Remote: Italian Talent Acquisition Associate/Headhunter

Title: Remote: Italian Talent Acquisition Associate/Headhunter

Team: Internal HR team of a global scientific organisation

Language: Fluent Italian /English

Salary : £35000-£41,000

Location: Remote * from anywhere. Or hybrid from the London office

Sector : Medical and pharmaceutical research sector:

This is a remarkable job opportunity for an ambitious person with fluent Italian who is looking to make a strategic move away from sales and classic 360 recruitment, into an inhouse recruitment role where you will work closely alongside line managers and HR to locate key scientific staff . This role is remote ( from anywhere in the world) or you can be based in the UK office on a hybrid basis .

Duties:

RESEARCHING/LOCATING/APPROACHING: This is a sophisticated headhunting. In this role, you will be researching and locating highly skilled scientists who are potential applicants for new roles that you have within the organisation .

SUPPORTING: you will be supporting a Relationship Sales Manager who is based Slovakia and who is responsible for HR and internal appointments

AIM OF THE JOB: Your aim is forge solid, sustainable relationships with scientists based mainly in Italy ( or elsewhere in Europe) who have a very specific life sciences background. The company is growing fast and you will work on 90 jobs at levels that range up to £60,000 . You will help drive the careers of your Italian and English candidates forward and in doing so, will drive forward your own career and support the growth of this business

A life sciences or pharma background is essential as you will be speaking to scientists globally and will build a contacts ” book ” of your own and complex networks of contacts within the scientific community. This role would suit someone with a previous recruitment agency background or a background in pharma or life sciences who is now looking to move away from sales but is looking to leverage contacts, scientific knowledge and excellent interpersonal skills

• Using LinkedIn & other social media to establish excellent personal relationships and establish rapport with scientists who may be looking to move jobs and who are open to learning about other international job opportunities
• Providing applicants with outstanding careers advice and showing them new opportunities that are currently available within this pharma life sciences company
• Interviewing of candidates (face to face, via video links or over the telephone) to learn about aspirations and personal circumstances
• Liaise with your Relationship Manager and keep him/her informed of your candidate’s current salaries, availability and pay rates
• Develop your contacts portfolio and upload the database
• Get candidate feedback following interviews
• Write effective advertising copy in Italian or English that could be used on job boards and the corporate Linkedin Page.

This role is a very process driven role. It has a strong sales element in that you will be reaching out ( and speaking) to potential science candidates who do not know you, so you need to be happy cold-calling.

Requirements

• Fluent Italian
• Previous experience within HR or Recruitment
• A pharma or life sciences background is essential