Hybrid Talent Acquisition Specialist

Posted 20 hours ago

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About the role

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist supporting recruitment across diverse roles in UK Trains businesses. Engaging with candidates and managing recruitment processes for various operational and technical roles.

Responsibilities

  • Manage job requisition workflows in our ATS - Workday.
  • Ensure accurate governance, compliance and real‑time status updates.
  • Maintain strong data integrity across all recruitment activity.
  • Advertise roles across internal and external platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter.
  • Work closely with hiring managers to craft compelling, accurate job adverts tailored to each discipline.
  • Review CVs and conduct initial screening where appropriate.
  • Coordinate interviews and manage candidate communication throughout the process.
  • Maintain compliant, accurate candidate records.
  • Monitor application progress and support candidate system access when needed.
  • Use a range of sourcing tools, talent pools, job boards and networks.
  • Build and nurture pipelines across diverse role types and future workforce requirements.
  • Engage passive talent to support long‑term attraction and strategic hiring.

Requirements

  • Proven experience recruiting across a range of role types (e.g., operational, technical, engineering, corporate, professional).
  • Ability to adapt sourcing and engagement strategies based on the role discipline and its complexity.
  • Experience with Workday or similar ATS platforms.
  • Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Confident communicator with polished written and verbal communication.
  • Ability to manage multiple vacancies at different stages with ease.
  • Rail experience is welcome but not essential.

Benefits

  • 33 days paid annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays.
  • Arriva Workplace Pension Plan (AWPP)
  • Access to ‘The Village’ – Arriva’s Reward Gateway offering discounts shopping, days out and more.
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • Eyecare Vouchers

Job title

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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