Talent Acquisition Partner

Affinity Workforce Solutions

Talent Acquisition Partner – Leeds / Sheffield

• £Competitive Salary + Bonus Scheme.
• Excellent bonus structure available.
• Full Time / Permanent opportunity.
• Working Hours: Monday – Friday (37.5 Hours per week)
• Hybrid-working
• Additional holiday on your birthday!

About Affinity

Affinity Workforce Solutions are a ‘Sunday Times Top 100 Workplaces’ for 2024 employer as well as being a market leader in the education recruitment space. We are also unique in that our group is made up of four brands, which include Monarch Education; CER Education; Career Teachers and Sugarman Education and we pride ourselves on not only being a customer-focussed Consultancy, but also innovative in how we are able to support our customers.

As our group continues to grow, we are looking to add to our Talent Acquisition Team and appoint a Talent Acquisition Partner to be based in either Leeds or Sheffield. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join an ambitious, innovative, customer-focused and growing company to support our business growth and values by identifying and hiring top talent!

You’ll read so many adverts describing their team as vibrant, energetic and collaborative, but that perfectly sums up Affinity’s Talent department. We’re a close-knit, hard-working group that supports one another and celebrates each other’s successes. We also work closely with our other departments such as marketing; IT and Learning and Development.

The role & requirements

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, hard-working and pro-active individual looking to secure their next role as a Talent Acquisition Partner, supporting the delivery of first-class and industry leading attraction strategies into Affinity Workforce Solutions’ Group.

The role will require the successful individual to:

• Implement and maintain industry-leading assessment and selection processes further positioning Affinity Workforce Solutions as an employer of choice within the Education Recruitment Industry.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process to attract, secure and retain high-quality talent across all brands that make up the Affinity Workforce Solutions Group.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience throughout the selection and onboarding process.
• Deliver strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with and in partnership with all relevant central services functions including HR, IT, L&D and Marketing.
• Delivery of bespoke projects that align to Affinity’s overal key objectives and attraction strategies.

Skills and Experience Required:

• A proven track record in a recruitment-based role.
• Commercial and innovative approach to candidate attraction and selection strategies.
• Excellent communication skills – demonstrating proactivity in your communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent personal presentation.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Ambition – the desire to work hard and develop and progress.
• A pro-active approach to work.
• Experience working to and achieving targets.
• To be committed to working to Affinity’s Core Brand Values: Committed; Collaborative; Mentors; Mindful; Spirited and Sustainable.

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