Job Description

Job Posting End Date: September 23

Who are we?

We're a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we're on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.

The role

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What will you be doing?

Position: Talent Acquisition Consultant


Location: Basingstoke or Dorking 3 days per week (with hybrid working)


Reporting To: Head of Talent Acquisition

What will you bring?

Due to internal progression the Talent Acquisition team at Unum UK are looking for the fourth member of our team.


As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you will be responsible for partnering with the business to understand their needs, and use a variety of innovative and traditional sourcing strategies to deliver top talent, who want to part of our journey in delivering business growth, to start with you will be hiring into our Customer Service teams, so knowledge of cohort volume hiring or experience within Customer Service, with a passion to learn would be ideal.


This is a great time to join our team as you'll have the opportunity to drive improvements so that we deliver high impact Talent Acquisition through enhancing our employer brand, creating digital efficiency and a providing great experience for candidates and colleagues.


Important for us are:

Your stakeholder engagement skills.

We need you to pro-actively partner with the business working with them to understand the challenges and opportunities within their areas, you'll be able to influence stakeholders around to your way of thinking to try new and different ways to recruit, and most importantly you will keep your stakeholders upto date.

Your recruiting abilities

. Your direct sourcing skills will be top notch (or you won't be afraid to learn, which includes being proactive and jumping on the phone) and you'll be able to develop creative ways of recruiting hard to fill roles. You will also have fantastic organisation skills, being able to juggle many tasks at once and be delivery focused. And you'll be able to demonstrate how you've considered I&D and supported Early Talent into the workplace in your roles.

Your systems adoption

. You need to be used to using systems, data and AI tools, as these will be a living tools for you constantly.


Alongside all of that you will be someone who passionate and takes the initiative and takes control of their own work and development, who is a team player, who has a fresh perspective of doing things better, as you'll lead on improvement projects alongside your day job.


As a team we typically collaborate in the Basingstoke and Dorking offices several times a month, travel to both sites will be required.


Our Benefits:


Competitive Bonus Health Plan Pension scheme Life, medical, and income insurance Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support, and medical second opinion 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays) Salary sacrifice electric car scheme with free on-site electric chargers
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Why join us?

At Unum, we've created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.


We've built a supportive, inclusive environment where you can be yourself, whilst also being part of a growing organisation. From charity and volunteer opportunities to career growth, your possibilities are endless.


If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to careers@unum.co.uk .


Company:


Unum UK