Senior Resourcing Manager

PM2D

Permanent - Full-Time

134 Edmund Street, Birmingham

We have an exciting opportunity to join West Midlands Trains and are looking for an inspirational, engaging leader to join our team and make a positive difference.

At West Midlands Trains, we believe in attracting the right candidates who can deliver the very best service for our diverse customers. Our Senior Resourcing Manager will confidently lead in sourcing high calibre talent for the organisation for now and the future.

You will lead on the development and delivery of resourcing strategies and solutions. Working in collaboration with all stakeholders, you will understand and deliver key resource requirements. You will ensure the development of resourcing strategies that meet both current and future organisational needs. The team manage high volume recruitment coupled with specialist inclusive talent acquisition which will generate a wide range of activities. You will need to be a leader with a resilient personality and an ambitious approach to recruitment and all associated activities. You will be someone who can foster a supportive, agile and collaborative environment to join us within this role on a full-time, permanent basis.   

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for key resourcing strategies that meet both current and future organisational needs, to attract talent and fulfil critical resource requirements.
• Act as the recruitment subject matter expert on employee resourcing strategies to provide innovative, cost effective and timely solutions.
• Exploit social media and other professional networks, with the ability to undertake proactive and inclusive attraction that has a direct impact on talent pipelines. Recommend ways to improve the West Midlands Trains employer brand.
• Manage senior client relationships and attend leadership meetings to review our service and report back on recruitment and selection initiatives, devising and implementing recruitment and supporting on workforce plans, campaigns and activity within agreed deadlines.
• You will have a unique understanding of the complexity of psychometric assessments, competency and values-based assessments coupled with an in-depth knowledge of bespoke resourcing practices.
• Forecast monthly revenue against business plan objectives and manage cost base effectively. Contract manage all external suppliers including recruitment agencies, advertising agencies, job boards, system providers, testing providers etc. Contract Management of PSL and recruitment solutions.
• You’ll be making the most of metrics and data to evaluate campaigns ensuring the effectiveness of resourcing initiatives and commission improved interventions. You’ll promote a can-do, world-class provision focussed on the improving experience of our customers.
• Actively encourage and promote a more diverse and inclusive workforce in all resourcing initiatives, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Deputise for the Head of HR as and when required.

We have high expectations of this role and believe it is a great opportunity. To be successful in this role, you should:

• Have a degree in an HR related field with CIPD qualification.
• Be BPS Level 1 & Level 2 qualified.
•  Have expert knowledge of recruitment with demonstrable experience in an inhouse Senior Recruitment role, delivering a resourcing function, displaying in depth understanding of the end-to-end recruitment process.
• Have expertise in social media and other professional networks, with the ability to undertake proactive inclusive attraction that has a direct impact on talent pipelines.
• Have a solid understanding of employment legislation and compliance to recruitment and industry specific laws and requirements; including referencing, redeployment and immigration processes.
• Recommend ways to improve the employer brand as an inclusive employer of choice.
• Have experience of team leadership including engagement, motivation and workload management.
• Have exceptional customer service and stakeholder management with strong influencing and negotiation techniques, able to adapt style as required to persuade and gain support of stakeholders.
• Have an understanding of equality diversity and inclusion including the importance of this being embedded throughout the recruitment and onboarding processes.

West Midlands Trains is continually striving to be a more inclusive organisation, where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in an encouraging environment.  As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

• Excellent Railway Pension scheme.
• Enrolment into our pension salary sacrifice scheme – Smart Pensions.
• Free travel on West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Train Operating Companies under Abellio.
• 1st Class Duty Travel on the WMT Network.
• 75% discount on National Travel (including partner and dependants).
• Participation in our Manager’s Bonus Scheme.
• 33 Days paid annual and bank holiday leave, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Comprehensive training and ongoing support and professional advancement.
• …and much more!

If this is you, and you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity, submit your online application form and upload your CV.