefore, colleagues are able to work from wherever is suitable to complete the task at hand. This might be at home, on site, at our offices located in Boston and Grimsby, or somewhere else!

There will be a requirement for the successful candidate to be visible in both our offices, aswell as our communities, promoting LHP as an employer of choice

What additional benefits will I get from working for Lincolnshire Housing Partnership?

• An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1200 annually through our benefits partner Westfield Health
• Discounted Shopping Vouchers through Westfield Health
• Opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge through our fantastic corporate training programme
• A superb employer salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 12% paid by LHP
• 24 holiday days a year pro rata (plus bank holidays) which will increase by 1 day per year for the first five years of service
• The ability to earn additional holiday days through full attendance
• Mental Health First Aiders across the business, let’s be there for each other!

What qualifications, skills and experience will I need as a Talent and Recruitment Officer?

Essential:

• Experience of facilitating and delivering recruitment campaigns
• Experience of using various job boards and social media platforms to promote vacancies
• An excellent communicator with emphasis on building rapport with internal and external customers
• Demonstrate excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to write engaging job adverts and social media promotions
• Experience of using Microsoft Office 365 (I.e., Teams, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Word)
• Access to your own vehicle and be able to travel to our offices, either Grimsby or Boston when required

Desirable:

• Certificate in Recruitment Practice/ CIPD or equivalent experience
• Experience in designing various assessment and evaluations methods
• Experience with social media, CV databases and professional networks and how they can be utilised for recruitment
• Knowledge of applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Experience of onboarding and Induction processes

What will I be asked to do as a Talent and Recruitment Officer?

• Business Partnering – Hold kick off meetings with internal managers at all levels, to ensure all recruitment follows the LHP recruitment policy
• Promote LHP as an employer of choice – Organise and attend job fairs, recruitment events, schools, colleges, universities etc to attract candidates to LHP
• . Writing Engaging Campaigns – Create inspiring and engaging job adverts for the LHP website and third-party job boards as well as liaising with the Communications Team for publication on social media platforms
• Advertise across multiple networks - Proactively source the best potential candidates utilising LinkedIn, CV Databases, and external recruitment agencies.
• Thorough Planning and Scheduling – Facilitate, plan and administer interview and selection procedures to ensure that the process is efficient and customer focused.
• Support and Coach Internal stakeholders – Support and coach hiring managers to select appropriate and innovative assessment methods, challenging the norm, making the process memorable for the candidates
• Assessment and Interviewing – Actively involved on interviewing and shortlisting panels for all roles, when required.
• Internal Progression– Support and promote internal colleague development and liaise with the Talent Manager for suitable training and development initiatives Onboarding and Induction Collaborate with the People Services team and be accountable for the colleague onboarding and induction process is managed effectively and enables new starters to settle into the organisation and understand the culture and values
• Delivery of Corporate Training – Support the delivery and implementation of the corporate training plan.
• Coach and Support LHP apprentices - Provide support to the Talent Manager in managing the trainee and apprenticeship scheme.

Please download the full key responsibilities, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role from the supporting document below.

What opportunities will I have for progression?

At LHP we are committed to investing in the development of our employees to enable them to realise their potential. There are many opportunities that LHP will provide you with to enhance your skills and assist in your career progression. We measure our success within this area by the number of internal promotions that we can achieve and that we are able to retain our best talent. The natural career progression route that would be applicable to your role is Talent Manager & People Services Manager

How to apply?

If you want to have an informal chat with our Talent Manager, please call Gary on 07526085083

To Apply, complete the application process by attaching your up-to date CV and a cover letter, detailing why you would be an excellent candidate for the role.

Applications close at 11am on 16th September.

If we receive sufficient strong application, we may close the campaign before the closing date Interviews will be conducted on the 23rd September Offers of Employment is subject to a DBS Check and Satisfactory References.

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