Senior Recruitment Manager - Vetting Heathrow, England
Job description
This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else.
As the Senior Recruitment Manager Vetting, you will play a critical role in leading a team to optimise the full vetting process, including referencing and all additional checks required for new entrants. Delivering high-quality and compliant candidate vetting files is critical, and you will actively monitor, manage, and improve quality and compliance measures to ensure we are able to meet business needs effectively. Your focus will be on driving process efficiencies to improve our time to hire performance and enhance the candidate experience. Instilling a 'right first time' and compliance-focused mentality within the team will be a key priority for you. By aligning candidate communications during referencing with our recruitment communications strategy, you will deliver a quality candidate experience that aligns with our brand.
In this role, you will also drive management of the operational performance of third-party Recruitment Process Outsourcing Provider(s) and contribute to the strategic direction of our supplier strategy for vetting requirements.
Collaborating with the Recruitment Leadership Team, you will review demand requirements and ensure optimal workforce planning across the wider recruitment team.
If you are a process-driven individual with a keen eye for detail, efficiencies, and a focus on candidate experience, join us as Senior Recruitment Manager - Vetting. An exciting opportunity to lead our referencing and additional checks teams, driving improvements, and ensuring compliance time after time!
About you:
- Exceptional problem-solving skills: you can analyse complex issues, identify solutions, and unblock obstacles to deliver requirements effectively and efficiently.
- Strong time management and ability to work under pressure: you have a track record of prioritizing work, meeting tight deadlines, and operating effectively in high-pressure situations.
- Effective challenge and influencing skills: you can confidently engage and influence senior managers and decision-makers, building productive relationships and driving positive outcomes.
- Attention to detail and comprehensive perspective: you have a great eye for detail while also maintaining an overall complete view of any situation, ensuring complete understanding and execution of tasks.
- Excellent communication skills: you have strong written and verbal communication abilities and are able to effectively convey information and ideas to partners at all levels.
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities
