Talent Acquisition Coordinator

The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have 54 academies educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the Why Work For Us page.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will coordinate the end to end recruitment process and assess candidates during each stage of the process to ensure high levels of engagement with stakeholders and a best in class candidate experience.

You will also help to identify talented and diverse candidates for both open and future positions across our academy network and central team services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting academies by coordinating an efficient recruitment process in line with Federation objectives, department SLA and policies.
• Building effective relationships across all our academies and head office teams, gaining an in depth understanding of the competences and skills required throughout the Federation.
• Developing tools and processes to identify, manage and map talent, whilst creating alignment within the way recruitment and onboarding is managed across the Federation.
• Developing talent pipelines, candidate pools and nurture talent in line with workforce planning, from entry level to senior leadership.
• Identifying and coordinating candidates against open positions within the Federation as well as planning for future academies and talent needs of the Federation.
• Supporting with Employer Value Proposition, Recruitment Marketing, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Staff Referral and Engagement projects initiatives.
• Helping to coordinate the use of testing and assessments across various streams of recruitment and job levels
• Coordinating a high touch recruitment process with both external and internal candidates to ensure the best possible candidate experience.

We are looking for someone who will bring their passion and experience to enable us to consistently deliver high standards of recruitment to our academies and principals.

We are interested to hear from experienced recruiters who, ideally, have good knowledge and experience of working in education recruiting classroom teachers, classroom support staff and senior leaders in secondary and/or primary education.

We are also open to individuals who have recruitment/HR experience in similar industries such as healthcare, police force and charities.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Some recruitment experience gained in an in-house function, RPO or consultancy
• A track record of recruiting entry and experienced hires
• Experience across several sourcing channels and techniques
• Experience of using ATS/HRIS
• Experience in permanent and contingent recruitment
• Previous experience in building and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• An awareness of industry changes and future developments impacting education recruitment

If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact to arrange a conversation.

Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.

When applying, you will have the option to import your CV or use a LinkedIn profile which will auto populate the online application.

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