PURPOSE
As Recruitment Partner ECTA you will play a crucial role in identifying, attracting, and selecting the next generation of talent into adidas. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with these schools and will effectively represent the adidas brand on campus
You will have a deep understanding of the adidas’ culture, values, and strategic objectives and will utilize this knowledge to attract the brightest talent to the brand from our target schools. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with these schools and will effectively represent the adidas brand on campus
In collaboration with the ECTA Team, HR and ECTA Steerco, you will design and execute a comprehensive campus recruitment strategy for your assigned business area. This includes attending campus career fairs and the organization of information sessions, workshops, and other recruitment events. You collaborate with academic departments and student organizations to ensure maximum exposure and engagement with potential candidates.
During peak recruitment seasons you will travel often, balancing the delivery of on-campus events with ongoing recruitment processes.
Utilizing a data driven approach you will lead an industrialized hiring process, incorporating technology throughout. Throughout this recruitment process, you will provide a stellar candidate experience by offering guidance, timely feedback, and transparency.
As Recruitment Partner ECTA you will be passionate about the early careers space and will stay up to date on industry trends, academic programs, and emerging technologies to identify the most relevant talent for the organization.
This role will primarily focus on Euroepean Internship recruitment incl. university engagement andplays a key role in identifying the brand’s next generation of leaders Impeccable communication, relationship building and networking skills are a must.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- In partnership with the broader ECTA Team, HR and the ECTA Steerco, design and implement a comprehensives campus recruitment strategy that is aligned to the relevant business areas future talent needs.
- Identify key target schools, plan/attend career fairs, information sessions, utilize online platforms, and networking events, to engage with potential candidates and promote the adidas early career roles.
- Build strong relationships with colleges, universities, career services offices, faculty members, and student organizations. Establish rapport and maintain regular communication to enhance the organization's brand and visibility on campus.
- Lead an industrialized recruitment process, including video interviews, talent/role pooling and (virtual) assessment centres.
- Deliver a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. Providing timely communication, offering guidance and support, delivering a seamless and professional candidate experience from initial contact to final decision.
- Effectively bring the adidas EVP to life on campus. Promoting the adidas brand, values, and culture to attract and engage potential candidates. Showcasing the brand’s unique selling points and creating a compelling employer brand presence on campus.
- With exact precision, effectively track and analyse key recruitment metrics, such as candidate conversion rates, time-to-hire, and source effectiveness. Regularly report on key metrics and insights, highlighting trends, areas for improvement, and strategies for optimizing campus recruitment efforts.
- Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process.
- Provide guidance to the hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on the status of the process.
- Own responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drives standards to ensure a quality performance against all standards.
- Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of adidas brand and adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market adidas and the adidas Group as an Employer of Choice.
- Lead additional recruitment initiatives as needed.
- Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners of all levels to understand current and upcoming requirements in order to build a strategy on effective recruitment activities for positions within your area of responsibility.
- Conduct ‘season’ review me