Talent Acquisition & Development Partner

Talent Acquisition & Development Partner

Location: UK - Newcastle

Published 16 days ago

Closing in 13 days

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy.

The Vacancy

Are you passionate about shaping exceptional employee experiences and driving talent growth? NorthStandard is seeking a dynamic Talent Acquisition & Development Partner to be a key driver in our talent strategy, from the first interaction with a candidate through every step of their journey with us.

This exciting role blends talent acquisition expertise with a focus on developing people, offering you the opportunity to influence and enhance the employee lifecycle. If you have a proven track record in talent acquisition and a strong interest in learning and development, this is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career.

What will you be doing?

• Working with the Talent Acquisition Manager and alongside hiring managers to attract and recruit talent into NorthStandard across global locations, using a variety of channels such as social media/job boards, to ensure that specialist and hard to find roles are filled, whilst building the NorthStandard recruitment brand.
• End to end ownership of talent acquisition in our Marketing, Finance, People & Culture, Data, Technology, Risk & Compliance functions.
• Working with the Talent Team to continually review our recruitment practices, iterating and improving where necessary.
• Conducting the first stage screening and initial phone interviews to determine a candidate’s skills, experience and their culture fit/add.
• Co-ordinating and supporting the interview process with candidates and hiring managers, ensuring that all touchpoints represent the NorthStandard brand and principles.
• Working with the Head of Talent & Engagement to design and deliver effective learning for teams and individuals, including ownership of the onboarding learning pathways.
• Develop learning materials such as e-learning modules, guides, and workshops whilst driving engagement with a comprehensive training calendar and communication.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning, measuring return on investment and providing data and insight to support ongoing learning opportunities across the club.
• Being a subject matter expert on our applicant tracking system (ATS) and learning management system (LMS), using data to iterate our processes and candidate/user experience.
• Providing regular data (including DEI data) and reports, to shape our approach to talent acquisition and development.
• Partnering across the People & Culture Team to drive value through business processes, using insightful data and feedback.

About you

Essential skills, experience, and qualifications

• Experience of working in a human resources team at executive or advisor level.
• Experience of ‘in-house’ talent acquisition and administering an applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Understanding of the employee lifecycle from attraction through progression and engagement.
• Experience of analysing data to add value/drive improvements to process and practice.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise at all levels.
• Flexible and enjoy working on a variety of tasks.

Desirable skills, experience, and qualifications

• Global experience of talent acquisition.
• Experience of designing and delivering learning.
• International employment law.
• Experience of working within a multi-site hybrid organisation.

Salary starting from £30,000, depending on experience.

The Company

Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group.

We're more than just a workplace. We're a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.

You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.

We’re committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.

The Benefits

A competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus plan and benefit arrangements for everyone.

Flexible working

We offer a best in market hybrid working policy and are open to considering a range of flexible opportunities. This includes job-sharing, part-time roles and remote working.

Taking care of you

Our people are the most important part of our club and we constantly strive for our culture and working environment to show how much we value the contribution you make. We do this through our Employee Resource Groups, learning and development opportunities, inclusive policies and our Employee Assistance Programmes.

Social events

We host a range of get-togethers throughout the year as we believe that bringing our people together is a great way to motivate each other, inspire success, and build a stronger foundation for the club.

The Values

Empowered

By being trusted, inspired and developed.

Giving

Showing we care by sharing our attention, experience and expertise.

Courageous

Challenging relentlessly to create better outcomes.

Inquisitive

Embracing diverse perspectives and fresh possibilities.