Our client is one of the largest UK international law firm with Asia Head Quarter base in Hong Kong. We are currently looking for a qualified talent acquisition professional to support our firm in identifying top talents and managing the recruitment process for the continuous growth of our organization across Asia.

THE ROLE

Manage the attraction and selection of Associates and Business Team members predominantly into the Hong Kong and Singapore offices, ensuring we attract and select the highest quality from the widest possible pool in the most cost-efficient and effective way.

PRIMARY AREA OF FOCUS

• Sourcing and attraction strategy
• Selection and assessment
• Campaign management
• Agency management
• Stakeholder management

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Resourcing

• Work with HR Managers and HR Advisors to identify hiring needs and skill sets. Determine a resourcing plan to meet the hiring needs;
• Manage and develop new approaches to procurement of services from suppliers to deliver a more efficient streamlined model;
• Develop and manage candidate ‘talent pool’;
• Test validity and comprehensiveness of job descriptions at start of recruitment process;
• Explore, and determine approach to, the available resourcing options, to include referral scheme, internal publications, alumni network, internet channels, advertising, agencies, headhunters.

Sourcing and Attraction Strategy

• Establish innovative sourcing and attraction strategies to attract the right people from the widest pool for each vacancy / recruitment campaign;
• Determine the key selling messages for each area of the firm, working with the global recruitment messages;
• Consults with stakeholders to inform of the development of strategic recruitment approaches;
• Liaise with the Recruitment Team Leader to ensure a coordinated and consistent approach globally - share best practice between offices;
• Work with Recruitment Manager and Recruitment Team Leader to produce suite of marketing materials.

Selection and Assessment

• Establish relationships with Recruitment Assistant to provide seamless service to candidates; manage the candidate experience;
• Determine and manage the relationships with partner organisations to ensure access to a diverse candidate pool of the highest quality;
• Determine the selection and assessment methods to use to enable objective and fair assessment of candidates. Ensure consistency of application across lateral recruitment;
• Advise on selection tools (include online testing and case studies);
• Work with line manager to establish screening criteria for each role. Interview candidates and provide independent assessment;
• Advise hiring partners on recruitment best practice and diversity awareness;
• Support and challenge hiring partners constructively on selection decisions at interview and offer stage;
• Facilitate on interview skills training course.

Process and Management Information

• Ensure service level agreements are adhered to (including use of the ATS) and review annually to assess return on investment;
• Manage recruitment campaigns – handling internal stakeholders, external agency / headhunter;
• candidates and decision-making process;
• Ensure hiring managers understand and use appropriately the recruitment system (Workday); advise and act as super-user on this;
• Create update communications and process efficiency metrics
• Produce regular MI reports;

Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain agency relationships – provide updates on job pipeline, send Firm updates, host brand raising events throughout the year;
• Develop internal relationships with key stakeholders in the practice and Business Services functions;
• Works collaboratively with the on-site recruitment provider team;
• Acts as the lead person for all recruitment know-how issues;
• Share successes with wider HR team
• Champions recruitment capability globally;
• Develops and maintains network of external recruitment contacts to keep abreast of good practice.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Confident to take challenge and ability to influence senior stakeholders with excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Being the Ambassador for the Company with proven ability to build rapport with senior candidates quickly;
• Proactive, enthusiastic, innovative and strategic in thinking who can work well under pressure and commercial in outlook;
• Team player with strong recruitment background, excellent interviewing skills and knowledgeable in selection techniques and sourcing options;
• Able to multi-task effectively, attention to detail with Excellent planning and organization skills;
• Commercially aware and is comfortable with figures/data;
• Computer literate – good working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Previous experience of using an online recruitment tool would be preferred.
   

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Kitty Cheng quoting reference JD-17607.

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