Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. For Professional Services firms to be competitive they need to be agile and be able to adapt to their client needs quickly. The Agile Talent team has been set up exactly for this. We work very closely with our internal stakeholders to make sure they have the right flexible talent as and when needed to support our clients.

We’re happy to talk about flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

 A look into the role

As a Resourcer within our Agile Talent Team, you will:

• ​Proactively sourcing independent consultant/interim talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct sourcing methods
• Screening candidates against role requirements and Agile Talent Community criteria
• Writing and posting adverts across multiple channels, ensuring they're on-brand and inclusive
• Keeping candidates engaged and well-informed from the first contact with you
• Tracking campaign performance and feeding MI into team reporting
• Supporting continuous improvement across the resourcing process

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as an Agile Talent Resourcer the minimum criteria you’ll need is demonstrable resourcing and recruitment experience gained from a fast-paced commercial environment. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Experience in an in-house talent or resourcing function, ideally within professional services
• Experience managing a full sourcing lifecycle, from research through to shortlist
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter or comparable direct-sourcing tools
• Strong verbal and written communication skills — confident engaging candidates and stakeholders at all levels
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Accurate and diligent in data entry, with a track record of maintaining data quality standards within an ATS or CRM system
• Experience with talent mapping and pipeline building
• Knowledge of D&I best practice in recruitment, including inclusive job advert writing
• Experience managing job board advertising campaigns

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.  Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

We’re also committed to supporting you through different life stages, with a range of family friendly and wider leave policies. You can find full details of our reward, benefits and leave policies on our website: Reward and benefits.

Beyond the job 

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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