Talent Acquisition Advisor

Overview:

We are Forward, the social justice charity that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 30 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.

We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our HR Team on a permanent basis. We are on a exciting journey here at Forward Trust, entering a period of growth and change!

Reporting into the Talent Acquisition Lead we are transforming the Talent Acquisition function by implementing a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and redefining our recruitment processes.

As an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor, you will be responsible for supporting recruitment activity here at Forward Trust. Managing entry to mid-level vacancies through our brand new ATS. Supporting our hiring managers when raising a vacancy right through to onboarding new starters. You will be comfortable liaising with external providers, scheduling interviews with hiring managers and focusing on the overall candidate experience.

This fast paced, challenging position requires excellent organisational and communication skills, with an emphasis on multitasking on a wide variety of recruitment & talent related tasks.

You will have experience working at Advisor level working vacancies from start to finish, have previously used an ATS and be comfortable with MS Excel. You will be confident when it comes to your ability and your Talent Acquisition knowledge around processes should be competent.

Ultimately, the role holder will always look to do the right thing for the wider business and be motivated by helping in the transformation and modernisation of the Talent Acquisition function at Forward Trust.

Please note this is a permanent remote role where you will be home based and on ocassion be required to come to our London Offices.

• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working 
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (Optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Diversity at Forward Trust

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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