Graduate Recruitment & Development Specialist

The Graduate Recruitment and Development Specialist will be responsible for attracting selecting and developing top graduate talent for the firms Singapore business. This role plays a critical part in shaping the future workforce by managing end-to-end graduate recruitment processes and implementing development programs that align with the firms People Proposition strategic goals and legal industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

Graduate Recruitment

• Develop and successfully execute internship programmes with strong candidate conversion to Training Contracts and strong internal engagement in terms of partner & associate involvement.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for graduates: job postings campus engagement application screening assessment centres interviews and offer decisions.
• Manage interviewer training interviewing materials and interviewer panels.
• Brief co-ordinate and work with partners and lawyers on the selection process for trainees and interns.
• Deliver the firms People Proposition for the internship and training programmes to enhance the attraction selection and retention of quality candidates.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and provide insights to improve processes and diversity outcomes.
• Act as the main liaison with the graduate recruitment contacts in our international network maximising opportunities for inter-office student events networking and knowledge sharing.
• Plan an annual calendar of events and activities and attend key events which relate to the recruitment and development of graduate talent.  Design and deliver key events including open days post-offer events and cultivation activities.

Graduate Development and Engagement

• Manage the seat allocation and rotation process for the office.
• Manage trainee secondments including the secondment of international trainees within the network.
• Take responsibility for the career development of trainees (including regulatory requirements related to formal qualification).
• Brief lawyers on supervision skills and monitor their effectiveness in their task.
• Determine and implement development activities for interns and trainees including onboarding inductions technical skills and business skills training.
• Manage the internal trainee qualification process and familiarity with changing legal regulatory landscape.
• Manage and facilitate foreign / dual qualification process of trainees.
• Support performance management processes for graduates including feedback cycles and career progression pathways.
• Organise ongoing engagement sessions with Trainees.
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects as directed by the Senior HR Business Partner.

Educational Outreach

• Manage relationships with legal educational institutions looking for areas for collaboration or information sharing to support the development of legal talent in Singapore.
• Partner with university leaders faculty and staff to deliver presentations and workshops and ensure that we are present at career fairs.
• Take responsibility for Campus relationship management for key strategic relationship universities and monitoring activities to ensure return on investment from events.
• Creation and execution of ELEVATE the firms mentoring programme with local universities.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with Partners Practice Group Managers and Compliance team to understand talent needs and regulatory landscape and align recruitment efforts.
• Act as a trusted advisor on graduate market trends and best practices.

Qualifications :

Your Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in graduate recruitment preferably within a professional services or legal environment with involvement in the marketing attraction assessment and selection of graduates.
• Project management experience with the ability to gain buy-in from stakeholders manage expectations and communicate progress effectively.
• Good knowledge of current trends in recruitment marketing tools and social media.
• Strong technical skills specifically Excel and PowerPoint and ideally familiarity with Smart Recruiters and Helix.
• Understanding of how to demonstrate the business impact of recruitment via measures and metrics.
• Demonstrated interest and experience in the development of talent.
• Strong planning and organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in providing solutions to often complex issues.
• Excellent communication skills with proven experience of building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A natural presenter and communicator with an ability to build rapport easily.
• Strong adaptability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving legal environment.

Additional Information :

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time