Recruitment and Talent Manager

Job Description

Job title: Recruitment and Talent Manager

Job Type: Fixed term contract (with view of going permanent), Full time

Salary: Competitive + benefits

Location: London, with some international travel and hybrid working

Chemonics are an international development business with 5000 employees globally. We work to find life-changing solutions that transform how development can and should work. From our London office, Chemonics’ UK Division collaborates with international development partners, suppliers, and the UK government to realise a healthier, more prosperous, and peaceful world. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Since formally launching in the UK in May 2019, we have quickly established a strong and diverse portfolio of UK Aid-funded programmes, in the UK we have a team of 65 employees however are growing fast.

Recruitment and Talent Manager role overview:

As part of our growth plans, we are looking to define the UK’s business line as its own entity and, in turn, have created a brand-new Recruitment and Talent Manager opportunity. Working as part of the wider HR team, the Recruitment and Talent Manager is a hands-on resourcing role responsible for overseeing and developing the UK Head Office recruitment activities, providing strategic and operational advice whilst also supporting, coaching, and guiding those contributing to such processes to develop their own capability.

The UK team are based in London; however, Chemonics are a global company; therefore, travelling to and working from international locations may be required, as business needs dictate, to successfully manage international relationships or projects.

You will also hold responsibility for developing and leading the workforce planning and resourcing strategies to ensure that existing and long-term staffing requirements are met. Playing a fundamental role in supporting Chemonics to become an Employer of Choice. In addition, you will:

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle service for the UK Business Line, devising and implementing recruitment plans and handling the recruitment administrative process to ensure fair and effective recruitment
• Responsible for shaping and embedding the talent management processes and succession planning to build an internal talent pipeline
• Enhance the candidate experience, ensuring candidates have an excellent first impression
• Undertake labour market pay and benefits benchmarking to understand the specific industry and role standards
• Establish and drive recruitment metrics, influencing and impacting the cost-per-hire and time-to-hire ratios to demonstrate clear ROI on all resourcing activity
• Explore and evaluate leading attraction and selection methodologies to continually improve Chemonics’ attraction and selection methods
• Undertake candidate outreach via social media and connections
• Define and communicate the Chemonics’ employer brand and Employer Value Proposition
• Identify and manage partnerships with third-party suppliers and attend outreach, careers, and networking events

Key skills and experience required:

The successful candidate will be a commercially minded and creative recruitment professional. You will work independently and collaboratively in a matrixed environment to partner with different teams and business units. Preferably, you will be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a relevant professional qualification. Other skills and experience required include:

• An experienced Resourcing Manager, preferably from an in-house recruitment role
• Experience working with internal stakeholders in developing talent management processes and succession planning to develop an internal talent pipeline
• An absolute professional in candidate screening from application sifting, recruitment interviews, assessment centres and other selection techniques
• Proven ability in providing a superb candidate journey at all stages and ability to proactively engage with passive candidates
• Evidence in the design, development, and delivery of a range of resourcing and talent planning solutions
• Considerable working knowledge of equality, diversity, and inclusiveness
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications and HR information systems
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and lead presentations, training courses
• Proven ability to systematically analyse recruitment information and cut through complexity to bring clear, relevant, and intelligible recommendations
• Ability to apply judgement, creativity, and flexibility to generate new and innovative ideas and approaches and to solve complex recruitment problems

What we can offer:

Chemonics’ culture of collaboration and creativity is a place where everyone can grow and thrive. We believe in giving our employees the tools and resources to keep them healthy, financially rewarded, and continuously developed, supporting everyone in the pursuit of greatness. Our package offering consists of:

We offer a competitive starting salary and benefits

• Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays, increases up to 30 days + bank holidays with service
• Pension scheme
• Private medical cover, with additional dependants’ cover offering and life insurance
• Excellent family friendly benefits (Maternity / Paternity / emergency childcare schemes)
• Enhanced sick pay and insurance cover
• Learning and development training offerings and funding
• E AP and wellbeing benefits

Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Chemonics is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics. Military veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Chemonics will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by Chemonics, or (c) consistent with Chemonics legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

COVID-19 Recruitment Information
Chemonics International is continuously monitoring COVID-19 activity around the world. The health and wellbeing of our staff and potential candidates is of the utmost importance to us and we continue to offer virtual interviews for all on-going recruits. On-boarding for new staff is offered in hybrid format through our Washington, D.C. and London, UK offices to accommodate remote workers.

COVID-19 Vaccination Information
Chemonics requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated.

This position is located outside the U.S.

About the Organization

Founded in 1975, Chemonics is an international development consulting firm. In more than 70 countries around the globe, our network of 5,000 specialists share a simple belief: that the challenges we face today are best solved through the right partnerships — sharing knowledge, expertise, and experience to deliver results. As part of our culture and values, Chemonics is proud to be named a “Best Place to Work” in the Human Rights campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index. Where Chemonics works, development works. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter or visit us at www.chemonics.com.