Resourcing / Recruitment Consultant / Recruiter

Resourcing/Recruitment Consultant/Recruiter – Earn up to £30,000 pa plus benefits

Our company:

Gi Group in the UK provides recruitment, staffing and workforce management services to local and national clients of all sizes, placing an average of 15,000 temporary and permanent staff into work nationwide each week across many market sectors. Privately owned and ranked as 25th largest agency in the world on turnover, 9th largest in Europe. We offer excellent training and progression.

Gi Group works in partnership with its clients and candidates to create trust, understanding and value. Informed, honest advice from experienced professionals is the foundation of the Gi Group proposition.

Please refer to our website for further information www.

Job context and purpose:

Gi Professional Specialist Staffing Services is a division of Gi Group UK and dedicated to working with clients and candidates in specialist recruitment fields including the Pharma sector.

Due to the increased demand for our services, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well established Pharma Recruitment team, resourcing candidates and recruiting for contract and permanent employees for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology clients throughout the United Kingdom. Roles include Head Office functions such Marketing, Sales, Administration, HR, Project Management and Finance together with some Scientific/Technical roles.

Main areas of responsibility:

Working closely with the Pharma Recruitment team and sometimes clients in order to gain a full understanding of the client requirements

You will be working as part of an experienced team to proactively identify, source and qualify suitable professional candidates within the Pharma industry for our existing clients for contract and permanent positions including marketing, sales, communications, IT, supply chain and project management, finance. There may be scope to recruit for scientific roles

* This will be achieved through the following core activity:

* Using innovative and creative approaches to attract candidates
* Utilising job boards and professional networking sites for targeted job advertisements and proactive CV sourcing
* Using online social networking resources to build talent pipelines
* Briefing /screening candidates by telephone
* Networking and occasionally headhunting if appropriate
* Searching the in-house database

* Manage candidates seamlessly through the recruitment process:

* Effectively screening candidates in line with clients requirements
* Shortlisting and presenting candidates to clients in a well written and relevant manner therefore motivating clients to interview the candidates
* Provide relevant and well written information to candidates
* Speedily provide follow-up information to candidates and clients
* Organise interviews
* Manage feedback
* Successfully place candidates in suitable job roles

Key Relationships:

* Candidates
* Clients (sometimes)
* Pharma Recruitment team and wider Gi Professional team
* Head Office

Person Specification:

With a proven track record of success in a fast moving resourcing role, the ideal candidate will be able to display the following skills, experience and attributes:

Experience:

* Deep knowledge of talent acquisition and recruitment
* Resourcing / Recruiting experience in professional/head office functions. Experience of pharmaceutical recruitment would be advantageous but not essential.
* Demonstrated success in sourcing and attracting active and passive candidates
* Experience of successfully working in a fast paced environment

Behaviours and Skills:

* Able to manage a high level of telephone and email activity in a fast paced environment
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write compelling external postings
* Ability to juggle multiple priorities and successfully manage client expectations
* Results driven and motivated with a strong sense of excellent customer service
* Confident when speaking to clients and candidates alike
* Demonstrates determination, resourcefulness and purpose to deliver the best results
* Future focused, inquisitive and open-minded
* Collaborative team player with high standards
* Proficient in current MS Word, Excel and Outlook
* Accountability

Equal Opportunities:

Gi Group is committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.

Application Process:

In order to apply for this role, please send you CV:

Due to the high volumes of applications we are currently receiving, unfortunately we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage. If you have not been contacted within 7 days of your application, then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.