Talent Acquisition Advisor

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Leeds / London (Hybrid): 1 Year FTC
The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our inclusive and successful team on a 1 year Fixed term Contract. In this role you will be an integral part of an established and collaborative team, providing talent acquisition expertise throughout the entire recruitment process. You’ll be involved in creating proactive internal and external recruitment strategies and delivering an exceptional experience, ensuring we attract and hire the best talent to meet QBE’s current and future needs. You will be working within a supportive environment where your opinions are truly valued and trusted. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation.
Within our organisation, we strike the perfect balance—not too big, not too small—giving you the opportunity to make a real difference. With hybrid working arrangements, excellent benefits, and a supportive environment, we are committed to helping you succeed and grow.
It’s not just what we do that matters, it is how we do it that makes the difference.

Your New Role:

• Utilise expertise in sourcing to narrow the applicant pool and ensure recommended candidates meet hiring needs and business requirements.

• Manage sourcing channels to maximise usage of sourcing-related services.

• Provide support and an exceptional candidate experience from application through to onboarding.

• Optimise the external network by maintaining a visible profile in the market and fostering ongoing communication with prospective candidates.

• Support end-to-end talent acquisition process by sourcing, screening, and recommending candidates to build effective talent pipelines.

• Assist with identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in sourcing and recruitment practices.

• Research alternative sourcing methods and make recommendations to improve talent acquisition.

About You:

• Knowledge and passion for Talent Acquisition and recruitment from Agency, in-house or RPO.

• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders, candidates, recruiters and hiring managers.

• Experience as sourcer, researcher or recruiter in-house, RPO or agency.

• Experienced in sourcing and building pipelines for different levels and roles.

• Proven ability to manage and prioritise competing responsibilities concurrently and effectively.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/). #LI-Hybrid

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include; 

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada

Employer of the Year 2022 Winner – Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award 

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year 

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response  

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year 

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers. 

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Collaboration Tools, Communication, Conducting Interviews, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Human Resources (HR), Human Resources Policies, Intentional collaboration, Labor and Employment Law, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Recruiting, Working Independently

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.