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Talent Assistant

• Remote
• Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom
• People & Culture

Description

Job title: Talent Assistant

Team: People & Culture

Reporting to: Head of Talent

Direct reports: N/A

Salary: 25-28k FTE

Are you looking to start or grow your career within the People & Culture profession? Do you enjoy working with people and want a fast-paced role where you’ll continually learn and develop?

By joining Climate Bonds Initiative, you’ll be making a real difference at a global scale. Your work will be meaningful, fulfilling and will contribute to driving climate action and solutions on a daily basis. Furthermore, as we grow, you’ll have the opportunity for personal development and we’ll work with you to unlock your full potential.

Purpose

Working with the Head of Talent, this role will be providing efficient and professional talent and people related support to the People & Culture team and wider organisation. This will include co-ordinating the end-to-end process for talent acquisition and supporting with resource planning, onboarding, talent management initiatives and various touch points of the employee lifecycle to include offboarding.

This position will be responsible for supporting and assisting in executing a high-level recruitment and selection approach that reflects Climate Bonds Initiative culture and values. The Talent Assistant will play a critical role in creating a constant pipeline of new team members to meet current and future recruitment requirements. Ensuring that all recruitment advertising is on brand and adequately represents our employee value proposition.

The role will also assist with on and off-boarding activities and support various talent initiatives, working across the whole team and keeping abreast of monthly people changes to offer an excellent career development opportunity for growth.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To support the Head of Talent with a range of talent acquisition activities and provide regular updates in relation to recruitment campaigns and projects
• Supporting the hiring process to include diary management and the scheduling of calls and interviews
• All administrative duties relating to talent acquisition, including preparation of offer letters and contracts
• Writing compelling job adverts to promote Climate Bonds Initiative as an employer of choice and drive traffic to increase applicant numbers
• Assisting with multiple recruitment processes across different teams, including screening candidates with a focus on continually delivering a positive experience
• To work with the Head of Talent to develop better recruitment metrics and KPIs, utilising data to support decision making
• Working with the Head of Talent on various talent initiatives, including employment branding, marketing, induction and resource management
• Direct sourcing of candidates where possible
• Carrying out compliance for new starters, including referencing and right to work checks in line with current legislation
• Supporting the onboarding process of new starters, including submitting IT tickets and negotiating start dates between the candidate and hiring manager, to ensure a seamless induction can take place.
• Ensuring all candidates and hiring managers always receive an excellent level of service, ensuring feedback is provided in a timely manner
• Acting as the first point of contact for new starters prior to onboarding, handling any queries
• Assisting the Head of Talent with job design and evaluation in accordance with the organisations Career and Competency framework
• Supporting hiring managers with interviews and candidate selection methods to always ensure a fair, consistent, and transparent process
• To support the Head of Talent in the design and implementation of talent acquisition templates and materials such as interview questions with the desire to continually improve recruitment practices
• Using the HRIS for entering data and running reports, maintaining and ensuring accuracy
• Assist with off boarding and relevant administrative duties
• Support the People Partner with new starter inductions
• Supporting the People & Culture Team in ad-hoc projects

We understand that working hours are an important consideration and we wouldn’t want this to act as a barrier for our perfect candidate. We are always open to discussing full-time or part-time working arrangements and whilst we may not be able to meet all your requirements, we are always willing to explore possibilities for the role. Feel free to discuss any flexibility you may need with us.

Although we are a remote organisation, our People & Culture team is based in West Sussex. This means there will be occasional travel required, approximately once every two months, for meetings. Additionally, you will also need to visit our London office once every quarter.

As an organisation we operate at a global level in many ways, as such we take a holistic view of ersity that recognises the different perspectives of people that work or partner with us. We are looking for the very best talent to deliver on our mission to mobilise global capital for climate action, our goal is that we build an inclusive and innovative culture that recognises the uniqueness of our team members and allows them to feel valued and inspired to do their best work.

Requirements

Experience

• Previous experience in an administrative role
• Customer service background

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate competencies in accordance with relevant career and competency framework level
• Curious with the desire to grow and develop own skills and knowledge
• An interest in HR and understanding the people function of an organisation
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work at pace in a service led environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative mind-set with the ability to produce high-quality content
• Strong attention to detail
• Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to set and meet realistic deadlines
• Customer focused with the ability to create and maintain strong working relationships
• Easily embraces change and demonstrates flexibility when direction or priorities shift
• Demonstrates a high level of confidentiality
• Strong software skills including Microsoft e.g. PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Additional requirements

• Ability to travel to Sussex/London

Benefits

• Impactful responsibilities from the day you join with responsibility for your own learning curve, the role is what you make of it and the possibilities depend on you.
• Amazing opportunities for career progression and structured career development well work with you to explore your learning development and career potential

• We offer a structured and bespoke induction programme specifically suited to the team youll be joining and the specific role youll be doing. During your first few months, youll be given all the training you need to succeed in your role.
• Opportunity to attend a series of Lunch and Learns, delivered by internal subject matter experts and external guest speakers

• An international and erse work atmosphere

• The chance to be part of our rapid growth and play a key role in the next exciting phase of Climate Bonds Initiative journey

• Everyone that joins us is given the opportunity to undertake our signature GSS+ Bonds Training, which is recognised and certified by CPD.