2 x Talent Acquisition Advisor 12m FTC

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Team: Talent Acquisition

Salary banding: £31,000 – £40,000

Experience: Learner/Mid-level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Talent Acquisition Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Engaging. Ownership. Decision-maker

Top 3 qualities for this role: Organisation, Communication, Resilience

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity’s biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That’s why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We’re hiring world-changers. From Zero Carbon Living Advisors to Product Managers, every role we’re hiring plays their own part in our mission; our role is to find those people and bring them on our Zero Carbon journey.

This role in a nutshell:

As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you’ll manage the full-cycle recruitment process for specific role areas, ensuring alignment with business needs while delivering a positive candidate experience. You’ll engage with candidates and stakeholders in an authentic, purposeful, and empathetic manner, embodying OVO values throughout the recruitment process.

Your key outcomes will be:

Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles, from sourcing and attraction to offer and onboarding.
Provide a seamless candidate experience, resolving basic queries and seeking guidance for more complex situations (e.g., offer rescinding, negative feedback).
Collaborate with hiring managers, People Operations Managers (POMs), and team leads to understand hiring needs and deliver recruitment solutions aligned with departmental goals.
Maintain data accuracy across all recruitment platforms, including using reports in Greenhouse (GH) to support data-driven decision-making.
Share relevant recruitment information internally, clearly and simply, to keep stakeholders informed and up to date.
Suggest improvements to recruitment processes and practices when appropriate.
Use recruitment data to manage individual hiring metrics, ensuring adherence to recruitment timelines and quality standards.
Contribute to Talent Acquisition project groups, supporting broader team objectives.

Systems: Greenhouse, Workday, Google Sheets, Slides, Mail & Calendar

You’ll be a successful TA Advisor at OVO if you…

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, confident in working with candidates and immediate stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate effectively with business areas to deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
Detail-oriented, with experience managing data accuracy in recruitment systems like Greenhouse & Google Sheets.
Problem-solving mindset with the initiative to handle basic recruitment challenges and escalate more complex issues when necessary.
Understanding of recruitment processes, with a focus on maintaining a positive candidate experience.
Proactive – Suggesting process improvements to enhance recruitment efficiency and outcomes

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £31,000 and £40,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home
For your home Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan , plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people – so when you join OVO, you can play a part – big or small – with any of the Networks. It’s up to you.

Oh, and one last thing…

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..