MBA Recruitment Manager

(This is a hybrid role, and it requires travel to our Cardiff office at least once a week).

The role of MBA Recruitment Manager is a key position within the Talent Acquisition Team, focused on hiring MBA candidates for our MBA Future Leaders Programme, in both Group Strategy and International Pricing, covering both permanent roles and internships.

The role involves leading the recruitment strategy, developing and delivering annual recruitment plans, building strong networks with business schools and MBA students, and managing the end-to-end recruitment process. Additionally, the role includes presenting to and networking with key business school partners and ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience. 

This is a unique and exciting opportunity that requires close collaboration with the Group CEO and wider Group Leadership team. Travelling to some of the best business schools in the UK and Europe, we’re looking for someone energetic and passionate about finding our next leaders that will help shape Admiral’s future. 

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development & Delivery: Develop and implement a comprehensive MBA recruitment strategy aligned with Admiral's business needs and talent requirements. This includes building and maintaining relationships with business schools across the UK and Europe, defining candidate profiles, creating attraction and engagement plans, exploring technology opportunities and defining new and efficient processes. 
• Market Expertise: Maintain in-depth knowledge of the global MBA market, including competitor activity, and emerging talent pools. Using this knowledge to inform recruitment strategies and ensure Admiral's competitiveness.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including business school career services, faculty, and alumni networks. 
• Sourcing & Attraction: Develop and deliver innovative sourcing strategies to attract high-calibre MBA candidates.  Utilise a variety of channels, including online platforms, networking events, and direct outreach.
• Candidate Management: Manage the entire candidate lifecycle, from initial application to onboarding of successful hires.  Ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience throughout the process.
• Stakeholder Management:  Effectively manage relationships with senior stakeholders across the business, providing regular updates on recruitment progress and seeking input on candidate selection.
• Data Analysis & Reporting:  Track and analyse key recruitment metrics, providing regular reports on performance and identifying areas for improvement.  Use data to inform decision-making and optimise recruitment strategies.
• Teamwork & Collaboration:  Work collaboratively with other members of the Talent Acquisition team and across the wider business to ensure a joined-up approach to talent acquisition.

Key Skills

• Experience in leading, mentoring and motivating people.
• Have a passion for diversity and building inclusive processes.
• Have a solid understanding of the MBA talent market.
• Very strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels (including CEO’s).
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to turn insights into actionable recommendations.
• Sufficient gravitas to influence and persuade but with the ability to leave your ego at the door, embracing Admiral’s flat and open structure.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and adapt to business and market needs.
• Comfortable presenting business information to wide and diverse audiences.
• Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Resilient and adaptable to change.
• Language skills (French, Italian, Spanish) would be useful but not essential.

Location:
Hybrid working (one day a week in the office) with the requirement to be at our Cardiff HQ every Wednesday. You will need to be willing to travel to various business schools across the UK and Europe.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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