About the role
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
A pivotal interface for external talent into Tesco, you will be responsible for identifying, qualifying and assessing external talent for potential leadership positions across the business. Working in partnership with the Executive Resourcing Manager, Executive members, and senior business leaders in Tesco, you will be key in building strong relationships with high-potential, external talent both now and in the future. You will bring to life Tesco’s culture, values and strategic ambitions to allow external Talent recognise Tesco as an employer of choice. Furthermore, you will provide ongoing end-to-end support across live vacancies, ensuring our search partners and external candidates have the best experience of Tesco.
A strong advocate of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, you will contribute ideas to further develop our search and selection processes, to be the most inclusive that they can be.

You will be responsible for

• Identifying, engaging and qualifying external senior-level talent for specific search, mapping or talent pooling projects as well as speculative opportunities across the Tesco Group
• Building pipelines and market maps of highly qualified ‘passive’ talent, segmented by company, sector and industry, that Tesco could refer to in the future
• Producing full project reports and documentation for key stakeholders, attending key update meetings and presenting back with knowledge and credibility.
• Supporting Executive Resourcing Manager on end-to-end delivery of senior appointments, deputising when required, continually positioning the team as expert partner to the business.
• Acting as a brand ambassador, positioning Tesco to be an employer of for senior level, external talent; through illustration of our strategic ambitions, company culture, purpose and Win Together Behaviours.
• Contributing to and supporting the development of new interventions and initiatives that address our search processes to make them as inclusive as they can be.
• Developing pro-active tools and resources for Tesco Leadership colleagues, which could include (but not limited to) talent insights including geographical skills gaps and capabilities, org charts, cross-sector talent reviews, industry & company news, highlighting of new hires by competitor organisations and research for specific open opportunities.
• Representing Tesco’s dedication to diversity, driving continued focus to ensuring we maintain high levels of diversity of candidate pools and shortlists.
• Working collaboratively with other teams across the People function (Exec Reward, People Business Partners) to ensure exceptional client and candidate experiences.
• Where required, support Talent & ER Associate with administrative duties related to search processes and mapping projects including status reports, candidate assessments and timely feedback to the executive resourcing manager and business!

You will need

• Executive Search or senior recruitment experience, with track-record of delivering against complex, high-profile (and at times, confidential) research/resourcing briefs across a breadth of roles and functions.
• Experience of mapping and engaging talent from a range of sources including social networks, conference speakers & attendees, industry news, referrals and other methods as appropriate. Strong digital sourcing skills using LinkedIn, Boolean, Google Search and other sourcing techniques.
• Experience of building relationships with internal and external partners, using knowledge and expertise to build credibility and establish rapport quickly.
• End-to-end project delivery experience, either an in-house search team or retained executive search firm.
• Strong project management capability, self strive to generate and deliver resourcing strategies and adapting where required.
• Ability to efficiently balance and prioritise multiple projects, communications, follow through, and candidate activities.
• Ability to engage and qualify candidates based on skills and experience, against complex briefs. Data literate, with ability to interpret and provide insight to support resourcing activity and projects.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Strong respect for confidentiality.

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About us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.
We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.
What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want

Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleague

• Identifying, engaging and qualifying external senior-level talent for specific search, mapping or talent pooling projects as well as speculative opportunities across the Tesco Group
• Building pipelines and market maps of highly qualified ‘passive’ talent, segmented by company, sector and industry, that Tesco could refer to in the future
• Producing full project reports and documentation for key stakeholders, attending key update meetings and presenting back with knowledge and credibility.
• Supporting Executive Resourcing Manager on end-to-end delivery of senior appointments, deputising when required, continually positioning the team as expert partner to the business.
• Acting as a brand ambassador, positioning Tesco to be an employer of for senior level, external talent; through illustration of our strategic ambitions, company culture, purpose and Win Together Behaviours.
• Contributing to and supporting the development of new interventions and initiatives that address our search processes to make them as inclusive as they can be.
• Developing pro-active tools and resources for Tesco Leadership colleagues, which could include (but not limited to) talent insights including geographical skills gaps and capabilities, org charts, cross-sector talent reviews, industry & company news, highlighting of new hires by competitor organisations and research for specific open opportunities.
• Representing Tesco’s dedication to diversity, driving continued focus to ensuring we maintain high levels of diversity of candidate pools and shortlists.
• Working collaboratively with other teams across the People function (Exec Reward, People Business Partners) to ensure exceptional client and candidate experiences.
• Where required, support Talent & ER Associate with administrative duties related to search processes and mapping projects including status reports, candidate assessments and timely feedback to the executive resourcing manager and business