Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

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We are currently looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The position will be responsible for managing end to end recruitment for all roles in Malaysia, with the remit expanding to other APAC locations over time.

This role with partner closely with HR, the wider Talent Acquisition team and the divisional hiring managers to deliver an effective and inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, taking full ownership of the end-to-end resourcing process, with a key focus on reducing cost, improving the candidate screening and quality, ensuring hiring manager awareness and seeing opportunities for further resourcing process efficiencies going forward.

About Aon

Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.

About the Role

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist some of your key accountabilities will include:

Hiring Manager Awareness:

Partner with HR and business partners to ensure standard processes and a positive candidate experience.
Hold regular meetings with hiring managers and business partners to discuss operational recruitment updates.
Identify other ways to promote the resourcing process and service offered through regular update meetings

Sourcing:

Work in partnership with the hiring managers to create effective, high quality role profiles and person specifications.
Collect and organise survery data and research to establish suitable advertising opportunities and advertise all roles in most appropriate media, including internally and Aon careers site.
Encourage social sharing of opportunities and coach managers to utilise their social media networks.
Partner with employer branding to ensure appropriate visuals, content and strategies to reach the desired diverse target audience.
Conduct CV mining on appropriate job boards to identify direct candidates.
Adopt and utilise sourcing tools available.
Partner with agencies to source candidates where necessary

Conduct and facilitate screening and selection:

Partner with managers to agree job specific screening questions for the application form and telephone / video interviews, with an eye to D&I and unconscious bias.
Screen all applications and conduct telephone interviews, assessing candidates general suitability for the role.
Work with the scheduling team to schedule face to face or live video interviews with hiring managers.
Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the process.
Ensure adherence to compliance requirements
Offer and Onboarding co-ordination:
Work in partnership with the on-boarding team and the hiring manager to co-ordinate the offer process to ensure candidates get accurate and attractive offers quickly.
Initiate background checks and follow-up completion, ensuring checks come back cleared prior to start date.
Stay in regular contact with candidates and managers throughout to ensure smooth recruitment

Leverage technology:

Ensure all relevant technology is fully utilised, and adopt new functionality
Ensure all information is accurately reflected in Applicant Tracking System so source information can be recorded and reported on.
Utilise MI effectively with partners to demonstrate TA impact and opportunities for further action.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Be a role model in D&I within Talent Acquisition and the wider HR team and business area.
Actively seek opportunities to target a more diverse applicant pool, utilising tools and resources available.
Mentor managers on inclusive recruitment practices; utilise strategies to reduce unconscious bias in the screening and selection process.
About you

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

Extensive best practice recruitment and onboarding experience
Strong sourcing experience
Business level English in communication (speaking, listening and writing)
Taking ownership and accountability
Work as a team with a result driven approach
Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness
Innovative approach with flexibility
Ability to proactively build credible relationships with business partners
How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two Global Wellbeing Days each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on [Confidential Information]

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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