Recruitment Assessment Executive

Our people are at the heart of our business, and we are looking for those that are just as passionate about that as we are. Join our People team, and come with us on a journey as we transform the way we do HR. Our team is made up of business partners working with leaders to get the most out of their teams, specialist knowledge in our centres of expertise, and colleague-centric, efficient people services. Our work ranges from making sure that our 150,000+ colleagues are paid on time to attracting brilliant talent to drive our strategy, to unlocking the skills and capability of our colleagues. This is a fast-moving business, and we make sure our policies and rewards keep up with that too. We know flexibility is important and helps you be more productive so there's more choice than ever about where and when you work. When it comes to your development, we'll support your growth in your own unique way. When you join us, you'll be joining a team that knows just what it means to be happy and
engaged, and who makes a real impact across our business.

Why join us

As our Assessment and Selection Executive, you will have the opportunity to play a vital role in creating, shaping and enhancing our assessment and selection processes across all business areas. Providing guidance and support to recruitment for their specific needs you will deliver a great assessment process that provides a great experience for our candidates in their recruitment journeys.

What you'll do

You will play a crucial role in supporting the creation, development and implementation of assessment and selection processes and materials across all business areas. Collaborating closely with recruitment teams, you will support their specific needs, ensuring a consistent and inclusive approach. Working with external partners, you will bring innovative ideas and best practices to continuously improve our selection and assessment methods. Your responsibilities will include conducting training needs analysis, delivering workshops, and maintaining a strong understanding of reasonable adjustment / ability needs. Additionally, you will contribute to evaluation reports, monitor key data metrics, and drive a shared assessment methodology aligned with our D E & I strategy. Your role will also involve managing third party relationships, owning some initiatives, and staying abreast of industry trends to enhance our knowledge base and thought leadership.

Who you are

You have a solid understanding of assessment and selection processes, as well as experience in implementing third party solutions. With your expertise in project management within a large and complex organisation, you play a vital role in supporting the development of inclusive assessment and selection approaches across all business areas. Your strong communication and relationship management skills allow you to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at various levels, ensuring that our internal recruitment teams have the guidance and support they need. Your passion for diversity and inclusion, along with your commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining strong supplier relationships, position you as a key contributor to our recruitment and HR priorities. You understand the importance of candidate experience and expectation throughout the candidate lifecycle and have had experience in an internal recruitment role or 3rd party model
environment. As a great communicator, you know how to deliver findings to stakeholders who may be unfamiliar with advanced data techniques and technical jargon. Within our agile and flexible environment, your ability to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement makes you invaluable to our assessment and selection processes.

• Demonstrate experience in supporting the development and implementation of assessment and selection processes and materials across various business areas, including creating materials.


• Show a proven track record of collaborating with recruitment teams to meet specific needs, ensuring a consistent and inclusive approach.


• Show experience of working with external 3 rd party partners to introduce innovative ideas and best practices that enhance selection and assessment methods.


• Experience in managing third party relationships, taking ownership of initiatives, and keeping up-to-date with industry trends to contribute to our knowledge base and thought leadership.


• Understanding of Assessment & Selection process and 3rd party suppliers, i.e. why it's used, what measurements are applied and how on-going improvements can be applied.


• Understanding of the importance of candidate experience and expectation throughout the candidate lifecycle i.e mobile first built products.


• Experience of a within internal recruitment role or 3rd party model environment.


• Experience in delivering findings to stakeholders who may be unfamiliar with advanced data techniques and technical jargon.


• Excellent communication skills & attention to detail.


Desirable

• Have experience conducting training needs analysis, delivering workshops, and understanding reasonable adjustment/ability needs.


• Experience in contributing to evaluation reports, monitoring key data metrics, and promoting a shared assessment methodology aligned with our D E & I strategy.


• Experience working in an agile environment.


• Consistently leading through professional behaviours, using judgement, drive and influence.


• Proven judgement and collaboration skills.


• A passion for Diversity and Inclusion in all approaches.


• Role modelling great customer service and relationship management.


• Thriving on working in a fast moving, creative, flexible environment.


• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.


• Great relationship management skills and the ability to be credible from Hiring Manager up to Senior Manager level.
  
  We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new - whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:


Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.