Job Description

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our HR Team in our York Head Office, on a full time fixed term contract basis for 9-12 months to cover maternity leave . We offer hybrid working (1 day per week from home) and flexible start and end times to the working day.


You'll join our established HR team to support the business with recruitment needs focusing on our retail stores at all levels from Customer Advisors through to Store Managers primarily, but also getting involved in driving recruitment forward across all areas, including new store recruitment as we continue to grow the business. We are an environment that is open to ideas and trying new things and there is a real opportunity to make a difference.


You'll ideally have previous recruitment experience in high volume environments and be skilled in both telephone and MS Teams interviewing. If you have experience in direct sourcing of candidates and using social media to attract the best talent out there then that's a bonus! Excellent communication is key in the recruitment world, and you'll need to be tenacious and willing to go the extra mile to find the right people. We are looking for a positive and friendly individual with a passion for recruitment!

Outline of Duties

Screening candidates Attracting talent by writing engaging adverts Direct Sourcing/CV Search Building engaging and long term relationships with internal stakeholders Keeping the Applicant Tracking System up to date Delivering feedback to candidates when required Managing recruitment campaigns Conducting telephone interviews and MS Teams interviews Liaising with key stakeholders to arrange interviews and position candidates Issuing new starter paperwork to successful candidates, and onboarding them to our HR platforms Assisting with team projects and additional adhoc work where required

What's In It For You:

Salary - Competitive, dependent on experience. Enrolment into company's pension scheme. Discretionary Annual Bonus scheme. Generous colleague discount scheme, some of which can be shared with your family and friends!

And that's not all, working for Pavers comes with so much more to enjoy:

Free onsite parking at York Head Office. Death In Service Benefit. Holiday Entitlement (Increases with service). Access to RetailTRUST (Wellbeing & Financial Support). Access to the Pavers Foundation: employee-led grant application and charitable giving scheme. Access to wider training and development opportunities through Pavers Academy.

What We Are Looking For

Experienced interviewer (essential) Excellent communication skills (essential) Passion for finding the right candidate (essential) Good level of general IT skills (essential) 'Can do' positive attitude (essential) Previous HR experience (desired) Previous retail experience (desired) Previous in-house or agency recruitment experience (desired) Knowledge of direct sourcing candidates (desired) Experience using social media for recruitment (desired) Previous experience using Applicant Tracking software (ATS) (desired)

The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a 200 bank loan (for a sofa she told them) to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all.


Starting small, she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981, when Catherine's three sons joined the business. One of her sons, Stuart, ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years, joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023, Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd, with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman, taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership.


From these modest beginnings, Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in today's footwear industry, with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker, Herring Shoes, Padders & Van Dal.


We remain acquisitive, highly profitable, and are an ever-growing, independent family-run business, employing over 1,900 people.


We were delighted to receive recognition as a 3Employer with

'World Class'

levels of workplace engagement and the

'2nd Best Retailer to Work For'

by Best Companies in November 2024. At Pavers, we attribute the talents, passion, and dedication of our colleagues as the reasons for our success.

If you have any questions regarding the role or encounter any issues with your application, please contact us by emailing recruitment@pavers.co.uk