Campus Recruitment Consultant

Job description / Role

You will be working closely with the EY Beirut Service Lines, the MENA Campus Recruitment Team, and college/university campuses to achieve growth targets. You will be responsible for developing strategies and innovative solutions to obtain the ‘right’ talent from target campuses, as well as providing the best-in-class recruitment experience to potential and future candidates. You will also be responsible for organising campus events, developing the EY employer brand across target campuses, and building lasting relations with key stakeholders on campuses.

Key responsibilities:
• Liaise with key stakeholders to understand growth ambitions and develop campus recruitment strategy.
• Display strong knowledge of service lines and recruitment trends and develop innovative solutions to improve market position across campuses.
• Obtain strategic input on business forecasts and develop headcount plans with guidance from Strategic Talent Consultants.
• Provide advice to the business on best in class recruitment approaches, target campuses, market insights and impact on business plans.
• Develop detailed recruitment plans for campus activities.
• Engage with various campuses / universities and evaluate against business requisition for short, medium and long term plans.
• Evaluate current campus networks and develop strategy to target new campuses / universities.
• Contribute and implement innovative ideas with regards to attracting and sourcing candidates.
• Leverage digital platforms and personal networks to attract and source top talent.
• Promote EY’s Employer Value Proposition on campus, and to prospective candidates.
• Provide inputs on branding materials, advertising, and social media. Ensure to provide timely information on application opening/closing dates for all internship and graduate programs so that they are advertised on the careers page.
• Drive involvement of the business at recruitment events – campus presentations, seminars, sponsorship etc.
• Manage the internship program and increase conversion rates to graduate programs.
• Ensure full compliance with the online recruitment process and make use of the appropriate resources to advertise vacancies, collect recruitment data for processing, and administer tests to candidates. Also ensure to respond to candidates about the status of their application in a timely manner and record all testing and interview data on candidate profile.
• Identify process improvements and share them with the Campus Recruitment Leadership Team.
• Ensure that all referral candidates meet the appropriate eligibility criteria to be considered for internship or graduate programs. In instances where referral candidates do not meet the appropriate eligibility criteria, take the appropriate actions to ensure that the case is managed sensitively so as not to disrupt any business/client relationships.
• Plan and run Recruitment Days (assessment centres) and act as the key point of contact for candidates and the business representatives.
• Consult with the business on employment offers that are to be made to candidates and ensure that constructive feedback is provided to those who do not receive employment offers. Also ensure to capture any offer declines along with reasoning provided by candidate.
• Provide timely and clear updates to the Campus Recruitment Leadership Team.
• Build and maintain relationships with the business stakeholders, the wider MENA Talent Team, the Brand, Marketing, and Communications Team, the Talent Services Team, candidate, and college/university campuses stakeholders.

Requirements

Eligibility
• Strong project management and organization skills
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Creativity; able to contribute new and innovative ideas for campus recruitment
• Able to plan and execute recruitment events in-house and on campus
• Strong communication skills with a passion for engaging with students for recruitment purposes
• Able to quickly learn and follow recruitment procedures and provide input to improve them

Ideal Experiences (but not mandatory)
• Exposure to creating and managing assessment centres and online tests to intern and graduate applicants
• Expertise in handling large data volumes in Excel, MS Office to generate accurate insights
• Should be well versed with one or more RMS E.g: Taleo, SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft ,etc and able to manage recruitment requisitions effectively and in a timely manner
• Working experience of managing end-to-end campus recruitment (attraction and sourcing, screening, testing, interviewing, and offering

Recruitment process
Short-listed candidates will complete 3 rounds of interviews and may be requested to create a presentation.

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The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region