Talent Acquisition Partner

SALARY:34000 per annum

HOURS:37.5 hours working Monday - Friday

LOCATION:Minimum 2 office days (Albert Road) with flexibility to attend events & meetings across all BWC locations throughout the week as required.

Talent Acquisition Partner

About Bristol Waste Company:

At Bristol Waste we not only take care of the city keeping it clean and safe for our residents and customers we are now working across the region.

We visit every home in Bristol clean every street look after schools civic buildings and commercial buildings.

You will see us collecting the waste and recycling cleaning the streets running the recycling centres removing graffiti cleaning buildings providing security services and much more. We even grit the roads in the winter and clear fly-tips.
Some only see us as a waste and facilities management business but we see things differently. Our role is to improve the lives of those who live work or visit Bristol and beyond and to protect the environment.

Purpose of the role:

To deliver anefficient fair and engaging recruitment process that supports operationaldelivery strengthens BristolWaste Companys reputation asan employer of choice and contributes to our People Strategy through community engagement and inclusive hiring practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning

• Maintainandupdateworkforceplansforeachbusinessarea ensuring resourcing requirements are met to support service delivery.
• Reviewrecruitment processes regularlyandrecommendimprovements to enhance efficiency inclusivity and candidate experience.
• Identify and implement cost-effective recruitment solutions without compromising quality or candidate experience.

RecruitmentDelivery

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process-from vacancy approval to offer-ensuringanefficient service and a positive candidate experience.
• Conduct recruitment campaign meetings withhiring managers providingcreative and tailored solutions to attract talent.
• Selectappropriateadvertisingchannelsandmethodsrelevant toeach vacancy balancing reach and cost-effectiveness.
• Utilisetools toproactivelysource passivecandidatesandbuildtalent pipelines.
• Developandmaintain question banksforeachjobroleandrecommendsuitableassessmentmethods().
• Handleandmaintainrecruitment documentation to demonstrate fairnessequal opportunities and compliance with employmentlegislation.

Stakeholder&ManagerSupport

• Train and develop hiring managersonkey aspectsof the recruitmentprocessensuring fairness and consistency.
• Provideguidanceonassessmentmethods andcandidateevaluation.

EmployerBranding&Attraction

• CollaboratewiththeMarketing&Communications teamtopromoteBristol WasteCompanyasanemployer ofchoice.
• Optimisetheuseof socialmediafortalentattractionandbrandvisibility.
• Representthebusinessatrecruitmentevents particularlythosefocused on localcommunities.
• Developandmaintainrelationships withexternalpartnersthatsupport the People Strategy.

Agency&ExternalPartnerships

• Managerelationshipswithpreferredagencysuppliersdriving qualityand compliance while monitoring cost efficiency.
• Championinclusivehiringpracticesandsupportdiversity initiatives.

Essential Requirements for the Role:

• Strongstakeholdermanagement andinterpersonalskills
• Excellentcommunicationandinfluencingabilities
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprioritiesinafast-pacedenvironment
• Creativeapproachtotalentattractionandemployerbranding
• Data-drivenmindsetforreportingandprocess improvement

Knowledge

• Recruitmentbestpracticesandcandidatesourcing techniques
• Employmentlegislationandcompliancerequirements
• ProficiencyinATSsystems()sourcing toolsandsocialmedia platforms
• Understandingofassessmentmethodsandfairselectionprocesses
• Awarenessofdiversityandinclusionprinciplesinrecruitment

Experience

• Previousexperienceinhigh-volumerecruitmentorsimilar environment
• Experiencemanaging agencyrelationshipsandrecruitmentcampaigns
• Familiaritywithcommunityengagement anddiversityinitiatives
• Proven trackrecordofdelivering cost-effectiverecruitmentsolutions

Full Job Description can be provided upon request.

Our Benefits:

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
• Support for Mental Health including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you) Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
• Because we value our colleagues we want to recruit more employees just like them which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
• Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
• Employee recognition Stand Out Award and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us we recognise and celebrate talent.
• We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests you please do get in touch and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.

We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages genders ethnicities nationalities disabilities religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

• Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
• Due to the high volume of interest we wont be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply.
• If you havent heard from us within three weeks of the closing date it unfortunately means you wont be invited to interview on this occasion.

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.