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On behalf of AWE, we are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition: Exec Recruiter (InsideIR35) for a 12 Month Contract.

Hybrid - 1 / 2 days per week in Aldermaston & the rest WFH. 

Part time applicants also considered.

Candidate will also need to be flexible to meet the needs of the business.

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

Lead the recruitment team within the Talent Acquisition sub-function to ensure AWE has the people it needs, when and where it needs them to successfully deliver business objectives.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role; as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition: Exec Recruiter, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work with the Head of Function and other relevant Senior Leaders to support the delivery of the AWE Talent Acquisition Strategy and the company’s BAU recruitment needs.
• Work in collaboration with the Head of Function and Strategic Workforce Planning Manager to build the overall Strategic Talent Acquisition Plan for the business.
• Lead the execution of the permanent recruitment elements of the Talent Acquisition strategy and Strategic Talent Acquisition Plan, including all recruitment programmes and change projects, to enable the business to realise and deliver its objectives.
• Oversee and optimise the end to end recruitment process across all functions and campaigns.
• Act as trusted advisor to the HR team and wider business, delivering subject matter advice on the recruitment specialism that meets business, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain recruitment policies and process documentation, ensuring these remain up to date and meet all legal and regulatory requirements.

Essential:

• Develop and maintain appropriate recruitment policies so they are up to date and meet legal / regulatory requirements.
• Deliver recruitment projects / initiatives that deliver the Talent Acquisition strategy / programme and business as usual activities including the future talent programme.
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Function, Strategic Workforce Planning Manager and other relevant senior leaders to design, drive and deliver strategic and operational Talent Acquisition activity.
• Oversee senior recruitment campaigns ensuring a consistently high quality service.
• Undertake analysis to identify trends both internally and externally to identify relevant solutions and best practice.
• Provide appropriate recruitment subject matter expertise as required to internal stakeholders.
• Manage appropriate external & internal recruitment suppliers to deliver agreed contract within SLA’s.
• Liaise with internal teams to deliver within SLA’s where appropriate.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".