corporate recruiter Leeds, England
Tech Returners
Full Time
Leeds, England
30000 - 25000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Description
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Hybrid role based in either Manchester or Leeds
£25-£30K | Full-time | 4.5 day working week
Northcoders Group is on a mission to help businesses close their technology skills gap whilst creating life-changing opportunities for individuals from all walks of life. Through our brands, we can provide businesses with the most diverse and comprehensive pool of technology experts. In short, at Northcoders you will be part of an organisation that changes people’s lives.
This role is focused on Tech Returners programmes. Tech Returners is an inclusive, accessible, and positive learning and coaching community empowering careers into and through technology with a range of programmes, resources and development tools. The organisation is committed to removing the barriers returners face after a career break and tackling the skills shortage in technology by empowering people into technology careers and providing continuous support on their journeys through technology and into leadership.
About the role:
As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll be focused on attracting, assessing and onboarding returning engineers to our core and award-winning programme - Tech Returners.
You’ll engage with our returners, with a focus on creating a supportive and comfortable onboarding environment that helps people to shine and see people’s potential. You will research community events and the returner, software engineer and diverse technology industries and immerse yourself in the UK tech scene to reach more potential applicants and share our vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Work alongside internal and external key stakeholders to plan our sourcing strategy for the individual programmes
- Assess individual applications in line with the programme requirements
- Host Behavioural Interviews
- Engage with individuals on the benefits of the programmes
- Keep our active pipeline of future applicants engaged
- Work with our Marketing and Talent teams to implement the marketing recruitment campaigns
- Identify the correct platforms to use to attract individuals for each programme and to promote the marketing recruitment campaigns
- Create weekly reports on campaign success
- Attend virtual and in-person events to network with individuals suitable for the programmes
- Support Returners onto our programmes
- Support the Talent team on wider talent acquisition responsibilities
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
With 1-3 years of experience in a recruitment/onboarding role, you will have a passion for technology and Diversity & Inclusion. You’ll be experienced at engaging with technology professionals via social media, interviewing individuals and be confident in presenting our programmes to the returners.
As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll be tasked with attracting, sourcing, selecting, and supporting the programme participants to join our Tech Returners programme, delivered across the UK.
Working in a fast-paced environment you’ll need to be driven, a problem solver, focused, conscientious, commercially astute, a great communicator and above all passionate about your work.
You’ll be working as part of a supportive, remote-based team and you’ll have the flexibility to work around any family or personal commitments.
If successful, you will receive a great onboarding experience with our team, and the relevant initial and ongoing training and support to excel in your role.
Benefits
The package:
- Contract: Full time
- Hours: 36 hours over a 4.5 day working week
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Location: Manchester or Leeds, offering a hybrid and flexible working pattern
- Holiday: 5 weeks of holiday + bank holidays
- Benefits: Employee assistance programme, enhanced family-friendly policies, optional private health insurance and competitive pension
About Tech Returners:
Since 2017, we’ve enabled more than 100 returners into careers in technology and have grown a community of programme participants and partners in Manchester and London. Our programmes are expanding and so is our team.
Having recently expanded our programme offerings, this is a great opportunity to join a unique business which creates truly life-changing opportunities at a time of significant growth.
Interested? Please apply and we’ll be in touch.
We review and progress applications as they come in, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you meet our selection criteria, there will be an initial telephone call with our Head of Talent Acquisition & Partnerships, followed by a two-stage interview process. All interviews will take place remotely via video call, and during this process you will have the opportunity to meet with some of the team you’ll be working with.
We look forward to receiving your application.
For more information about Tech Returners, visit our website and our LinkedIn page
About Tech Returners
Want to get back to your career in tech but not sure which route to take?
Our tailored support and free programmes are designed to refresh your skills, rebuild your confidence and reignite your career in technology.
Our partnerships with inclusive brands, including some of the world's leading companies, help us connect talented individuals with progressive companies and create richly diverse workplaces together.
Follow us on social media on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram to get the latest updates on our programmes and community.
