Early Careers Specialist

Job Title - Senior Talent Acquisition - Early Careers Specialist  

Location - London - Hybrid 3 Days per week in the office 

Contract - 3 Months - High Potential to extend 

Shift Pattern - 09.00am - 17.00pm Monday - Friday 

Barclays Overview

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.  If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

A Senior Talent Acquisition professional focusing on Early Careers at Barclays plays a pivotal role in attracting and recruiting emerging talent to the organization. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to design and implement effective recruitment strategies for early career programs. 

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Developing and executing recruitment strategies aligned with Barclays' goals for early career talent acquisition.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partnering with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR teams to understand talent needs and ensure alignment with recruitment processes.

• Campus Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with educational institutions to enhance Barclays' presence and attract top graduates.

• Event Coordination: Organizing and participating in recruitment events, such as career fairs and workshops, to engage potential candidates.

• Candidate Assessment: Implementing and overseeing assessment processes to identify and select candidates who align with Barclays' values and requirements.

• Pipeline Management: Building a clear, defined pipeline for the Spring and Autumn intake of both Interns and Graduate candidates.

• Data Analysis: Utilizing recruitment metrics to assess the effectiveness of strategies and make data-driven improvements.

• Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring junior recruitment team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

For instance, the role of an Early Careers Campus Recruitment Specialist at Barclays involves delivering candidate acquisition activities across various programmatic channels, partnering with different Talent Acquisition functions, and ensuring a positive experience for candidates and stakeholders.

Additionally, a Talent Acquisition Project Manager at Barclays is responsible for providing strategic and operational project support, continually improving recruitment processes, and managing specific projects within the Talent Acquisition team.

These roles require a blend of strategic planning, stakeholder management, and hands-on recruitment experience to effectively attract and develop early career talent at Barclays.

Experience Required:

• Experience in Early Careers Recruitment: Demonstrated experience in managing early careers or campus recruitment programs is essential.

• Strategic Development and Implementation: Proven ability to develop and implement recruitment strategies that align with business goals, including sourcing candidates through various channels such as job boards, social media, professional networks, and employee referrals.

• Stakeholder Management: Experience in collaborating with hiring managers, academic institutions, sourcing firms, and professional organizations to build a strong talent pipeline.

• Project Management Skills: A track record of delivering large-scale, global transformation HR or Talent Acquisition projects, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables. 

• Analytical Abilities: Experience in manipulating, collating, analyzing, and cleansing large data files to inform recruitment strategies and decisions. 

• Communication and Presentation Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders. 

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity,

championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone & contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers

and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse

perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.