Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist

• We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our London team and play a key role in attracting, engaging, and hiring exceptional talent across engineering, technology, and consulting
• You’ll work closely with hiring managers, shape candidate experiences, and help drive the growth of one of the UK’s leading engineering and IT consultancies
• Talent Sourcing: Understand hiring needs and workforce planning to efficiently fill leadership and specialist roles across the organization
• Candidate Identification: Source high-caliber professionals through direct approaches, headhunting, LinkedIn, talent mapping, and digital tracking methods
• End-to-End Recruitment: i) Screen CVs using modern tools and data-driven methods. ii) Conduct insightful phone screenings and structured interviews using behavioral questions, case studies, and role-plays. iii) Manage the relationship with the Directors and the Candidates
• Candidate Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor throughout the candidate journey, ensuring a seamless and positive experience from initial contact through to onboarding
• Leadership Pipeline Development: Build and nurture a qualified candidate pool to meet current and future hiring needs
• Market Insights: Conduct competitive intelligence and talent mapping to remain ahead of market trends and strengthen strategic hiring decisions
• Recruitment Analytics & Reporting: Provide regular updates to stakeholders through group reporting and internal dashboards, ensuring process optimization and accountability
• Continuous Improvement: Drive improvements in candidate experience and optimize recruitment workflows for Technical Direction

Benefits

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Pizza Thursday monthly, weekly social in the office and commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Benefits Platform offering various retail and leisure discounts

• Strong experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle independently, including sourcing, stakeholder management, and offer negotiation
• Languages
• Fluent English (mandatory)
• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management and psychology, or a related field, is preferred, along with experience as an in-house recruiter or agency recruiter
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal teams and hiring managers at all levels
• Experience in building awareness of the company brand and cultivating strong relationships with candidates to ensure a positive recruitment experience
• Skilled in screening candidates, shortlisting applicants, and conducting thorough interviews with detailed feedback for hiring managers
• Ideally 2-5 years of experience in talent acquisition within fast-paced environment
• Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we are looking for