Talent Acquisition Partner - Operations

If this sounds like your thing, join us as a Talent Acquisition Partner. You'll play a crucial role in not only filling positions but also driving recruitment strategies that align with our high-volume operational needs, including Traincrew, Stations and Retails roles.
As a Talent Acquisition Partner in our People team, you'll lead the recruitment for all operational functions, including executive hires, ensuring that we attract and retain the best talent. You'll support the strategic outlook and implement recruitment initiatives that will not only fill current vacancies but are also designed to enhance our organisational strength.
Through your experience and leadership, you'll lead, mentor and coach a great Talent Acquisition team to attract top-tier talent, who are not only a skills fit, but also align with our core values and long-term strategic goals. A natural relationship builder, you will partner across the function to understand current trends, challenges and help to provide a clear future orientated talent pipeline.,

• Lead the successful delivery of operational recruitment strategies.


• Develop and oversee the psychometric testing processes, ensuring compliance and excellence.


• Cultivate strong relationships with prospective candidates and build talent communities for critical positions.


• Design and implement robust recruitment strategies and succession plans within the team.


• Manage senior-level hires and liaise closely with our recruitment marketing team and external suppliers.
  
  As a strategic thinker with the capability for leadership, you excel in managing high-volume recruitment and developing innovative recruitment solutions. Your collaborative approach enables you to influence at every level, significantly impacting our organisational growth and culture.

We're also looking for the following:

• Experience in high-volume recruitment in a large, complex organisation.


• Proficient in leading and coaching a recruitment team to meet ambitious SLA targets.


• Strong business partnering skills and ability to drive strategic workforce planning.


• Expert knowledge of recruitment systems and up-to-date recruitment technologies.


• Excellent stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.


• Experience in both agency and in-house settings is advantageous.
  
  Connecting millions of people and communities across the North is our mission. With 2,500 trains a day, we connect people to jobs, friends, family, and the wonders of the North.

We're improving rail travel, enhancing the experience on board and at stations. Customers are at the heart of our business as we improve performance and create a better way to go.
We're driving economic value and sustainable growth for the North and its people. Our commitment to the environment means reducing our impact and enhancing the world around us.
Make a difference. Make it last. Make it easy. Make it happen. Make it yours. These are our values.
Ready to make them yours? Join us on this journey.
Please note that Northern reserves the right to close recruitment for this role before the published closing date if high volumes of applications are received.
However, if you miss the application window for this particular role, please keep checking back for other opportunities. We are always on the lookout for great people to join the Northern Team!
We're an equal opportunities employer and a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We also have Disability Confident status, which means we're committed to making the most of the talents that disabled people can bring to the workplace.
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• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Free or subsidised travel, Ready to lead our recruitment to new heights and be at the forefront of innovative hiring practices? Your journey with us starts here.

Our Benefits:
Because we value our people and reward hard work, we've created a benefits package that we think you'll love. So, you'll be able to make the most of:

• Opportunities to progress and grow - including comprehensive training schemes and a range of online learning courses.


• Agile working for non-train crew - many of our roles can now be based at both home and the office, which is great if you are looking for flexibility.


• Cycle to Work Scheme - save up to 42% on the cost of a bike, while also spreading your payments throughout the year.


• Free Travel on Northern services - everyone who works at Northern, plus their partners/spouses and dependents, can travel for free right across our full network of services. Certain eligibility criteria will apply.


• 75% discount with other Train Operating Companies - after 2 years with us, you'll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.


• Defined Benefit Pension Scheme - you'll rarely find a pension as good as a Northern pension, and we top up your pension with a generous 1.5 times your contribution.


• Maternity and Paternity Benefits - we go above and beyond the standard, and mums can enjoy 9 months' maternity leave on full pay while dads can make the most of 2 weeks' paternity leave on full pay.


• Employee Assistance Programme - advice, support and useful information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on everything from family issues to lifestyle matters.


• Exclusive benefits with Northern Perks - enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.


• Holiday Purchase Scheme - if you join us at Manager or Executive level or above, you can use your salary to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave each year.