Resourcing Business Partner

Job Introduction

We are currently looking for an experienced Resourcing Business Partner to cover maternity leave on a FTC for 9 months to join our amazing team.  You will be an experienced in-house recruiter have demonstrable experience of the full recruitment life-cycle and have excellent  stakeholder management skills. The role is a fantastic opportunity to join a global facilities management company.

Reporting into the Head of Resourcing and partnering senior stakeholders, the role will cover end to end recruitment of a range of roles (supply chain, bids, mobilisation, IS&T, H&S). You will be responsible for sourcing, headhunting, networking your own roles whilst also working on a number of segment projects at any one time.

If you want to know more about Sodexo, the world’s 18th largest employer who excel in offering ‘Quality of life’ services? Please watch our ‘We are Sodexo’ video using the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEl97TbdeOA

Role Responsibility

• Develop and deliver brand and attraction interventions, ensuring best-in class recruitment communication materials, a compelling online presence, high quality collateral for recruitment fairs, engagement of relevant third parties to support brand-building and attraction, as well as engagement of relevant sector/industry/professional bodies to promote career opportunities at Sodexo.
• Deliver against KPIs of quality, time, cost, sourcing mix and candidate/line manager experience, each routinely tracked and reported against.
• Engage with segment HR Business Partners to forecast, plan and prioritise resourcing needs on a short, medium and long-term basis.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure that for every vacancy (or cluster of vacancies) there is a robust planning process which captures the need, the sourcing plan, selection approach and clarifies the roles of key parties during the recruitment and selection process.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to managers on the most appropriate selection and testing methods available for a role, assisting with the sourcing, development or creation of specialist exercises or tests where required and the on-going development and contribution towards a Company suite of selection tools.
• Utilise a creative, yet commercial mix of sourcing methods to develop a rich pipeline of talented individuals, ‘tiering’ the approach to direct sourcing vs. soliciting 3rd party support.
• Continue to develop Sodexo’s online presence through social media/recruiting practises
• Work with HR Business Partners and Central Advisory L&D to build manager capability in following the Company’s recruitment and selection processes and selecting candidates with integrity and objectivity as well as effectively managing the offer and onboarding elements of the process.

The Ideal Candidate

Experience

• An experienced recruiter (in-house and/or agency)who can demonstrate both a sound comprehension of  what excellence looks like in the end-to-end resourcing process, as well as a demonstrable track record of delivery to evidence that comprehension
• Sourcing – must be able to demonstrate understanding and track record in utilising creative and effective ways of sourcing quality candidates directly for the following roles (supply chain / procurement, IS&T, H&S, Engineering) as well as the confidence, organisation and interpersonal skill to be able to approach passive candidates for roles in Sodexo
• Personal Organisation – needs to be highly organised and disciplined in managing workload and the end-to-end resourcing process, including utilising technology (particularly Applicant Tracking Systems, scheduling tools and online) for efficiency, as well as using lean processes and methods – i.e. rigorous campaign planning and contracting with hiring managers, up-front scheduling, educating hiring managers to become increasingly self sufficient
• Demand Management – must be planful and disciplined in engaging with the business to identify future resourcing needs and demonstrate value-add through identifying ways that resourcing can build capability through developing a pipeline of talent.  This requires the ability to consult and plan as well thinks ahead.
• Sound knowledge and experience with different selection and assessment techniques, able to select appropriate methods and guide others in their use to assist both the candidate experience and the quality of hires
• Skills and experience in process improvement – has a proven ability to find leaner, more effective and efficient ways for resourcing to add value to the business
• Influencing and facilitation skills – will need to be able to relate effectively to a large and diverse community of hiring managers, understand their needs and be flexible and responsive to them, yet at the same time resilient and assured in communicating best practice, applying expertise and following company policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience working for a facilities management company
• Demonstrable track record of successfully developing and managing recruitment marketing campaigns as well as social recruitment campaigns using web 2.0 technologies.

About the Company

Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 36,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.  With an annual turnover of over £1bn, Sodexo delivers a diverse range of services from catering, cleaning, reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling clients to focus on their core business.

Please note MOJ clearance will be required