About Us

Accenture's Early Talent Recruitment team shapes the future of the business by delivering award-winning graduate and internship programmes. We manage over 15 programmes across the organisation, working collaboratively to identify and develop the next generation of Accenture talent. We're a close-knit, high-performing team and this role will support our Early Talent Lead while managing flexible workers during peak recruitment season.

The Role

This is a 12-month contract role in which you'll own the delivery of Accenture's Graduate and Internship Recruitment Programmes across Technology and Security as a Graduate Recruitment Specialist. Under the management of the Early Talent Lead, you'll drive every stage of the recruitment cycle – from candidate attraction and screening to assessment and onboarding – ensuring an exceptional experience for candidates and close partnership with your stakeholders.

What You'll Do

Programme Delivery

Lead end-to-end delivery of graduate and internship recruitment across Technology and Security, managing timelines, pipelines, and stakeholder expectations from application through to onboarding
Collaborate with your peer recruiter to ensure a joined-up and consistent experience across our Analyst Consulting Group and Technology Analyst Group
Coordinate bookings and digital setups for assessment centres and final round interviews, ensuring the right staffing, equipment, and scheduling are in place
Produce regular campaign reports and data visualisations for the Early Talent Lead and stakeholders, translating data into clear insights at every stage of the campaign
Facilitate internship orientation days to ensure a strong start for incoming interns
Build and manage an event and training calendar for the internship programme, creating a structured and memorable experience that reflects the best of Accenture

Candidate Engagement & Experience

Represent Accenture at graduate fairs, career events, and internal welcome days, clearly articulating our recruitment process to prospective candidates
Design and deliver engaging content for student audiences, including CV workshops, recruitment preparation sessions and business showcases
Manage a structured relationship programme for all candidates in the offer pipeline, keeping communication timely and consistent throughout their journey
Support the improvement of onboarding processes and implementation of keep-warm activities to maintain candidate engagement during the pre-joiner period

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

Lead flexible contract team members during peak season, overseeing end-to-end delivery, stakeholder management, and assessment execution
Support the junior team in their growth and development, providing mentorship and training through regular check-ins, keeping performance on track
Conduct interviews and provide preparation and training for hiring managers where required
Manage business and stakeholder expectations with clear, proactive updates on programme timelines, ensuring all recruitment activity aligns with the business objectives

Strategy & Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities for process improvement and service enhancement in collaboration with the Early Talent Lead
Identify opportunities for process improvement and work with the Early Talent Lead to shape and execute the broader team strategy
Stay current on graduate recruitment trends, competitor activity, and the evolving student job market

What We’re Looking For

A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related discipline
Proven experience in senior graduate or student recruitment, ideally within a large or complex organisation
At least 3 years of project management experience, with a track record of managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
Experience delivering graduate recruitment end-to-end, including assessment centre design and execution
Strong stakeholder management skills, including proven ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders
Budget management experience
Familiarity with professional services environments
A solid understanding of the graduate recruitment landscape and current student job search trends

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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Graduate Recruitment Specialist

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