Recruitment Specialist

The OSB Talent Acquisition Team of five is an integral part of the wider HR team of approximately twenty across Chatham in Kent and Wolverhampton. ( This role could work remotely so location is flexible). The team is responsible for all the Talent Acquisition across the group, we support the businesses hiring needs at all levels, ensuring an effective approach, whilst offering a positive candidate experience.

OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

• Manage the end to end recruitment process for all assigned IT/specialist positions, from the point of an approved ATR and agency engagement or direct advertising, to CV tracking and screening, to arranging and undertaking/assisting with interviews through to the point of selection, offer, and pre-employment screening, ensuring proactive and timely communication and partnership with hiring managers.
• Provide guidance on the talent acquisition lifecycle to the business, advising managers, with support where required, of best practice, appropriate sourcing strategies, market conditions and talent attraction.
• Truly partner with each hiring manager, ensuring adherence to the Recruitment and Selection Policy/ Procedure and supporting the interview process for all required roles.
• Build, develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders to understand resourcing and talent needs.
• Support the Group Head of Talent Acquisition on implementing employer branding strategies to raise our company profile and to become an employer of choice amongst retail and challenger banks.
• Support the Group Head of Talent Acquisition on implementing social media recruitment strategies such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Twitter and other media forms to attract best in class candidates
• Support the Group Head of Talent Acquisition in the use of direct hiring strategies to reduce reliance on agency recruitment costs.
• Utilise a range of sourcing activities to ensure the timely, proactive and effective selection and recruitment of appropriately skilled and experienced candidates.

We offer a base salary dependent on experience to £40,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Additional benefits such as, Cycle Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals and Save as you Earn scheme

• Extensive experience of end to end IT/specialist role recruitment and process
• In depth understanding of the technical terminology around IT recruitment is essential
• Previous experience working with a recruitment database is essential.
• Extensive experience of technical and competency based interviewing is essential

If this sounds like you, please apply now.

Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat about this role please contact us on recruitment@osb.co.uk

All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.