Specialist, Talent Acquisition

About the role

Save the Children International is recruiting a Specialist, Talent Acquisition for its global Talent Acquisition function, which finds, attracts and hires people to deliver its mission at every level and in every geography. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, the Specialist manages end-to-end recruitment for a portfolio of live, high-volume roles, maintains process rigour, Oracle data hygiene and audit readiness, and acts as a named contact for an assigned region. The post is remote with flexible working, permanent, and requires an unrestricted right to work in the chosen location.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for a portfolio of roles, from briefing through offer acceptance and handover
• Develop sourcing strategies using advertising and direct sourcing, and coordinate interviews and assessments
• Manage offers and pre-employment processes, escalating risks to the team manager
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and support workforce planning and hiring decisions
• Maintain accurate ATS records within SLAs, apply recruitment policies including safeguarding and GDPR, and escalate compliance gaps
• Act as the regional TA partner, sharing best practice and resources with Country Office HR teams
• Share knowledge, support onboarding of new team members, and lead continuous improvement such as workflow optimisation, HR technology automation and employer branding
• Embed inclusive hiring practices and diversity and equity in recruitment

Required profile

• Significant experience managing multi-stakeholder recruitment at pace and scale, with a track record of high-quality hiring outcomes
• Experience partnering with stakeholders, advising and influencing decision-making
• Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to recruitment governance and compliance
• Ability to use data and metrics to inform recruitment decisions
• Good judgement in complex, ambiguous situations and excellent verbal and written communication
• Cultural awareness, empathy and sensitivity across diverse contexts
• Desirable: international development, humanitarian or INGO experience, leadership hiring or direct sourcing experience, and Spanish

Required skills

• Applicant tracking systems
• Oracle data hygiene
• GDPR-compliant record-keeping

Applications include a CV and cover letter and are reviewed on a rolling basis; shortlisted candidates are contacted within two weeks of the deadline. The selection process includes background checks.