Associate Talent Acquisition Partner

We’re excited to be hiring for an Associate level Talent Acquisition Partner in our newly created Talent Acquisition team.  Acting as guardians of talent for the business, our focus is on sourcing exceptional people for the right role at the right time, ensuring we influence quality hires to drive business excellence and delivering exceptional candidate experience along the way. This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

About the Role

This Associate Talent Acquisition Partner will be supporting stakeholders across all our Brand Experience department. You will partner closely with business stakeholders to ensure you thoroughly understand their needs, as well as influencing them to deliver best in class candidate experience. Harrods is famous for service and that includes our relationships with potential colleagues too.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Collaborating closely with Hiring Managers to fully understand their specific talent needs and provide tailored guidance on effective recruitment strategies.
• Partnering with the Talent Acquisition Partner to ensure every talent choice reflects our business and team goals, taking ownership of the recruitment outcomes.
• Promoting best practices in candidate selection and continually seek innovative ways to enhance our recruitment standards.
• Using innovative sourcing strategies to identify and attract exceptional talent, building a pipeline of candidates for future opportunities.
• Maintaining accurate and comprehensive records in Workday to ensure data integrity, facilitating informed decision-making and effective reporting.
• Enhancing the candidate experience by providing clear communication, timely feedback, and a welcoming environment throughout the recruitment journey.
• Implementing strategies to ensure that every candidate feels valued and engaged, regardless of the outcome.

Depending on your role, you may be fully on-site or have a mix of on-site and home working – this is what we refer to as ‘Hybrid’. Our hybrid working policy allows colleagues to work from home for part of the week, with a minimum of three days on-site, depending on business needs.

Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role.

About You

You will be responsible for upholding standards, policies and procedures so will have a proven experience of strong communication skills and the ability to connect with people at all levels, from candidates to business leaders and have the presence and credibility to influence their thinking. 

You will also be organised and service driven, you care about and understand the value you can add to the business through an eagerness to work towards targets and accomplish business needs – whether this be productivity or quality targets.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. 

Uniquely You

Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply. 

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods