Due to continued success and growth, we currently have an exciting opportunity to join our collaborative in-house Talent Acquisition team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contact.
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be focusing on the full life cycle of recruiting, including succession planning, sourcing, candidate screening, stakeholder management, regulatory compliance, and reporting.
This role concentrates on long-term recruiting strategies, looking for the future, being proactive as well as reactive with recruitment needs. The Talent Acquisition Specialist works with leadership teams to plan for hiring and internal candidate development.
Role: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Liverpool
Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm
Salary: £29,600 per annum
What you will be doing:
- Creating and posting of job descriptions and adverts posted both internally and externally
- Source and manage candidates, both active and passive, through available channels including the internal ATS, LinkedIn, Job boards, socials etc.
- Delivering full candidate screening ensuring the requirements of regulations are met (FCA)
- Advise hiring leads on interviewing, hiring, and candidate evaluation
- Handle all administrative tasks related to the candidate cycle, including reporting to governmental agencies and internal clients
- Work with the compensation department to determine a market rate salary for each new hire
- Provide guidance and forecasting for future hiring needs
- Supporting with ad-hoc projects
What we are looking for:
- Highly organised with excellent time management skills
- Able to manage complex workloads and meet numerous deadlines
- Excellent people skills, able to collaborate with a wide range of people to meet deadlines
- A background in financial services is desirable, but not essential
- An eye for detail, able to use data to identify opportunities
- Recruitment experience/ knowledge would be advantageous
About Acorn Insurance
We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have over 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance.
At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching inhouse you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business.
We celebrate difference and it's important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.
Why Acorn Insurance
Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer? Some of the "your tomorrow" benefits you will receive include:
- Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)
- Additional Buy & Sell Holidays
- Company Sick Pay Scheme
- Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Generous Company Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- A wide network of mental health first aiders.
- Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow"
- Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week
- £250 Refer a friend bonus
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames
- Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes
- Charity fundraising events
All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.
If you think you would be a great fit for us, but don't meet all the requirements of the role, please contact us as we'd love to discuss how Acorn Insurance could be the next step in your career journey.