Portsmouth Water
Talent Acquisition Advisor - 9 Month FTC
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Talent Acquisition Advisor - 9 Month FTC
9-Month Fixed-Term Contract: Talent Acquisition Advisor
About the Role
We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water are delighted to have 9-month fixed-term contract opening for a Talent Acquisition Advisor within our People Team. You’ll play a key role in supporting hiring managers across the full recruitment lifecycle, from:
- Advertising and pre-screening
- Interviews and selection
- Making offers
As our Talent Acquisition Advisor, you’ll help attract the best people by:
- Keeping recruitment processes running smoothly
- Coordinating agency activity
- Championing opportunities for apprentices, students, and graduates
- Leading project delivery to strengthen recruitment processes, including:
- Managing recruitment campaigns
- Improving the applicant journey
- Developing our employer brand
- Building future talent pools
- Introducing cost-saving measures
This is a hands-on role – with every task, you’ll make a real impact on how Portsmouth Water hires now and in the future.
Key Responsibilities
Supporting the hiring process:
- Provide advice and critical decision-making guidance on talent acquisition and recruitment (from job posting to offer stage).
- Act as the go-to expert for hiring managers, addressing complex or highly qualified candidates effectively.
- Coordinate the development and consistency of company job descriptions, ensuring quality, controls, and version history are maintained.
- Support managers in developing and uploading job advert content across multiple platforms, including:
- Internal and external digital channels
- Social media
- Career websites
Driving talent development and engagement:
- Promote internal mobility by identifying talent growth paths (career progression or secondments).
- Assist with CV reviewing and shortlisting based on job and person specification requirements.
- Ensure fair and EEO-compliant selection processes, including accessible interview materials and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) adherence.
Ensuring compliance and efficiency:
- Maintain all recruitment-related documentation and processes in accordance with GDPR requirements.
- Oversee pre-employment checks, such as DBS clearance, and compliance with UK labour laws.
- Liaise with the Procurement team to develop and maintain a preferred agency supplier list, negotiating discounted terms for permanent and temporary hiring.
- Monitor and manage contractor compliance, ensuring IR35/Off Payroll Working Rules are followed.
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Broader stakeholder engagement:
- Coach new hiring managers to enhance interviewing and assessment skills.
- Deliver a consistent “core service” to internal and external contacts, prioritising accuracy and response time.
- Attend and deliver recruitment events, community outreach, and employer branding initiatives to position Portsmouth Water as an employer of choice.
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
Essential Criteria:
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Proven experience in in-house recruitment or talent acquisition, across all organisational levels.
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Interviewing and assessing candidate skills, including competency-based and strengths-focused assessments, at all grades of seniority.
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Experience in developing job advert content for diverse platforms:
- Career websites
- Social media channels
- Internal and external communications tools
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Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, workplace equality policies, and compliance regulations, including:
- Applicant confidentiality, reference processes, and data protection.
- Agency worker legal frameworks.
- Contractor IR35 status requirements.
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aitability completing pre-employment checks, including DBS Criminal Record Checks, past CVs, and evidence of previous candidate spend files.
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Ability to build trusted relationships with recruitment agencies and effectively liaise with third-party providers.
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Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in hiring documentation and candidate data.
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C-level communication skills for:
- Supportive stakeholder alignment.
- Complex and high-volume candidate inquiries.
- Clear role clarification for hiring/managers.
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Adaptability in balancing multiple priorities with adaptability—prioritising workload to meet tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CIPD Level 3 or R Eindustry REC (Recruiter Excellence Council) qualification, or equivalent professional experience/expertise.
Working Arrangements
Portsmouth Water will consider flexible working arrangements, including role flexibility, hybrid arrangements, or core hours. If you have specific accommodation needs, discuss this during the interview.
Application Notes
The role attracts high application volumes and may close early. Please apply quickly and refer to our website for the most up-to-date job requirements.
Portsmouth Water is actively committed to diversity and inclusion. All potential applicants are encouraged to apply, regardless of background.
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Medical note: Portsmouth Water must ensure all candidates are legally eligible to work in the UK.
Response time: We typically review applications within 4 weeks of the submission date. Unsuccessful applicants will not receive personal feedback.
Benefits: Rewarding Your Ambition at Portsmouth Water
At Portsmouth Water, we apply the phrase “rewarding people” to heart – we go above and beyond with exceptional benefits for our staff.
Work-life Balance & Support:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, year-round relaxation
- 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support via our dedicated near-shore EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) and tailored HealthHero app.
- Doctor-grade GP telehealth, free 24/7
- Extended benefits & flexible schemes (confidential carpter, master troops car), to advance career
Critical Wellbeing:
- EAP covering specific and immediate around-the-clock distress in communications’ areas including grief counseling, family coaching, and star resources.
At Work:
- PFAS Training mandated for operational staff – standardised scenarios to ensure critical emissions compliance.
Economic Perks:
- Peer Recruitment Referrals from trusted national networks
- 1 productable bonus (up to 6% of salary)
- Generosity in IR35 businesses so contractors being staffed through compliant contracts.
Family:
- Inform-class paid-for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Increased full-time stocks during parental leave days – 8 weeks / 96% salary.
Social & Lifestyle Payoffs:
- Free summer and winter company events (all expenses paid)
- ** Pflege** incentive discounts at thousands of reputable retailers globally
- Emit stabilization programs to environmental advocates
- Build an ecological title social impact through our tree planting programs.
Securities and Security:
- Jordan Service Group Life Assurance plans valuing up to 4x pay offering survivor benefits (our commitment to family)
Hand in Fact:
- Lineage taking action earth through internal sustainability projects
Stay vibrant and challenging growth for awards to diversity efforts supporting edible innovation.
We’re proud to partner with national disability campaigns and employee networks interlinked with advancement equality.
Now it’s your turn: With the skills you’ve perfected, join Portsmouth Water so you can solve problems held by fresh conversations.
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