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The Talent Acquisition & Management Specialist plays a critical role in shaping the international workforce at Energy Drive. This role is responsible for identifying, attracting, onboarding, and retaining high-performing talent, while also driving initiatives that enhance employee development, engagement, and career growth. Working closely with hiring managers and leadership, the role ensures that talent strategies align with the company’s mission, values, and growth trajectory.

Requirements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Talent Acquisition

• Own end-to-end recruitment for key roles, from job scoping to offer negotiation using the Workable platform.
• Partner with hiring managers to forecast talent needs and define role requirements.
• Engage with external recruiters and talent partners to fill niche and strategic roles.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract top-tier candidates across channels.
• Build and manage job pipelines, ensuring timely communication with candidates and hiring managers.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to position Energy Drive as an employer of choice.
• Maintain an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the candidate experience across all touchpoints.

2. Onboarding & Integration

• Coordinate and manage a smooth and structured onboarding experience for new hires on the Deel HRIS platform.
• Collaborate with managers to set onboarding goals and check-ins.
• Collaborate with managers and IT/Operations to ensure all onboarding logistics are completed ahead of Day 1.
• Continuously improve onboarding workflows based on feedback and evolving team needs.

3. Learning & Development Oversight

• Lead the coordination and oversight of Learning & Development initiatives across the organization.
• Identify skills gaps and recommend training programs aligned with career growth and business needs.
• Track L&D participation and impact, aligning with performance management cycles and strategic goals.

4. Performance Management & Development

• Support the design and rollout of performance review cycles and goal-setting frameworks on Deel HRIS.
• Facilitate calibration sessions and feedback training to improve performance outcomes.
• Identify development needs and support career paths and succession planning efforts.

5. Talent Retention & Engagement

• Serve as the systems lead for Workable ATS and Deel HRIS , ensuring accuracy, compliance, and process efficiency.
• Manage and maintain career frameworks within Deel , ensuring role clarity, level progression, and alignment with performance expectations.
• Monitor and report on recruitment, onboarding, and L&D metrics to support strategic workforce planning.
• Support employee engagement surveys via Deel, and work with teams to design action plans.
• Recommend interventions to enhance retention and internal talent mobility.

6. HR Operations & Systems

• Maintain accurate records and reporting within the Deel HRIS Workable ATS systems.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide regular reports to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and internal hiring policies.

SUCCESS PROFILE

Knowledge

• Deep understanding of full-cycle recruiting in both technical and non-technical roles.
• Familiarity with performance management and employee lifecycle strategies.

Experience

• 3 – 7 years of experience in recruitment, talent management, or HRBP roles.
• Proven success hiring in fast-paced, growing environments.
• Experience using modern ATS and HRIS tools (e.g. Workable and Deel).

Competencies

• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Sourcing & Talent Planning
• Performance Coaching
• Data-Driven HR Decision-Making
• Communication & Influencing Skills

Personal Attributes

• Passion for people and team growth
• Highly organized and process-driven
• Empathetic, approachable, and proactive
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion

HOURS:  37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8.30am–5.00pm

SALARY:  Salary dependent upon experience, plus annual bonus opportunity

LOCATION:  Hybrid. Office based potentially in Leeds, Teesside, or Nottingham with an opportunity for home working

REPORTS TO: Associate Director / Senior Consultant

BACKGROUND

Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of companies operating across the North of England. As a family business, it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its retail division, which operates 13 fuel and convenience stores across East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Community Ventures, and Shared Agenda.

At the heart of the business’ vision and strategy is delivering value for the communities it serves, promoting opportunities by employing local people and investing in developing talent, as well as giving back to communities and supporting the regional economy through commissioning the local supply chain.

Sewell pride themselves on their commitment to support, train, develop and reward employees. In return, they ask that their employees work hard, live the company behaviours, and have some fun along the way. Culture is a massive part of the day-to-day life at Sewell and its people follow core principles of being Positive; Professional; Customer Focused; Team Players; and Always Doing the Right Thing.

In 2021 the Group was recognised as one of only 18 businesses across the country in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity – the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses. We have also featured in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for list six times, including being placed in the Top 50 large companies to work for in 2022.

Community Ventures is seeking talented individuals to join the team.  We provide healthcare strategy, strategic estates advice, business case services and programme/project management solutions to a wide range of customers across the UK. The Team is also contracted to provide management services to ten Lift Co business across the north of England managing a £250m health and social care portfolio. 

ROLE OVERVIEW

This is an exciting development opportunity for someone looking to enhance their existing knowledge and experience of estates planning and advice, working as a key member of a growing team.

Community Ventures’ vision is to be the consultant partner of choice to our customers and our mission is to achieve excellence in our advice and our solutions, delivering long-term added value to public services. 

Our current workload spans local, regional and national advisory roles for all aspects of the health sector – primary, community, acute and mental health - as well as support to local authorities and other public sector organisations. 

We are looking for someone who will embrace the complexity and breadth of this role, and who relishes the challenge of working creatively to understand and help solve our clients’ estate problems.

You will possess excellent communication and facilitation skills to harness and build positive relationships, whilst being able to put forwards alternative points of view and respectfully challenge.

You will primarily work alongside and in support of our senior consultants, delivering estates advisory services to customers right across our portfolio, but will also lead on specific elements of work/your own projects as your experience develops, as well as helping to nurture your graduate and junior colleagues.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC ESTATES ADVICE

• To work as part of a team to provide advice to our customers and partners as required (e.g., options appraisals, feasibility studies, estates strategies, PIDs, Business Case authoring, workshop facilitation, space utilisation, other research), either solely, as part of the wider team or with external advisors as needed.
• Liaise with external clients and stakeholders to create new strategic estates opportunities for Community Ventures in line with the business plan, working with colleagues, partners and shareholders.
• Appoint contractors and advisors to support delivery.
• Effectively manage multidisciplinary teams.
• To professionally represent Community Ventures at external meetings and events.

CLIENT/CUSTOMER LIAISON

• A significant proportion of this role is client facing - acting as the consultant/ professional on our strategic advice commissions- presenting our offer to the client and ensuring the timelines and quality of our delivery.
• Promoting and presenting a professional personal and company brand in all dealings.
• Developing and nurturing successful and rewarding relationships with colleagues and the supply chain.
• Listening and understanding the client’s needs and developing new client relationships.
• Ensuring a working environment exists where complete client satisfaction is at the forefront of every team member’s mind.

GENERAL

• Support the production of board reports and performance reports against the business plan KPI’s.
• Spotting opportunities for continuous improvement of our tools, processes, and systems.
• Understanding and mitigating risk to the business.
• Support Community Ventures in the pursuit of new opportunities and business development as required.
• Provide information to support the Director and Associate Directors with workload planning and forecasting.
• Leading on your own strategic internal projects suited to your skills and expertise – in the past this has included quality management, implementation of new software etc. 

Requirements

As well as exhibiting a polite and approachable attitude, displaying plenty of energy, initiative, professionalism, commitment and a strong team ethos, the suitable person will have the following:

ESSENTIAL

• Hold a formal degree qualification (or 3+ years relevant experience)
• Experience in contributing to/delivering the preparation of estate strategies, and Business Cases in accordance with the HM Treasury Green Book guidance
• Experience of working within public sector, health, social care, and/or education sectors
• Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
• You will be resilient and have the credibility to engage with a wide range of local and regional stakeholders
• The ability to work both as a team member in a busy working environment, as and unsupervised at times
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• The ability to learn and work with new technology and software
• Good decision-making skills
• A good level of knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Have effective and efficient time management skills
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality
• Have a thorough approach/high levels of attention to detail and accuracy
• Be able to implement new and improved ways of working
• A full, valid UK driving licence and own transport

DESIRABLE

• Experience working in or around healthcare service planning and/or service change programmes
• Healthcare planning and strategy experience
• Formal Better Business Cases qualification
• Membership of an appropriate professional body
• Understanding of current national healthcare policy, strategic direction and objectives and national programmes
• Working knowledge of LIFT, PFI, Procure 22 or other related frameworks

Community Ventures is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer an appropriate enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be required for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience
• Annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High street & retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 work scheme
• Technology scheme
• Paid parental leave and sickness absence
• Free use of the Coyle Health Gym
• Click here to view all of our employee benefits

• Lead and manage consulting engagements from initiation to completion.
• Conduct in-depth market and competitive analysis.
• Develop robust strategic plans and frameworks for clients.
• Analyze complex business problems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create financial models and projections to support strategic recommendations.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior client leadership.
• Manage and mentor project team members.
• Contribute to business development and client relationship management.

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in management or strategy consulting.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing business strategies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.
• Expertise in financial modeling and strategic analysis tools.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with experience presenting to executives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage projects effectively.
• MBA or Master's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote setting.

• Leading end-to-end consulting engagements, from scoping and diagnosis to strategy formulation and implementation support.
• Conducting in-depth market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and financial modelling to inform strategic recommendations.
• Developing compelling business cases and strategic roadmaps for clients.
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder interviews to gather insights and build consensus.
• Presenting findings and recommendations to senior client executives.
• Mentoring and developing junior consultants within the project team.
• Contributing to the firm's intellectual capital and practice development.
• Identifying and developing new client opportunities and building trusted advisor relationships.
• Managing project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation effectively.
• Ensuring the delivery of high-quality, impactful solutions that meet client objectives.

• Leading strategic consulting engagements for clients.
• Conducting comprehensive market and competitive analysis.
• Developing data-driven strategic recommendations and business cases.
• Managing client relationships and ensuring high levels of satisfaction.
• Leading and mentoring project teams.
• Presenting findings and strategic recommendations to C-suite executives.
• Identifying opportunities for operational improvement and business transformation.
• Developing financial models and performance metrics.
• Staying abreast of industry trends and best practices.
• Contributing to the firm's intellectual capital and business development efforts.

• Lead client engagements, defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis, competitive intelligence, and industry trend research.
• Develop strategic frameworks and models to address complex business challenges.
• Perform financial analysis, including valuation, profitability assessment, and forecasting.
• Gather and synthesize data from various sources, including client interviews, internal documents, and market research.
• Formulate data-driven strategic recommendations and actionable implementation plans.
• Present findings and recommendations clearly and persuasively to C-suite executives and client teams.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and budgets effectively.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Mentor and coach junior consultants, fostering their professional development.
• Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and business development efforts.

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree from a top-tier business school.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related strategic advisory role.
• Proven experience leading strategic projects in areas such as market entry, growth strategy, cost optimization, or M&A.
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and corporate finance principles.
• Proficiency in business modelling and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in diverse industries is a plus.