Employer Branding and Talent Acquisition Specialist

BASIC PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Support in the development and implementation of effective recruiting and staffing strategies to attract, retain and engage a diverse pool of qualified and capable talent for the organization.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Acquisition:

• Support the full cycle of talent acquisition, including but not limited to profile definition, talent sourcing, assessment, selection, reference checks, partnering with and supporting hiring managers and offer process management.
• Track hiring metrics, finding opportunities to optimize workflow, selection efficacy and ensure a positive candidate experience
• Support and engage the company talent acquisition community, providing tool and platform support (ATS, job platforms), monitoring and providing insight (reports and updated scorecards) to various stakeholders (recruiters, HR Managers, Talent Acquisition function) into use of recruitment tools and channels (ATS, Job boards, LinkedIn recruiter licenses).
• Foster partnerships with strategic academic/technical institutions to:
  • identify innovative recruitment and employer branding opportunites
  • partecipate at career fairs/organise company presentations
  • facilitate in the design and coordination of training programs to create candidate pipeline for hard to find skills/profiles
• Support in the design and promotion of internal mobility within the organisation
• Propose and create content for the Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding mini-site on the company intranet, including: procedures, guidelines, toolkits, best practices, manuals, templates and reports to help optimize team efficiency and efficacy.

Employer Branding:

• Help generate new ideas and develop and execute employer branding initiatives and campaigns across digital platforms (internal and external), creating and publishing content and monitoring results to drive engagement
• Work closely with marketing, corporate communications and internal communications to ensure employer/product/corporate branding messages and campaigns are aligned, to coordinate the LinkedIn editorial plan and publication on selected social media platforms (LinkedIn and BoF)
• Support regional HR employer branding efforts, collecting and distributing content
• Assist in the development and coordination of projects and actions that ensure Zegna delivers on its employee value proposition. Including, but not limited to:
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives
  • Employee Advocacy program
  • Talent Management and engagement activities

BACKGROUND AND PRINCIPAL SKILLS

• Proactive, results-driven with sense of personal accountability
• Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple demands in fast paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Team player
• Curiosity, growth mindset and with a genuine desire to understand employee experience, drivers and create a deep employee connection
• Analytical, critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Passion for social media and digital communication
• Essential: 2+ years experience in a full cycle recruiting role (in a head hunting/ recruitment agency is a plus)
• Preferred: Experience in digital marketing/ employer branding/ communication
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience is required; in a related field (e.g. HR, business admin)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Italian and English