Talent Acquisition Advisor (Early Careers Lead)

Department: People Team

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Carlisle

Description

About Us

Build something exceptional, with us... Our ambition is clear and openly bold.

Armstrong Watson is on a journey to more than double our turnover by 2030, through disciplined organic growth, the attraction of outstanding talent, and the selective acquisition of like‑minded firms.

But growth alone is not the goal.
Reputation is.
And reputation is earned, not inherited.

Our strategic intent is simple to say and hard to deliver.
To become the most respected adviser to privately owned businesses in the North and the UK.

The firm business owners talk about.
The firm lawyers and bankers recommend without hesitation.

To achieve this, we are building the best Accounting and Financial Advisory firm to deal with, not just in the North, but across the UK. Exceptional service, deep expertise, trusted relationships, and absolute reliability define everything we do. These are not slogans; they are standards we hold ourselves to every day.

At our core, we exist for one reason, to help our clients achieve prosperity, a secure future, and peace of mind.

This strategy sets the direction.
Our people, our values‑led culture, and our standards will deliver it.

We are looking for people who want more than the next job. People who care deeply about:

• Standards and professionalism
• Doing work they are proud to put their name to
• Building long‑term client relationships
• Being part of a firm with real momentum and intent

If you want to grow with a business that is ambitious, values‑driven, and serious about excellence, Armstrong Watson offers opportunity and expectation in equal measure.

What you will find here:

• A firm with clear direction and momentum
• Clients who value advice and relationships
• Colleagues who care about doing things properly
• A culture built on Passion, Trust, Humanity and Honesty
• Genuine opportunity to shape your career as the firm grows

This is our moment, and our vision is clear, to build something genuinely remarkable.

The Role

We are now recruiting for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our team in Carlisle, and work with the wider Talent Acquisition Team to deliver an exemplary internal recruitment service across all Service Lines and offices.

The successful candidate in this position will spend the majority of their time focusing on Early Careers, working with the relevant Service Lines to ensure we appoint successful Trainees, Graduates, Work Experience Placements and Interns into the required offices.

The main elements of this role will include:

• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process for assigned Early Careers vacancies, in line with the relevant processes and procedures
• Co-ordinating and facilitating Assessment Centres and Group Video Interviews
• Liaising with education providers (such as Schools and Universities) to ensure AW are represented at their events
• Supporting the Senior Talent Acquisition Advisors by completing administrative tasks
• Maintaining candidate data on our Applicant Tracking System and recommending further system developments / enhancements where applicable
• Compiling Talent Acquisition reports and when required
• Supporting the Talent Acquisition Team and wider People Team with the delivery of tasks and projects

Please note that we will not be accepting candidates from agency suppliers in connection with this vacancy.

The Candidate

In order to fulfil the responsibilities of the position, we would like candidates to be / have:

• Previous experience of working in a recruitment capacity, ideally with managing the end-to-end recruitment process for an allocation of vacancies (desirable not essential)
• Achieved the CIPD Level 3 qualification (desirable not essential)
• Strong administration and attention to detail skills
• A Full UK Driving Licence
• Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal
• Great timekeeping ability
• Experience of using IT systems, and also be competent with using standard Microsoft Packages (Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel etc)
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• A passion for recruitment and delivering a positive onboarding experience to prospective candidates

The Benefits

In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development; we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement & Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral
• Investment towards Continuous Professional Development (CPD), which includes access to comprehensive training courses and materials
• Paid professional membership fees

In addition to all the benefits you would expect from an award winning employer, you will be given the utmost encouragement and support to develop your career further.

When you're with us... we're with you.