Talent Acquisition Business Partner

ICON plc. is seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner who will drive end to end best hiring practices and a consultative approach to key stakeholders ensuring recruitment strategies are developed and executed, compliance maintained and effective recruitment metrics and objectives are met.

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Agility, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity.  We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.

Overview of the Role:

• You will be able to design innovative sourcing strategies to attract candidates from within the marketplace in a cost effective manner. 

• Develop strong awareness and understanding of the business and functional areas of responsibility to target and hire best talent.

• Work in partnership with hiring managers, providing guidance, support and recommendations on candidates for interview. 

• Ensure efficiency in time to hire is maintained, while maintaining a high level of accuracy within ICON’s Applicant Tracking System

• Manage own workload to ensure a best in class recruitment service is delivered, ensuring the most effective sourcing strategies to maintain cost per hire.

• Enhance and encourage awareness of internal referral program and where required, focused effort on diversity.

• Recommend, coordinate and participate in hiring events such as Job Fairs, external recruiting and other networking events.

• Forecast placements based on demand, changes in the customers’ business, the candidate pipeline and trends in business demand.

• Produce timely and accurate activity and Management Information reporting for your business areas.

• Create customer commercial value through responsive recruitment services and the delivery of cost effective results.

Role Requirements

• Experience working as a Recruiter or Sourcer within an in house or agency environment

• Exceptional customer service experience with demonstrated ability to effectively assess customers’ needs, quickly respond and problem solve.

• The ability to work flexibly and with agility is vital as we work in a fast paced and ever changing environment.

Benefits of Working in ICON

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals – both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer.

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