Talent Acquisition Officer

The Role

The Talent Acquisition Officer - Recruitment Business Partner is responsible for leading and delivering strategic recruitment and talent attraction initiatives for South Dublin County Council (SDCC). The role focuses on identifying, attracting and securing high-quality talent to meet organisational needs while supporting workforce planning objectives and ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Working closely with hiring managers and key stakeholders, the post holder will develop recruitment strategies that align with business requirements and respond to changing labour market conditions. They will provide expert advice on recruitment best practices, and support the development and review of role profiles to ensure they accurately reflect organisational needs.

A key responsibility of the role is the planning and delivery of innovative recruitment marketing campaigns across a range of channels, including social media, job boards, careers websites and other digital platforms.

The Talent Acquisition Officer will create engaging content such as job advertisements, social media posts, candidate information materials and promotional campaigns that effectively communicate SDCC's employer value proposition and strengthen its employer brand.

The Talent Acquisition Officer will ensure all recruitment activities comply with relevant legislation, public sector guidelines, organisational policies and data protection requirements. Success in the role requires strong communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills, combined with a proactive and innovative approach. Through effective talent acquisition, employer branding and recruitment partnership, the post holder will contribute significantly to SDCC's ability to attract and retain talented individuals who support the delivery of high-quality services to the community.

The post is wholetime, temporary and pensionable. The contract is for a fixed term of four years. A panel will be formed to fill temporary positions. Persons employed will be required to work in any location within the South Dublin administrative area.

Salary

€58,474 - €59,869 - €61,570 - €64,767 - €66,677 - €69,051 (LSI1) - €71,437 (LSI2)

Hours of Work

The successful candidates’ normal hours of work will be 35 hours per week. The Council reserves the right to alter your hours of work from time to time.

Annual Leave

Annual leave entitlement for this position is 30 days.

Qualifications

Character

Candidates will be of good character.

Health

Each candidate must be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Essential Education, Training and Experience

Each candidate must on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms have:

Desirable Education, Training and Experience

Key Competencies / Skills

• Management and Change

• Delivering results

• Personal effectiveness

• Performance Through People

• Local government knowledge and understanding

Candidates are requested to give an example of a situation which highlights the behaviour, skills and attitude that underpin effective performance in some of these areas and which demonstrates their suitability to meet the challenges of this role. Candidates should ensure the example used clearly demonstrates their ability in this area and that the scale and scope of the example given is appropriate to the post and level of the post. Please note that all competencies will also be assessed during the interview process.