Junior Recruitment Executive

at  MMR Research Worldwide LTD

ABOUT US:

Spotted an exciting new product in the shops recently? Chances are, we’ve played a key role in its creation.
We are an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. We are industry leaders, guiding best in class innovation for our clients – partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands such as Coca Cola, Diageo, Mondelez, GSK, Kellogg’s, Colgate and Unilever.
Our team of over 800 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists. We’re a diverse bunch, with backgrounds in R&D, insight, marketing, sensory science, data sciences and psychology. We also boast a true global reach with offices in UK, US, China, South Africa, Singapore, Colombia, Brazil, India, Thailand and the Netherlands.
We are a “people first” company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. Don’t take our word for it though, check us out on Glassdoor. You’ll see we’re currently rated at 4.7 out of 5 as an employer destination and a massive 97% of our employees would recommend working for us to a friend. Add to that 99% of our people approve of our CEO and you’ll get a general feel of what it means to be part of the MMR family.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

• Passion and drive to succeed
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships at all levels
• Highly organised with a keen eye for detail
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Previous experience within a customer service role

ABOUT THE ROLE:

MMR is looking for a Junior Recruitment Executive to join our dynamic and forward-thinking HR team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for their first role in Internal Recruitment and has some previous experience working within a customer service role.
This role will be to recruit our entry level roles over MMR’s 10 global locations, accessing their suitability to join MMR and selling how great MMR is! These roles will also cover a wide range of role types, so the role will have breadth and variety, also enabling you to work with many different hiring managers across the business.
In the UK, MMR hires a new cohort of researchers to join our Graduate programme each year and it will be your responsibility to lead this UK recruitment programme. You will be tasked with carrying out screening calls, running our assessment centres, and ultimately finding the best graduates for our business, all whilst providing a first-class candidate experience.
This is a fast paced and varied role that requires someone who is driven, organised and has the ability connect and communicate with a variety of people.
Reporting into our Recruitment Manager, full training will be given so don’t worry if you haven’t done recruitment before; personality and attitude is a key attribute for success in this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Screening graduate candidates for our Graduate programme, assessing their technical abilities, attitude and overall fit for MMR
• Delivering a first class candidate experience at all times
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Hiring Managers across the business
• Organising and running Recruitment Assessment Centres in both our Wallingford and London offices
• Organising networking and candidate events
• Liaising with external stakeholders
• Posting and writing job adverts
• Marketing our opportunities and promoting MMR
• Connecting and building relationships with universities to attract graduates
• Using LinkedIn to promote and attract talent
• Recruiting for other early career opportunities across the business’s global offices