Talent Acquisition Specialist

Salary: £34,146 per annum plus a generous benefits package
Fixed Term Appointment for 12 months, Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Based in the South with travel to Oxfordshire and surrounding counties – home/hybrid working

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as the United Kingdom’s leading organisation for the provision of protective policing for the civil nuclear industry and other critical national infrastructure. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed individuals to our team; as our Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll help us do just that.

As Talent Acquisition Specialist you’ll join our Police Staff Resourcing team to help attract outstanding individuals to the CNC. You’ll take ownership of the recruitment and selection of our technical, specialist, and key vacancies by supporting our Direct Hire strategy. You’ll build and develop talent pools for future requirements by proactively direct sourcing and outreach to passive candidates and continuously enhance our inclusive recruitment experience.

You’ll work with the Recruitment Manager to engage internal stakeholders and work alongside hiring managers to take vacancy briefings, paired with your market research, to inform the recruitment strategy for each campaign. You’ll also be responsible for raising the CNC’s profile more widely and networking by attending local recruitment and careers events and helping to make the CNC a local employer of choice, with a focus on our HQ in Oxfordshire and office in Cumbria – therefore you’ll need to be willing to travel to these areas around once per month.

To be successful in this role you’ll be experienced within a talent acquisition role (preferably in-house, but this isn’t essential) with a track record of recruiting a broad range of positions (including professional services/technical/specialist roles) on a national level by using passive and proactive sourcing techniques. Ideally you will be part or fully CIPD, have completed an AIRS (Advanced Internet Recruitment Strategies) course or hold a similar qualification. You’ll have excellent communication and networking skills, gained by liaising and engaging with internal stakeholders and external candidates. You’ll be self-motivated and proactive, with good research skills and the ability to communicate and advise stakeholders.

Please submit your CV and Cover Letter detailing your experience against the Knowledge, Skills Experience listed above. Please provide examples that demonstrate experience against each of the points to strengthen your application.

Please contact the Police Staff Recruitment team for the full job description or would like to discuss the role further- policestaffresourcing@cnc.police.uk.

Benefits of working for the CNC:

27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Additional 30 minutes time worked during the week to accrue additional leave, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year
Generous pension scheme (20.7% employers contribution). The employer contribution for this grade is up to £7,038 per year, and employee contribution of up to £2,788 – providing you with a total annual pension contribution of up to £9,826.
Flexi-time working scheme
Bonus scheme – dependent on oganisational and personal performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary
Subsidised Costa Coffee on site at HQ (Culham)
Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS and Armed Forces
Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies
Cycle to Work scheme

As police staff the public expect us to display the highest standards, values, and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police staff and sets out the principles and standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering these to the highest standards.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At the CNC, we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact the Police Staff Recruitment Team to request accommodation.

Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC: