Senior Manager: Talent Acquisition and Talent Brand

Key Purpose

• To lead the talent ambition of attracting and recruiting the absolute best person for every role at Discovery

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Benchmark and design best in class acquisition strategies, processes and systems in partnership with Heads of People, Center of Excellence/Expertise COE and business leaders.
• Lead the talent acquisition and employer brand function working in close collaboration with Heads of People and Business Leaders to support them in shaping their acquisition and employer brand strategies.
• Enable a memorable high quality candidate experience through the acquisition process: leverage data and feedback from surveys to continuously improve on the experience,
• Elevate the company's visibility as the employer of choice through amplifying the talent brand and EVP using the relevant sourcing and attraction channels.
• Lead the talent acquisition function, COE and business teams to be brand ambassadors, identifying opportunities to build the Discovery brand;
• Source and implement relevant tools to ensure the engagement of passive and active candidates for current and future business needs.
• Develop and utilize metrics and reporting to ensure productivity and effectiveness of recruiting efforts.
• Identify and manage external vendors and suppliers for candidate sourcing for the organization; contribute to vendor and agency selection contract negotiation and relationship management.
• Build strong and dynamic relationships with the business and guide them on the agreed process and governance in place.
• Lead and support the center of expertise specialists and Business Unit Acquisition/Recruitment team members in building their capability, supporting growth and development.

Key Competency Areas

• Values Driven
• Committed to integrity and ethics in business
• Behaves consistently with Discovery Values
• Optimistic
• Motivated by a positive future
• Energized by challenges
• Learn on the Fly
• Embraces the unfamiliar
• Experiments to find solutions
• Resilient:
• Recovers quickly from setbacks
• Grows from negative experiences
• Instills trust
• Follows through on commitments
• People Savv
• High EQ with low ego
• Works well with internal and external stakeholders
• Drives Results
• Energizes self and others to achieve
• Consistently exceeds goals
• Problem Solver:
• Looks beyond the obvious
• Find sustainable solutions

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Personally credible: Builds and delivers professionalism through combining commercial and HR expertise to bring value to the organization, stakeholders and peers:
• Consider how best to add value and ensure own expertise is sufficiently developed to do so.
• Shows enthusiasm to broaden own experience, knowledge, skills and self-insight
• Passes on own skills to others, sharing knowledge and experience readily.
• Accepts and acts on feedback on own performance, reacting appropriately to both constructive criticism and praise.
• Offers sensible, impartial advice and is considered as wise counsel.
• Role Model: Acts with integrity, impartiality and independence, balancing personal, organization and legal parameters.
• Has a deep sense of own core values and operates within personal boundaries.
• Consistently acts according to organizational and legal principles and agreed processes
• Delivers to expectations and promises
• Accepts responsibility and takes remedial and developmental action when mistakes are made.
• Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation.

Education and Experience

• Relevant 3-year degree and / or post graduate qualification
• Minimum 7- 10 years recruitment experience
• Proven experience and successful track record in leading a Recruitment and/or Talent Management function
• Experience in formulating talent acquisition strategies, processes and systems