Talent Acquisition Associate (6 Month FTC)
On site
London, United Kingdom
Freelance
21-03-2025
Job Specifications
At Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.
THE ROLE
(6 month Fixed-Term Contract)
As a Talent Acquisition Associate, you’ll be responsible for supporting the recruitment process by assisting with candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling interviews. You’ll collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and help attract the best candidates for our open positions. This role offers an exciting opportunity for someone looking to gain experience and grow within the talent acquisition space.
Key Responsibilities
Assist in the end-to-end recruitment process, including job posting, candidate sourcing, screening, and interview coordination.
Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and ensure alignment with recruitment efforts.
Review resumes and conduct initial phone screenings to assess candidate qualifications and fit.
Source candidates through various channels, including job boards, LinkedIn, social media, and other recruitment platforms.
Schedule and coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring managers, ensuring a smooth process for all involved.
Maintain and update the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with candidate information, interview feedback, and hiring status.
Assist with creating and posting job descriptions, ensuring they are clear, engaging, and aligned with company standards.
Help manage candidate relationships throughout the recruitment process, providing timely updates and feedback.
Who We Are Looking For
The skills, experience, and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below but please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every single one of these criteria – having a ‘can do’ attitude is sometimes more important than being able to tick every box:
1+ years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
A positive, can-do attitude with a passion for people and helping others find the right opportunities.
Articulate and engaging. You will be the first point of reference for candidates.
Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Ability to build strong business relationships with the Smart team and the candidates.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Who We Are
We work in partnerships with governments and financial institutions in the UK and internationally. Our cloud-native digital platform is revolutionising how people around the world think about, and save for, their retirement.
At heart, we’re a financial technology business. What we do is all about innovation, and using the power of digital change to put the customer first. Our Engineers will tell you that working at Smart gives you the opportunity to play your part in developing world-class technological solutions, working with – and learning from – like-minded people.
You’ll also find that, across our business, our colleagues love Smart’s culture, and how what we do means better financial outcomes for savers. That feels worthwhile, and it means that what we do, collectively, goes way beyond the nine to five of a typical working day.
Don’t just take our word for it – you can see what our colleagues say about working at Smart on LinkedIn Life and Glassdoor.
Benefits
At Smart, one of the eight principles we work to is “We want happy and good people in our team”. We created a list of benefits that helps us achieve this goal:
25 days’ holiday per year, increasing with length of service.
£500 annual training budget to spend on your professional development
Extensive private healthcare, including dental, eyecare and EAP
Enhanced sick leave (three months’ pay per year)
Enhanced maternity and paternity (maternity – 6 months fully paid/paternity – 3 weeks fully paid)
Death in service insurance cover
Fully-paid five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
In office wellbeing, such as manicures, massages and barbers.
Smart employees also enjoy a 50% discount on orders from our sister company Arena Flowers, Britain's most ethical florist. They offer unique hand-tied bouquets, luxury flowers, letterbox flowers, plants and gifts to spend on friends and loved ones or even for yourself.
We think Smart is an awesome place to work. If it sounds like somewhere you’d like to work, too, and if you’re ready to play your part in our continued success in the future, then naturally we’d love to meet you.
Our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.
About the Company
Our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world. We’re here to help you manage the rapid changes happening in the UK pension industry and across the globe. We have evolved to become one of the largest workplace pension providers in the UK, with backing from global financial giants Legal & General Investment Management and J.P. Morgan. We’re growing, not only in the UK but internationally, too, meaning that we can offer you: -A multi-award-winning and digit... Know more
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