Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel : going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers is responsible for the attraction, selection and delivery of Early Careers talent into the Business. The Talent Acquisition Specialist – Early Careers will report into the Talent Acquisition Manager and be part of both the local TA team and wider BL TA team. The role will collaborate internally with TA, HR and Hiring Managers and externally with education providers and targeted attraction providers to identify and recruit next generation talent that will support GKN Aerospace in meeting their aspiration ‘to be the most sustainable partner in the sky’.

Job Responsibilities

• Being an ambassador for Early Careers and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for early careers roles.
• Pro-actively look for new ways to attract early careers talent across a variety of methodologies
• Develop and manage relationships with schools, colleges, universities and other Early Career pathways potentialising on ways to promote early careers opportunities
• Keep abreast of Early Careers market trends, direct competition and innovative attraction methods to gain competitive advantage
• Provide data and results to illustrate campaign performance for Early Careers
• Ensure applicant tracking system is kept up to date to support with accurate reporting Support recruitment across other business functions as required
• Work with Marketing / branding agencies to coordinate creation and updates to Early Careers content for our brand management portal
• Develop talent pipelines for entry level positions / trainees in the business

Job Qualifications

What's in it for you

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.

In the role of the Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers, you will belong to a close knitted team. We will support and promote your professional and personal development. Furthermore, we will offer you :

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities : we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How to Apply

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​

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