Talent Sourcing Assistant

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Recruitment Business Partnering - NewcastleJob Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. 

The Experienced Hire recruitment team at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP is an integral part of the wider Talent and Reward team within the People and Culture function. The team is responsible for the attraction and hiring of talent across the EMEA region for Norton Rose Fulbright across legal and business services positions. The Recruitment team are passionate about identifying talent who will shape and grow our organisation of the future.

The Role

The Talent Sourcing Assistant will support the Recruitment Business Partners and Talent Sourcing Advisors to deliver a ‘best in class’ recruitment experience for candidates and internal stakeholders. You will have demonstrable experience of administration support for a busy team and be agile and proactive in your approach. With your knowledge of systems, eye for detail and outstanding organisational skills you will be part of an in-house Recruitment Team who make a significant impact on the firm through the hiring of talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working as part of the Talent Sourcing team who are responsible for identifying, approaching and selecting talent for the firm.
• Assisting the Talent Sourcing Advisors in identifying talent through market mapping and research.
• Scheduling interviews by liaising with candidates directly, recruitment agencies and colleagues to get availability for physical interviews and video conferences.
• Administering testing for candidates.
• Timely communication to candidates providing updates on their recruitment process.
• Managing the recruitment team email inbox and passing queries onto the relevant team members.
• Supporting the team in adding data onto our HR system (Workday) – this could include adding recruitment agencies, updating CV’s and other similar duties
• Any ad hoc admin duties which support the experienced hire team.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proficiency in an additional European language is highly desirable as this role supports recruitment across EMEA – Europe, including France, Germany and Netherlands; Middle East and Asia.
• Ability to work under pressure to support the team.
• Ability to manage own workload and prioritise tasks.
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication in English, both written and oral.
• Strong MS office skills are essential, particularly Word and Outlook.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.