Talent Acquisition Advisor

Job Title

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the EMEA Talent Acquisition Director, the Talent Acquisition Advisor is responsible for timely and effective delivery of hiring local talent within their defined business areas. A key part of the role is to develop, manage, and deliver a first-class recruitment service which delivers the top talent for the open roles, whilst giving a positive candidate experience to all applicants, both Internal & external. Through developing relationships with the key stakeholders, you will be required to share your professional expertise to increase internal hiring capabilities, whilst providing a high level of service to prospective candidates. You will be required to source talent across most junior to mid-level roles in the business, while aiding the overall Talent Acquisition Team with ad hoc recruitment projects.

Job Description

• Responsible for delivering a robust and consistent recruitment service to both the business and candidates
• Acting as a key recruitment contact for dedicated business areas
• Continually drive pro-active recruitment activities through candidate mapping and market intelligence
• Support recruitment delivery through the use of intelligent and meaningful data analysis
• Be a positive brand ambassador whilst interacting with both internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver an end-to-end recruitment service, including sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent into the business that delivers against the overall headcount plan
• Develop a true partnership approach with the business, acting as a talent acquisition expert in country
• Advise, implement, and reflect on the best recruitment strategies fit for each open role
• Promote the Cushman & Wakefield brand to the market as an employer of choice and engage initiatives to improve internal brand awareness to attract and engage passive talent
• Ensure accuracy when managing data across all CRM and ATS systems, using the technology effectively to process all information
• Design recruitment campaigns to attract and engage with top talent across the business
• Innovate new channels to market by constantly designing and implementing new ways that Cushman & Wakefield can attract top talent
• Manage candidates through the recruitment life cycle, becoming a trusted advisor to the key stakeholders
• Assist in the management of internal communications, including HR newsletters

Knowledge & Experience:

• Proactive approach to recruitment, being an effective communicator and understanding the business area’s needs while working with key stakeholders to identify recruitment activity
• Strong talent mapping and sourcing skills from multiple channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, and other social media platforms
• Knowledge of recruitment systems with the ability to analyse data and present back to the business in a meaningful and valued manner
• Proven experience of proactively managing a recruitment process from start to finish
• Excellent knowledge of the external recruitment market
• Thorough understanding of resourcing and recruitment tools, techniques, and methodologies
• Credible and able to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and agency suppliers
• Experience of advising and reflecting when problem solving across all recruitment activities within a professional environment
• Strong team player, flexible in approach and willing to step in and support colleagues as required
• Able to work under own initiative, driving activities forward and delivering results
• Creative in nature and able to develop ideas into practical initiatives
• A basic understanding of local employment law and HR
• Experience in networking and building relationships internally and externally
• A level of experience selling successfully to clients, internally or externally
• IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet)

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Strong presentation, negotiation, and communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of using data and analytics as part of the recruitment process
• Commercial and business awareness
• Time management
• Team player, but has the ability to work autonomously
• Excellent command of both written and verbal Dutch and English

We foster a culture of inclusion that embraces the unique strengths, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We firmly believe that our diversity enhances our team's capabilities, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and business outcomes. If you have any reservations about applying, please don't hesitate to reach out to your local recruiter for additional information.