Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Robert Walters specialises in permanent, contract and interim professional recruitment across a variety of industry sectors. Candidates can choose their primary workplace from one of our five offices located in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Groot-Bijgaarden, or Zaventem.

About the role

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner you will act as a key partner to business leaders, driving the recruitment strategy and ensuring the acquisition of top talent that aligns with our organisational goals for your region.
This role is responsible for recruitment across Belgium and Switzerland.

• Manage a portfolio of requisitions, managing the full end to end recruitment lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including HR, business leaders, and external partners.
• Proactively network and engage in the local market to identify and build talent pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand their talent requirements and preferences and align hiring demand to their workforce plans.
• Support the business with the development of job descriptions, and create effective sourcing strategies.
• Review CV's and applications to assess candidate skills, experience, and suitability for specific roles.
• Conduct initial phone screenings to evaluate candidates' skills, experience.
• Develop and conduct candidate assessments, interviews, and facilitate the selection process, providing advice and guidance to the business leaders as required.
• Work collaboratively with the TA sourcing specialists to identify key pipeline roles and develop engagement strategies to keep talent communities warm.
• Liaise with hiring managers and HR to ensure offer process and onboarding processes are smooth and best in class.
• Lead on local community engagement or careers fair events and PR initiatives in conjunction with the business and local marketing teams.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in hiring practices, ensuring a diverse pool of candidates for all positions.
• Stay updated with market trends, industry news, and talent demands.

Your profile

• Proven experience in talent acquisition managing the full end to end lifecycle.
• Collaboration and Relationship Building: The ability to collaborate and build relationships with senior leaderships, hiring managers, cross-functional teams, HR, leadership, and external partners.
• Extensive proficiency with proactive sourcing and talent community development
• Ability to think commercially and strategically, developing solutions to complex talent acquisition challenges.
• Digital literacy - proficient in the utilisation of technology to drive efficiencies, continuous improvement and increase the impact of TA across the business
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and work under pressure.
• Proficient in using applicant tracking systems and other recruitment tools.
• Knowledge of local labour laws and regulations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.