Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Human Resources (6 month FTC)

About BII

British International Investment is the UK’s development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. With a mission to solve the biggest global development challenges, we aim to create a virtuous circle of investment and impact. Your contribution will be essential. 

It won’t be easy: we do the hardest work in the most complex markets. Be prepared to test your skills, get creative and say your piece as you take on high-profile work as part of a diverse team of exceptionally smart, passionate people. 

In return, you can take your career to all-new places in a culture that rewards curiosity and collaboration, and balances high performance with wellbeing.

BII at a glance

Over 75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

More than £8.8 billion in net assests

1,400+ businesses invested in

950,000 workers in the businesses we support 

650+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

Team and role overview

The Talent Acquisition team is critical to the future success of the people agenda at BII. It is critical that the talent attraction and acquisition strategy is aligned with our current five-year strategy and supports the achievement of our corporate objectives. The TA Function is made up of 3 teams: Lateral, Onboarding & Experiences team; Future Talent team; and the Contingent Workforce team.

This role will manage end to end recruitment process for all hires, as a trusted advisor, supporting our Impact Group.

Client Group Overview

Impact is at the heart of what we do. We focus on three strategic objectives: to support productive, sustainable and inclusive development. We’ve developed a world-class impact management approach to help us do this.

Led by the Chief Impact Officer, the Impact Group is at the centre of BII's investment process, 

partnering with our Investment teams to maximise the development impact of BII’s investments.   Our Impact Framework measures ways in which our investments deliver impact, focussing on our priorities of gender, diversity, inclusion and climate change. The framework is translated into an Impact Dashboard which is integral to our investment decision process.

This approach means we have the capability and expertise to deliver our development impact objectives whilst making a financial return.  

The team are organised in a way that provides maximum support to our priorities and include: ESG, Climate Change, Development Impact, Business Integrity, Gender & Diversity Finance and BII Plus divisions

Role Purpose

As part of the Lateral, Onboarding & Experiences team, you will act as a Talent Acquisition Business Partner for the Impact team’s recruitment activities across UK, Africa and South Asia.

You will be the primary recruitment point of contact for guidance & advice and play a key role attracting the right talent at speed. You will support Hiring Managers by developing and implementing tailored sourcing strategies using multiple channels including headhunting, advertising, talent pooling, social media, networking, and referrals, with a specific aim of increasing direct hire rates.

Responsibilities

• Manage end to end recruitment process for all hires across the Impact team, acting as their recruitment SME and primary point of contact
• Partner with Hiring Managers to agree the hiring strategy for roles including the role briefing and sourcing initiation
• Advise and develop effective attraction and sourcing strategies for niche and complex roles within areas such as ESG, Climate, Development and Gender Finance
• Leverage the strong BII brand by providing support on attracting directly sourced candidates: providing Hiring Managers with high quality shortlists, candidate insights and acting as a genuine trusted advisor across the Impact space
• Instigate and, where needed, ensure appropriate candidate / business feedback has been documented and proactively drive decision making process
• Candidate management to ensure an outstanding candidate experience from initial candidate engagement to offer negotiation. Support the Onboarding and Experience Team to ensure a similarly positive experience from contract generation, background check to on-boarding
• Ensure processes are followed in an appropriate and timely manner including approval to recruit & offer and tracked appropriately
• Take a data driven approach to develop recruitment offering by keeping track of key recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-hire and cost-per-hire) to enable meaningful and intentional delivery
• Build relationships and partner with committees, regional working groups and key stakeholders to communicate, drive and implement the Lateral Talent recruitment strategy
• Embed diversity in all aspects of recruitment and deliver outstanding candidate engagement and experience
• Proactively stay up to date with recruitment strategies, tools, and learnings. Share and/or apply findings where appropriate and in lined with wider Talent Acquisition strategy
• As a member of the Talent Acquisition team, take up ad-hoc projects to contribute and support the delivery of wider TA strategic priorities 

The candidate

Background, skills, aptitude

Successful candidate will have relevant experience recruiting into international financial services organisations and/or ESG related fields either as an experienced senior In-house recruiter or a seasoned agency recruiter/search partner looking for a first move into a corporate role.  You’ll be able to combine research and networking (internally and externally) to develop and implement effective sourcing strategies and identify top and emerging talent respectively.  You’ll bring an exceptional track record of robust stakeholder and candidate management that have typically led to strong talent pipelines, ‘Trusted Advisor’ status and tangible hiring results.

Essential skills:

• Proven experience of end to end managing lateral recruitment across different business areas and the ability to navigate complex recruitment campaigns and niche hiring searches
• Proven ability to strategise, implement and execute high quality sourcing and shortlisting capabilities within niche/complex skillsets and geographies at pace
• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to handle various campaigns simultaneously with multiple stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build long-lasting relationships with candidates, Hiring Managers, and colleagues
• Meaningful track record and strong forward-looking commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and how recruitment can create a more diverse workforce at all levels
• Curious and passionate about innovation. Not afraid to experiment and learn from mistakes
• Strong communication skills and demonstrable skills in building effective relationships with senior stakeholders
• High levels of attention to detail and commitment to excellence

Desirable skills:

• Robust recruitment experience within Impact investing or related industries
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII’s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity
• Experience recruiting into the Africa and/or South Asian markets a plus

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. 

Salary: Competitive