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Role name and description

Senior Associate

We are looking for a Recruiter with 3- 5 years of experience to act as our liaison with universities and help us recruit recent graduates & Experienced Professionals and to attract and acquire top talent for all service lines across EY GDS (Sri Lanka), by deploying unique strategies to locate right Talent. As a, you will be responsible to attend, and host recruiting events and build effective programs.

The opportunity

You will act as a Recruitment Partner for Business Leaders and have opportunity to derive insights from data and turn ideas into action. You will propose and execute programs(s) in the areas of Employer Branding, Diversity & Inclusion, Tools and Automation to ensure we achieve impactful results. We are committed to drive improvements for our business and our people, supportive of EY culture and as a result enhance customer experience.

Being a Partner in an Individual Contributor role, need to engage closely with Business Operations’ Managers and Hiring Managers to help build the sourcing strategies and partner with internal stakeholders to execute the plan.

Your key responsibilities

• Contacting university career counsellors and provide informative materials about our internship programs

• Report on recruiting metrics after every careers event, including number of candidates interviewed and hired

• Advertise current open roles to online and offline alumni communities

• To Drive informed, data driven decisions

• Build and maintain good relationships with universities and other educational institutions

• Ensure all positions are closed on time within the budgeted cost

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of various candidate evaluation techniques, including group interviews

• Hands-on experience with resume databases and Applicant Tracking Systems

• Demonstrate Patience, Perseverance and Positive approach to drive fulfilment

• Strong verbal and written communication, active listening and interpretation skills

• Good networking abilities

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

• 3 - 5 years of proven recruitment experience, managing large scale and complex hiring

• Should have experience working on various HR applications including Applicant Tracking System

• You should also have demonstrated experience with different sourcing strategies such as social recruiting, online job postings, etc. and excellent relationship-building skills.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong industry outlook

• Approach to learn and adapt quickly to global recruiting trends

• A keen sense to identify key business priorities, delivery models, solutioning, driving timely performance

What you can look for

• Be an enabler of high-performance recruitment team

• Keen interest to invest time for self-learning, seeking opportunities to work on cross-functional HR projects

• Vision and capability to understand industry trends and build talent landscape to meet the hiring needs

What we offer EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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