Head of Talent Acquisition Delivery

Job Introduction

Talent Acquisition professionals please read on...

I am delighted to share that we have a very exciting opportunity for a Head of Talent Acquisition Delivery to join the business and to take accountability for providing strategic leadership of the UK and Ireland resourcing team.

We are looking to recruit someone to work closely with our leadership team to ensure that Sodexo continues to attract and retain top talent and that hiring remains seamless and efficient and engage with and motivate a growing resourcing team.

This is a really exciting role that will enable you to utilise your talent acquisition skills and lead a fantastic team.

Role Responsibility

• Working with the Director of Talent you'll execute a comprehensive resourcing strategy that generates value through enhancing the Sodexo employer brand of quality of life making sure this supports growth and future aspiration of the business.
• Develop best practice and lead innovation utilising our tools and platforms
• Use of technology to support external talent pipelining.
• Develop key strategic partnerships both internal and external
• Managing and Exploiting Resourcing Technology taking accountability for ensuring that the ATS, front-end Careers pages and other technology channels (e.g. social media) are continually utilised
• Create value through better candidate sourcing, an improved end-to-end experience for hiring managers and candidates
• Production of MI to drive decision making and continuous improvement
• Develop and execute innovative and compelling talent attraction and selection strategies to meet the demands and timelines of the business
• Focus on the key talent acquisition priorities of experience and quality of hire and employer brand
• Ensure guidance and interventions are in place to guide hiring managers on how to manage the process and hire quality candidates, ensuring that the resourcing process, policy and associated documentation is utilised
• Be the key point of contact for Resourcing for all RLC -1 hires, owning the relationship with search and selection partners, advising on sourcing methods, providing a direct sourcing capability and supporting the hiring manager through the process from shortlisting through to assessment
• Work with the business to ensure we have the correct selection processes in place to hire the best talent across all our business areas

The Ideal Candidate

• Extensive experience in resourcing and talent acquisition
• Previous experience in leading and managing a team of resourcing professionals
• Experience of having provided recruitment support for senior roles, working with search and selection partners and having had experience of undertaking research, market mapping and direct approaches on passive candidates
• Startegic thinker – someone who can extrapolate from company plans the key resourcing issues, develop and deliver a plan to respond.
• Planning, prioritisation and project management skills
• Ability to operate individually and employing solid decision making skills
• Ability to develop and maintain highly effective relationships
• Ability to influence senior leaders
• Exceptional communication skills

Package Description

£ Highly Competitive - plus car allowance, bonus, pension, reward and benefits package

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process