Experienced Hire Recruitment Lead - Assistant Director

Job description / Role

Our leaders across the globe look to us to consistently provide the most promising talent to our business. Join EY's Recruitment Services team you'll be right at the heart of this action, directly engaging with our most senior executives as well as external influencers and candidates from a diverse array of backgrounds.

The opportunity

Working as a valued senior member of the MENA Experience Hired recruitment team, you have the opportunity to deliver a best in class candidate experience and identify talent in the market directly. We're looking for someone like you who has the autonomy to become a key business partner to your stakeholders, offering advice on best practice defining a sourcing strategy to deliver the end-to-end recruitment processes.

Your key responsibilities

As an SL Recruitment Lead, you will be a trusted advisor to the business, review growth ambition and identify ways of delivering best in class recruitment support to help meet targets. You will provide market insights to the respective business and provide advice on the overall recruitment strategy. Other key responsibilities include:

- Execution of SL headcount plans and recruitment delivery (Executive, Experienced and Campus) for their service line(s) / cluster / country
- implementing local recruitment initiatives in line with global SL strategy, to meet current and forecasted resourcing needs and overall growth ambitions
- Team closely with other Region and Area SL support functions such as Resource and Experience Management, Talent Leaders, L&D and Finance and Operations to consider broader 'resource management' constraints and opportunities
- Guide the development of cluster / country / SL branding strategy, including D&I, leveraging global and tailoring local
- Maintain oversight on all recruitment service delivery (campus / experienced / executive recruitment) for the cluster, country or service line
- Develop recruitment budget for the cluster / country / service line and monitor campus, experienced hire and executive hire spend
- Provide coaching to recruitment team and share relevant insights from the external market or the internal organisation

Requirements

Skills and attributes for success

- Adds value by demonstrating a thorough understanding of trends and market knowledge of sector using knowledge to inform actions and sourcing plans
- Is responsive to business needs, demonstrating speed of response through own actions and proactively proposing ideas and solutions
- Demonstrates knowledge regarding the type of measures and targets that are set for recruitment - holds awareness of these targets while delivering work
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels within the organization

To qualify for the role you must have

- 10-12 years' experience working in a senior recruitment role or a business partner role
- Ability to implement recruitment strategy once it is operationalised; able to identify the recruitment implications of certain elements of the strategy
- Able to implement recruitment strategy once it is operationalised; able to identify the recruitment implications of certain elements of the strategy
- Ability to quickly pick up full account management of key recruitment areas

Ideally, you'll also have

- Time and project management skills - able to plan and manage time effectively and flex up and down to deal with key priorities
- Relationship building skills - with the ability to challenge senior management where necessary, always acting with integrity and enthusiasm

What we look for

You will be an experienced Recruitment Advisor with a passion for direct sourcing and desire to provide an exceptional candidate experience. You will also work closely with Partners and Directors across the business so the ability to build strong and effective relationships, delivering at times difficult messages, will also be key.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

- Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build.

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