Global Banking School (GBS) was founded in 2010 as a specialist training center for finance and investment banking. A significant milestone was reached in 2016 with the opening of its first campus in London’s East End, dedicated to empowering underrepresented groups.

Today, GBS has nine campuses across London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in finance, business, healthcare, and more. With over 35,000 students, GBS continues to grow and evolve, aiming to transform lives through education. We are an approved institute on the OfS register.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will ensure the smooth running of a highly efficient in-house recruitment and talent function. You will develop key relationships with various stakeholders to ensure you source, attract, and hire suitable and qualified candidates that support and meet the needs of GBS. You will report to the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager/Talent Acquisition Manager.

This position does not qualify for visa sponsorship and requires full-time, on-site work. While the primary focus will be on recruiting for academic roles, there will also be an expectation to work on non-academic positions.

Main Responsibilities

• Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline for open positions within GBS
• Partner with hiring managers to understand current recruitment needs and anticipate future hiring needs.
• Advise and provide guidance to hiring managers on effective recruitment procedures and interview techniques.
• Maximising all social media networks to source, attract and connect with potential candidates
• Using headhunting techniques to identify suitable passive candidates
• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process from creating advert content all the way to delivering the offer
• Reviewing applications, assessing and evaluating candidates’ suitability before compiling a shortlist of qualified candidates for hiring managers to review
• Be proactive in identifying areas in need of improvement and suggest or implement effective strategies to address the need.
• Representing and promoting the organisation to potential applicants at various external events such as job fairs and open days etc
• Attend relevant conferences, industry events and webinars to make sure you are always up to date with labour market and industry trends.
• Ensure our careers page and social media platforms promotes and attracts sufficient interest.
• Assisting in recruitment related project work - training, marketing, employer branding, data and reporting, etc.
• Monitoring and reporting on all key metrics associated with the recruitment function.

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications or proven end-to-end recruitment experience with a track record of success in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrable experience in high volume recruitment, either agency or in-house
• Some experience in recruiting for niche or hard-to-find roles.
• Knowledge of essential legislation associated with the recruitment function.
• Experience with using a variety of job boards, social media platforms, and other professional networks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment
• Good accuracy and excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks and workloads
• A team player, who shares a common need to succeed

Other Information

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:

• The GBS’s social, economic, and environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.
• To their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure their contribution to a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and other visitors to the campus.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned.

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