Recruitment and Talent Advisor

at  City of Portsmouth College

Job Title: Recruitment and Talent Advisor
Location: Highbury Campus
Salary: £26,742 - £28,315 - Full Time Equivalent
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent, 37 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year

ABOUT US:

At City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at the College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.
We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.
We aspire to become the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, promoting a progressive, supportive and rewarding workplace culture. Here at COPC, we offer ongoing support, professional development / training and guidance alongside competitive benefits to all staff. By joining us you can be a part of the journey to shape the next generations educational journey and you will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Recruitment and Talent Development Advisor plays a key role in supporting both the recruitment management and the talent development strategies, with the aim of attracting, recruiting and retaining the best talent.
The Recruitment and Talent Development Advisor will provide high quality, professional people focused recruitment service and Talent Development service to the College. They will provide guidance and support to managers across all elements of the recruitment process and the learning and development processes working alongside the Campus HR teams and the HR Operations team to support the organisations talent processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the successful delivery of the recruitment and the talent development strategies alongside operational people priorities.
• Lead and participate in recruitment related projects to meet department objectives.
• Ensure full compliance with the College’s recruitment policy and safer recruitment requirements as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education [KCSIE].
• Manage the recruitment process from start to finish of internal and external roles. Activity will include, document drafting, advertising, shortlisting, arranging interviews, facilitating offers and completing the onboarding process via the applicant tracker system.
• Work with managers to ensure a high quality candidate experience through the recruitment process including feedback.
• Ensuring that an up to date and comprehensive record of all candidates is maintained which satisfies legal, audit and Service Level Agreement requirements.
• Produce reports on recruitment statistics to inform future recruitment activity

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, BELOW IS WHAT WE WOULD NEED FROM YOU:

• CIPD Level 3 or willing to work towards
• Evidence of commitment to professional development
• A good standard of Maths and English
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Background in HR