EY Recruitment Advisor - Northern 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

686247565

Level 2: Senior Associate
Location: Belfast or Derry
Hybrid working: Currently 1-2 days in the office

You’ll spend most of your time independently driving the planning, coordination and delivery of recruitment for a specific business area or sub service level. Partners, Directors and Senior Managers will look to you for best practice, market knowledge and the ability to source exceptional talent. Furthermore, you will act as an ambassador, embodying the EY culture and reputation.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Delivers appropriate recruitment plans based on knowledge of recruitment methods and concepts
• Adds value by demonstrating a thorough understanding of trends and market knowledge of sector using knowledge to inform actions and sourcing plans
• Demonstrates an understanding of assessment methods e.g. competency-based interviewing, psychometric testing, technical testing and assessment centres
• Develops knowledges of the business, the external market and trends and ensures that this knowledge is made available to the business and RBP/ team as appropriate
• Is responsive to business needs, demonstrating solutions through own actions and proactively proposing ideas and solutions
• Advocates for D&I and reviews sourcing and attraction methods to ensure they are attracting a diverse pool of candidates
• Demonstrates an awareness of the recruitment market – understanding the key players, mapping of relevant markets and actively tracking careers of the people we want to hire
• Keeps abreast of market intelligence and, in particular, of key events which might indicate a good source of resource
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding the type of measures and targets that are set for recruitment - holds awareness of these targets while delivering work

To qualify for the Role you must have:

• Proven track record of executing volume recruitment while managing more specialist briefs
• Able to implement recruitment strategy once it is operationalised; able to identify the recruitment implications of certain elements of the strategy
• Solid experience of recruiting direct candidates from a variety of sources - headhunting candidates directly for vacancies, resourcing candidates from job boards, recruitment portals etc.
• Ability to quickly pick up full account management of key recruitment areas
• An advocate of KPIs
• Solid experience of direct sourcing methods
• Knowledge of core assessment and selection tools

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Time and project management skills – able to plan and manage time effectively and flex up and down to deal with key priorities
• Relationship building skills - with the ability to challenge senior management where necessary, always acting with integrity
• Demonstrates a willingness to look beyond the task at hand and consider the broader picture
• Demonstrates calm and objectivity when under pressure

You will be an experienced Recruitment Advisor with a passion for direct sourcing and desire to provide an exceptional candidate experience. You will also work closely with Partners and Directors across the business so the ability to build strong and effective relationships, delivering at times difficult messages, will also be key.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with MyReward you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.