Company Description
Informa PLC is a leading international events, intelligence, and scholarly research group.
At Informa Global Support, we’re about connecting businesses and professionals with knowledge. From cutting-edge research to specialist digital demand, our reach is extensive. We’re the power behind a range of fantastic brands such as FAN EXPO, Omdia, World of Concrete and many more. Through cutting edge research we’re here to champion specialists by helping people learn more, know more and do more.
As those businesses grow and develop, so will the opportunities for you to grow and develop within Informa Global Support. We’re passionate about building for the future - and want your future to be with us. Because we know you’re hungry to expand your skills by embracing new experiences. And all the while you’ll be supported by a community of talented and like-minded colleagues, where openness is encouraged and a can-do attitude is the norm.
Job Description
We are on a mission to continually enhance our Talent Acquisition capabilities, build strong partnerships with hiring managers and showcase to candidates the unique aspects that make Informa an exceptional workplace. We are seeking a skilled Talent Acquisition Partner (TAP) to join our Sales Centre of Excellence.
As a TA Partner, you will play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and onboarding specialised skills into Informa. This role is primarily focused on recruiting for all Sales-related roles across Informa predominantly based in the EMEA and US.
- End-to-End Recruitment: Oversee the entire recruitment process for sales roles.
- Talent Pool Development: Work with hiring managers and business leaders to identify key talent profiles, then build and cultivate engaged internal and external talent pools in Smart Recruiters, Informa’s ATS and CRM.
- Candidate Experience: Use fair and inclusive assessment methods to recruit, shortlist and engage candidates, advise hiring managers on best practices, the value of constructive feedback, and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with hiring managers and stakeholders to provide a world-class partnership experience and align recruitment efforts with Informa’s goals.
- Data Integrity and Utilisation: Ensure a high level of data integrity when tracking processes and leverage data to advise hiring managers on effective candidate attraction strategies.
- DEI Focus: Advocating for best practices and proactively steering processes to minimize bias in the recruitment process and bring balance to shortlists.
- Project Participation: Actively contribute to TA projects of interest. Current initiatives include internal mobility, sourcing, employer brand, DE&I, dashboards and operational excellence.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for:
- Specialist Recruitment Expertise: Proven track record in recruiting for Sales focused roles, or similar, is preferred.
- LinkedIn Proficiency: Strong knowledge of the platform and experience in leveraging LinkedIn to successfully manage/deliver recruitment projects.
- Technology Skills: Comfortable using an ATS to manage the recruitment process.
- Communication Excellence: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with candidates and hiring managers in a positive, thoughtful manner.
- Time Management: Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to manage competing and changing priorities comfortably.
- Data Integrity: Data-driven with an understanding of the importance of maintaining data integrity in Talent Acquisition. Passionate about using data to influence and drive change.
- Agile approach: Growth mindset, comfortable with change and ambiguity.
- Sourcing Expertise: Demonstrated success in sourcing passive candidates and utilising a range of sourcing techniques to identify talent in challenging geographies.
Additional Information
Experience required for this role
- Proven track record in recruitment within Sales based roles
- Understanding of workforce planning and future skills capture
- Ability to design and manage attraction campaigns and content
- Strong Data approach to TA leadership and awareness of performance standards (KPIs/ SLAs)
- A passion for recruitment standards and excellence
- An ambition to lead TA teams
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and provide direction to others.
- Strong stakeholder management capability
- Passive candidate success and deep knowledge of sourcing techniques
- Strong LinkedIn knowledge and experience of recruitment projects
- Understanding of the importance of Data in Talent Acquisition
- Ability to understand the business strategy, CVP and vision
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient in relevant office software especially Google
- Strong administration skills and excellent time management skills
- Willingness to learn
Why work at Informa?
Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally.
Our benefits include:
- Tailored development opportunities and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn
- Balance time in the office with time working remotely, feeling fully supported wherever you are
- 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!
- The chance to work from (almost!) anywhere across the globe, four weeks a year
- Competitive and rewarding benefits, tailored to each of our regions
- Work with high quality specialist products
- Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
- The chance to become an Informa shareholder, with extra rewards just for colleagues
- Regular social events and networking opportunities
To find out more please click our Life@Informa page - Life@Informa
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
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