Talent Acquisition Advisor
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Position Overview & Specifications
Coventry Based Role
Coventry University is a global Education Group that empowers our people, students, and communities to change their lives through teaching, learning, research, and enterprise. Our people are at the heart of what we do and as the Talent Acquisition Team, we are privileged to play a key role in creating better futures for our colleagues across the group.
We are excited to be expanding our team and service delivery across the group and have an excellent opportunity for an experienced, passionate and customer focused Talent Acquisition Advisor/ Recruitment Consultant to join our Talent Acquisition Team.
The Role:
As Talent Acquisition Advisor you will work closely with our recruiting managers, advising and developing recruitment campaigns and strategies while providing a first-class customer service from candidate attraction to employee appointment.
The Successful Applicant:
You will have excellent communications skills with the ability to build strong relationships quickly with key stakeholders at all levels. Strong collaboration, co-ordination, influencing skills are key to this role along with the ability to work as a team to deliver a high performing customer focused service.
This role is eligible for our Agile Working Policy once onboarded and embedded into the role.
You will also have:
- Experience of delivering a comprehensive talent acquisition/ recruitment service covering a wide variety of roles
- Experience of advising, managing and running successful recruitment campaigns using a range of media, from on-line advertising to effective use of social media, such as LinkedIn.
- Experience in proactive candidate sourcing techniques and including talent pooling
- Experience of providing a customer focused service to key stakeholders both internal and external to the business
- A demonstratable understanding of employment legislation and right to work checks
- Experience of Equality Diversity and Inclusion best practice in relation to resourcing]
- Experience working to Key performance Indicators to drive excellence in our service.
- An understanding of the current candidate market and new emerging recruitment trends.
- Driven, proactive and solutions-focused individual, with a curiosity to source new recruitment solutions
The Benefits:
- 30 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Industry leading pension scheme
- BUPA Cash Plan
- 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
- CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
- Discounted Staff Membership to our Coventry campus Sports Centre & Fitness Gym
- Cycle To work scheme
- New Electric Car Scheme
- New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 Additional
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Colleges & Universities
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Talent Acquisition Advisor roles across Coventry University's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Colleges & Universities.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,762 - £38,592 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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