Regional Recruitment Specialist

Are you a Recruitment professional looking to further your career in a growing international law firm? CMS Central Eastern Europe is looking for an experienced TA Advisor to help source and recruit first class professionals across our Central and Eastern European offices; this role will be based in either our Budapest or Prague office.

Based in our Budapest or Prague office, this role will have day-to-day responsibility for a portfolio of business services and fee-earner vacancies. The role will involve regular travel to other offices in the CEE region. 
 

About CMS

CMS is a Future Facing firm.  With 79 offices in 45 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.

CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Our bold approach to a changing future ensures that we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.

About the Role

Key responsibilities to include:

Taking vacancy details from hiring managers and preparing details for role profiles and advertising.
Ensuring authorisation processes followed.
Sourcing candidates (using the most appropriate methods including internal referral scheme, websites, direct advertising and recruitment agents).
Liaise with preferred recruitment suppliers as well as ad-hoc recruitment agencies ensuring terms agreed where necessary.
Lead agency briefing meetings.
Be aware of agency/supplier performance against SLAs/targets and report any issues to Manager for escalation.
Working with the Recruitment Administrator to ensure consistent candidate management and on-boarding.
Conducting telephone and face to face interviews for fee-earner roles and providing interview skills guidance where necessary.
Liaising with HR Business Partners during the offer process (authorisation, salary advice, preparation of offer, etc.)
Building and maintaining internal and external relationships.
Liaison with the business and candidates re start dates and induction process for client groups.
Inspecting and recording documentation in line with immigration legislation prior to new starters arrival.
Running MI reports as required. Provide analysis to the Recruitment Manager as requested.

About You

Ideally you will have;

Experience of working within a Recruitment environment in a professional services organisation. Knowledge of recruiting within the wider CEE region is desirable.
Direct sourcing and Interviewing experience.
Experience of using agencies with specialist local market knowledge.
Good understanding and experience of key legal requirements relating to legislation, in particular with regard to discrimination and immigration regulations.
Strong communication and influencing skills. 
Experience of using an online applicant tracking system. 
Knowledge of the basics of good employment practice
Good project management skills
An adaptable and flexible approach to working in a busy team and fast paced environment
You are able to establish professional relationships quickly, maintaining a client focus. You are methodical and organised in your approach, an energetic resilient individual, who has a proactive ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to learn and develop.

Equal Opportunities

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.

Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.

Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.