Talent Acquisition Partner

Grantham

Talent Acquisition Partner

The Company

The UK’s Power sector is evolving and expanding rapidly to meet increasing customer demand. At Ipsum we offer tailored power and electrical solutions, from maintenance to major installation projects, all of which are underpinned by our smart technologies. It’s our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks.

To support our continued growth we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about our industry and about supporting our teams in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.  

What we offer

We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.  

Our benefits

We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you’ll enjoy a great range of employee benefits: 

·      Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation

·      Health & Wellbeing Benefits:

•    Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling  
•    Access to 24/7 virtual GP  
•    Occupational Health support 

·      Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice):  

•   Cycle to Work 
•    Group Personal Pension Scheme

·      Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more! 

·      Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events  

·      Life assurance cover

·      Flexible working

·      Long service awards 

·      Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives 

Your new role

Job Purpose:

Work with managers and leaders to design, develop and execute a comprehensive forward-thinking talent acquisition strategy for our Power division aligned to the Ipsum growth strategy, strategic objectives, values and long-term goals.

Principal Accountabilities:

·      Proactively identify and maintain a pipeline of top talent for Ipsum and regularly review with managers and leaders

• Collaborate with marketing colleagues to enhance Ipsum’s employer brand and promote as an employer of choice by leveraging social media and other platforms and by networking and attending industry events and engaging with educational establishments for early careers talent

·      Drive innovative talent sourcing initiatives to target the attraction of candidates to a broad range of roles engaging with both active and passive talent

·      Drive consistency and quality in recruitment practice

• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, from initial contact to onboarding
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success and provide metrics internally and to the board
• Salary and benefits benchmarking

·      Develop and manage the talent acquisition budget efficiently, ensuring a strong return on investment, maintaining and reviewing supplier relationships, contracts and the PSL

About you

Essential qualifications/ skills/ experience

• Proven and demonstratable success in a similar role, ideally operating in a similar market or Industry with skill shortages
• Knowledge of talent sourcing avenues to target the attraction of suitably skilled candidates
• Demonstrable ability to build strong relationships with and influence key stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen
• Results-focused
• Passionate about driving standards and candidate experience

Desirable qualifications/ skills/ experience

·      L3 Certificate in In-House Recruitment (CertIHR) or higher

Ipsum is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.