Talent and Resourcing Business Partner - Maternity FTC

Talent and Resourcing Business Partner 
9-12 Month Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover 
Hybrid working with UK travel 

About James Fisher and Sons Group 
James Fisher is a global engineering services company that has evolved from its origins as a ship owner and operator to provide expertise and innovative technology across Energy, Defence and Maritime Transport. We help our customers deliver on their promises safely, efficiently, and responsibly. With a strong heritage built on our people and innovation, we are embedding sustainability across our business. 

The Role 

We're looking for an experienced Talent and Resourcing Business Partner to join our high performing Global Talent and Resourcing team. We will look to you to fill Permanent and Fixed Term contract roles, attracting the best talent in the market and align to the Recruitment strategy. You will be experienced designing and delivering training to Hiring Managers, building and executing resource plans and supporting various recruitment projects. This requires travel to our various UK sites and at times Global so you will come to us with a proven track record as an experienced Global recruiter and headhunter used to working in a high-volume senior In-house recruitment position.    

The role can be based at any of our UK offices as we provide Hybrid working arrangements, the role does require regular travel to various UK sites. 

Role Accountabilities 

• Assist the Head of Talent and Resourcing in developing and executing talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Lead projects focused on process improvement, procedure creation, and training initiatives to enhance recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and support to senior managers on talent acquisition processes, best practices, workforce planning.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for a variety of roles, including sourcing, assessment, and selection of high-caliber candidates.
• Act as a backup for the Head of Talent and Resourcing during their absence.
• Cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders, collaborating closely to understand talent needs and deliver effective recruitment solutions.
• Proactively identify and engage top talent through various channels, maintaining a robust pipeline of candidates for current and future roles.
• Support with the redesign of the Agency PSL
• Support with the continuous improvement and maintenance of the ATS, ensuring effective engagement across the group 
• Drive continuous improvement and optimization efforts UK wide and globally. 

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience 

• Extensive full cycle in-house recruitment experience
• Extensive experience in Global Recruitment 
• Proven ability to lead and execute Recruitment projects, such as process improvements, training initiatives, ATS updates and procedure and workflow creation
• Experience and ability to deliver excellent customer service by influencing, engaging and collaborating with senior management, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams to understand talent needs and deliver effective solutions.
• Ability to mentor and coach team members to achieve individual and organizational goals.
• Experience using several candidate sourcing tools including ATS, job boards and CV databases. 
• Ability to manage a high volume of tasks/roles/projects and prioritising demanding workloads
• Strong IT skills (including all Microsoft Office Applications - Word, PowerPoint, Excel advanced)
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse data, support with identifying trends, and making data-driven decisions to optimize talent acquisition strategies.
•  Travel to meetings, tradeshows and events across the UK (including some overnight stay)
•  Must be a self-starter and be able work with a level of autonomy
•  Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with a skills-based Recruitment framework would be advantageous. 

If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now!   

You can find out more about James Fisher & Sons group companies and valued behaviours by watching a short film here: We are One James Fisher - YouTube  

Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment   

James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce. For more information Click here