Company
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
Role
The Human Resources team are currently seeking an EMEA Head of Campus Recruiting to join the Campus Team and work from our offices in London.
The EMEA Head of Campus Recruiting is responsible for leading and driving Jefferies’ European junior talent acquisition function. This encompasses all related efforts including full life cycle of recruitment and other strategic programs to ensure a competitive and well-rounded candidate pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the EMEA Campus Recruitment strategy, aligning efforts with long-term business needs and elevating the Jefferies brand across key markets.
- Provide strategic oversight and competitive intelligence to shape and drive early careers talent acquisition across EMEA.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with senior stakeholders across Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Corporate Functions to ensure alignment and impact.
- Design, manage, and execute the campus attraction strategy for Graduate Analysts, Summer Interns, Off-Cycle Interns, and Apprentices across all divisions.
- Oversee full lifecycle management of Spring Week, Summer Intern, and Campus Analyst Programs, including team allocations, rotations, induction and training programs, performance management, and conversion processes.
- Lead, support, and develop two direct reports within the Early Careers Recruitment Team, while mentoring junior HR colleagues across the function.
- Maintain strong relationships with university career services, student societies, and Jefferies’ Employee Resource Groups to plan and execute high-impact campus events.
- Represent Jefferies at target universities and industry networking events to stay ahead of market trends and competitor activity, sharing insights to refine strategy.
- Champion all DE&I initiatives within early careers recruitment, fostering partnerships with diverse student communities and associations to build an inclusive candidate pipeline.
- Ensure data integrity and effective reporting for senior stakeholders across all business lines, enhancing the team’s capabilities in this area.
- Conduct detailed MI and analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of campus strategies, including statistical analysis of candidate performance and outcomes, budget adherence, and continuous improvement based on data-driven insights.
Person Specification
The EMEA Head of Campus Recruiting would suit a candidate with previous Graduate Recruitment experience, ideally within a Global Financial Services or Professional Services environment. You will have strong communication skills and be extremely self-motivated. A flexible approach to work, and an ability to manage workloads in a pressure-filled environment will be key to the success of this role. The right candidate will also have proven organisational and management skills.
Experience / Qualifications
- Previous experience leading campus recruitment teams, managing high-volume recruitment
- Proven team and senior stakeholder management skills and experience
- Strong initiative
- Demonstrates Integrity
- Ability to communicate confidently and concisely across all levels
- Self-motivated and highly organised with an ability to work quickly
- High attention to detail
- Team oriented
- Competent user of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience of HR systems / Databases / Applicant Tracking Systems
- Bachelor’s degree