Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

QS is a global leader in higher education services. We are the data analytics, performance insight provider and intelligence partner supporting university excellence across the world. Our student recruitment and enrolment solutions enable universities and business schools to connect with talented individuals that are seeking to further their academic progress and career development. Our portfolio of professional services includes consultancy, student mobility and academic partnerships management, and branding solutions.

We publish highly visible and influential rankings of international universities, including the QS World University Rankings® which reaches a global audience of hundreds of millions of people. QS keeps growing organically, through acquisition and by recruiting top talent across key regions.

The Role:

The Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor will manage the end to end recruitment process for a portfolio of vacancies across our India operations. This role will be responsible for collaborating closely with department managers and HR colleagues, and for staying abreast of future hiring needs to facilitate proactive recruitment delivery. Reporting to the Global Talent Acquisition Manager in London, the Senior TA Advisor will design and deliver an effective local recruitment strategy for a variety of tech and non-tech roles.

Key responsibilities include:

Proactively network, attract and source candidates, utilising a variety of sources to maintain a high direct hire ratio.

Promote QS as an employer of choice through social media, and contribute to employer branding initiatives on a local scale.

Prepare engaging recruitment ad material and content, and manage publication to appropriate job portals/social media.

Proactively drive internal mobility and employee referral schemes among local employees.

Stay abreast of employment and talent market conditions, using this knowledge to guide and influence hiring managers when it comes to recruitment decisions.

Effectively screen and assess candidates against open positions.

Provide advice to hiring managers on assessment and interview best practice.

Build, develop and nurture talent pools for key future talent requirements.

Manage candidates throughout the recruitment process, until successful onboarding.

Record recruitment activity and report on recruitment data and metrics.

Manage end to end Campus recruitment for QS India.

The ideal candidate will have:

Educated to a minimum of Degree level.

Previous experience working in an end to end Talent Acquisition role within an international organisation, ideally SAAS-based product or information services.

Previous experience recruiting for technical skill sets would be highly desirable.

Excellent sourcing capability and experience of utilising a variety of tools, platforms and networks. Stays up to date with recruitment industry trends and is curious to explore new approaches.

A thorough understanding of the recruitment lifecycle and best practice, with the ability to escalate or remedy bottlenecks in the process.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and colleagues based internationally.

Strong attention to detail and organisation skills, able to independently manage a portfolio of roles of varying complexity.

First class customer service skills with the ability to manage both candidate and stakeholder expectations.

A few things that make QS a great place to work include:

Competitive package.

Flexible working.

Vibrant social environment and multicultural, multinational culture, strong team spirit.

Focus on welfare – ride to work scheme, global wellness team, Calm app, EAP and health plan, mental health first aiders, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Strong recognition and reward programs – peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual awards, annual bonus scheme.

Support for volunteering