Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role Overview

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS), you’ll play a key role in sourcing exceptional talent to meet both our current and future business needs. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers, design smart recruitment strategies, and bring innovative ideas to life across a variety of hiring channels.** What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with hiring managers to design and deliver effective talent strategies
• Creating engaging, innovative recruitment campaigns that attract top talent
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners including agencies, universities, colleges, and recruitment fair providers
• Analysing recruitment trends to understand peaks, troughs, and opportunities in the market
• Delivering end‑to‑end recruitment for both entry‑level and specialist roles
• Supporting stakeholders with resource planning, approvals, interviews, inductions and offers
• Ensuring the recruitment process runs smoothly across the business
• Completing daily and monthly reporting and audit requirements
• Working closely with the wider HR team to create a first‑class onboarding experience
• Coaching and supporting colleagues within the team
• Minimising business risk by ensuring compliance with RTW, DBS checks, references and other legislative requirements

Requirements

What you’ll bring

• Proactive, self‑motivated approach
• Collaborative mindset and a passion for building long‑term relationships
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confidence to work independently and take initiative
• Creative thinking with a drive for continuous improvement
• Determination, resilience, and a results‑driven attitude
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast‑paced environment

Your experience

• Working within a busy recruitment function
• Building and nurturing strong talent pipelines
• Developing and delivering multifaceted recruitment strategies

Benefits

**Career & Purpose **

• Davies Innovation Lab
• Leadership training programme
• Funding for professional qualifications
• Thrive at Davies; learning opportunities

Environmental & Social

• The Davies Foundation
• Local charity funding
• Pennies To Heaven
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee volunteering programme

Financial Health

• Pension, 5% employee and 5% employer contribution
• My Choices at Davies provides; High Street discounts and Financial wellbeing hub
• Life assurance: x4
• Refer a Friend
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lease car salary sacrifice
• Davies Incentive Plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

**Mental, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing **

• Wellbeing centre; move, munch, money & mind focus
• Discounts with 100's of UK retailers
• EAP; 24/7 confidential helpline
• 25 days holiday, increases to 26 days after 5 years and 27 after 10 years
• Flexible working
• Dress for your day
• Inclusive employment policies eg. Menopause, fostering friendly, fertility, sabbatical policy and baby loss and miscarriage
• Flexible benefits include; holiday purchase plan and a opportunity to purchase heath cash plan and BUPA dental plan