Talent Acquisition Partner (Maternity Cover) - Hybrid

Full Job Description

HEAnet – Talent Acquisition Partner (Maternity Cover)

HEAnet is Ireland’s National Research and Education Network, providing internet connectivity and ICT shared services across all levels of the Irish education system, reaching in excess of 1,000,000 end users. We connect learners and researchers across all of Ireland to education resources and to fellow national educational and research networks in Europe, and the rest of the world.  

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our People Operations team for a maternity cover contract .

This role is based in our office in Dublin 1; however, we have a hybrid work framework in place which will allow you to do some work from home if you choose to do so.

What the People Operations Team does 

The People Operations Team provides people-centric support for the full employee lifecycle across two companies - HEAnet and EduCampus Services.  The function’s responsibilities center around Employee Experience & Workplace Experience, Learning & Development, Business Support, Performance Management, Talent Attraction & Retention, HR Operations and People Projects.

What the Talent Acquisition Partner does

Reporting directly to the  People Operations Director, the Talent Acquisition Partner will work closely with the People Operations team and hiring managers across HEAnet & EduCampus, to fill a variety of technology and business support roles. 

The role will be responsible for partnering with the business to define role requirements, understanding hiring priorities and leading all end-to-end talent acquisition activity across the business.  This will include ensuring a high-quality experience for candidates and all stakeholders involved in the process, sourcing through the use of direct hiring tools and liaising with our external partners, pre-screening and representing the People Operations function at interviews, progressing offers to close-out and working on people-projects as they arise.

How we do it

Our company values underpin how we do things in HEAnet. We believe in and live by our values and understand they are integral to making HEAnet a great place to work.

Positive  Future                Empowered         Enjoy It            Equality & We Share

Impact                  Focused              Decision                                       Fairness 

    Making                                   

For further information about who we are and our core values, see 

What you get from us

We promote a healthy work/life balance. Work outside of standard hours is rare and agreed in advance. We take the care of our team members mental health seriously.

We value knowledge sharing and communication. We have regular team meetings to share what we are all working on and to share with one another what is happening across People Operations and the company.

We have regular presentations from across the company on a wide range of topics from technical demos to project management to mental health.

We encourage critical thinking and the exploration of new ideas. We provide a diverse working environment and value everyone’s contribution.

Company Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Flexible start/finish times
• Health insurance for employees
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• On-going well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• TaxSaver Ticket scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Professional education support
• Comprehensive group and individual training & development initiatives

What we need from you

• Significant end-to-end talent attraction & acquisition experience, either in agency or in-house
• Experience in interpreting business requirements and building recruitment strategy, policy and process aligned with the business’ objectives
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to Hiring Managers at all levels across the business in the resourcing of their teams and projects
• An eye for continuous improvement and to developing and building upon established recruitment processes and the business’ employer brand
• Willingness to support, coordinate, administer and report on talent attraction & acquisition events and activities
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a team, with a friendly and collaborative approach
• Desire to increase and share knowledge

Bonus points

We do not need you to have the following, but if you did it could be beneficial:

• Experience in the ICT or Higher Education sector
• Experience in designing technical recruitment plans
• Wider HR experience
• CIPD Certification

More important information 

At HEAnet we celebrate diversity and understand how important it is to our ongoing success.  We would like to hear from candidates who are great at what they do and whose values align with ours.

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know.

HEAnet are delighted to be awarded with the Ibec Keep Well Mark. We take pride in developing, maintaining and enhancing our culture of wellbeing and continue to focus on this into 2024 and beyond.