Talent Acquisition Advisor

Department: Head Office

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Cobham, Surrey

Description

The role

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from role briefing to offer stage across multiple departments, including Land & Planning, Commercial, Construction, Technical, Sales and support functions.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, acting as a trusted advisor on all talent acquisition matters including succession planning and capability development.
• Leverage both direct sourcing and agency partnerships to attract high-calibre candidates.
• Maintain and develop a strong pipeline of talent through proactive sourcing strategies, networking, and headhunting using multiple channels.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience, ensuring timely communication and professional representation of the employer brand.
• Advise on market insights, salary benchmarking, and recruitment trends relevant to the property and construction sectors.
• Supporting and directing hiring managers on recruiting best practice, interview and selection techniques.
• Support the development of Pinpoint ATS, tools and processes to ensure efficient and compliant hiring practices.
• Contribute to strategic projects, such as employer branding, diversity hiring, and early careers initiatives.
• Track and report key recruitment metrics to stakeholders and provide insights for continuous improvement.
• Support group recruitment and people team projects.

Experience required

• Knowledge of recruitment and best practice gained in agency and inhouse environments.
• Ability to apply a good foundation knowledge of HR policy and best practice pragmatically to support a positive candidate experience.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to enhancing the employer brand and market presence, ensuring the organisation is positioned as an employer of choice to attract and engage top talent.
• Enthusiastic about driving change through delivery.
• Resilient in the face of challenges with an agile approach to changing pressures and priorities.
• Responsive and helpful when providing advice and support to multiple stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, and to collaborate with others.
• Discrete and able to handle confidential information.
• Willingness to travel to other offices when necessary (for conducting interviews and Assessment days etc.).
• Flexibility to work outside of standard hours when necessary.

Why join us?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.