Global Talent Acquisition Specialist (Maternity Cover)

Are you a Talent Acquisition Specialist looking for a role where the business truly values you and can contribute to organisational growth and development? Do you have an interest in sourcing skilled candidates, engaging with a variety of stakeholders, and implementing positive change? If so, come and join our collaborative global team!

Join our global talent acquisition team in COWI!

We are looking for a talent acquisition specialist to join our global talent acquisition team and be a part of COWI’s business support. People and Organisation in COWI numbers more than 100 skilled HR specialists across the globe. We are dedicated to support our culture, tell our stories, build our brand, optimize our processes, and attract, develop and retain COWI's most important asset: Our people.

You will join our global team of talent acquisition experts and work closely with colleagues in the team reporting to Global TA Lead. We are a big international team with more than 30 recruitment professionals situated in Sweden, Denmark, U.K., India, Canada and Norway. We collaborate closely across borders and are central contributors to COWI’s success.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Manage and execute the full recruitment lifecycle for business-critical positions with a focus on sourcing and activating passive candidates.
• Local market intelligence and monitoring of the job market for potential talent sourcing openings.
• Run and develop talent acquisition initiatives and projects on business-critical positions.
• Ensure collaboration with colleagues in the global Talent Acquisition team, share market insights, know-how and best- practice.
• Ensure compliance in accordance with labour law, legislation, GDPR and COWI Global TA code of conduct.
  
  

This is a fixed-term role as maternity cover for a period of 12 months.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• A degree in Human Resources or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of full recruitment life cycle experience, preferably obtained in an international environment.
• Demonstrated success in connecting with large candidate pools and developing effective pipelines, including passive candidates, through LinkedIn and other sourcing platforms.
• Good business acumen and ability to translate business requirements into talent acquisition plans.
• Ability to communicate effortlessly in local language/English – verbally and in written.
• Experience in navigating a multi-cultural environment in a multinational organization.
• Certified in assessment tools and assessment feedback.
  
  

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, Asia and Poland and other European countries, we are currently 7,300 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Amit Nayyar at [email protected]

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you’re interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Equal opportunity employer

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.