Candidate Manager

About 5Values 

5Values is a fast growth Talent Solutions Consultancy working throughout the UK, Europe and North America solely in the IoT and Video Technology space. The company is part of a wider group encompassing 5V Tech, 5V Video and 5V Media. 

Over the last 2 years, we’ve significantly increased our turnover, doubled our head count and, are firmly established within the IoT and Video sectors. 

Privately owned, we are agile business, can move quickly and have built an excellent reputation with our client base. Over the last 24 months we have evolved as a business. We pride ourselves on company values which are at the forefront of everything we do. 

We work with Start Up/Scale Up companies through to world renowned companies such as ARM, Sky, NBC and Qorvo. We are relied upon to get the job done with a real deep knowledge in our fields! 

We are experts at what we do. 

Purpose 

As a Candidate Manager you will work closely with leading IoT and Video experts and supporting them secure their next opportunity. Working closely with a Client Services Manager, you’ll be responsible for growing the number of appropriate candidates within our database by making use of various candidate attraction techniques and developing relationships with candidates within your specialist area. 

Day to day duties 

• Working closely with a Client Services Manager to provide suitable candidates for the vacancies they are working on in a timely fashion. 
• Proactively reaching out to prospective candidates by phone, email and social media. 
• Formatting and submitting suitable candidate CV’s within a set timeframe. 
• Utilising various candidate attraction techniques including advertising vacancies on suitable job-boards. 
• Seeking and generating leads to support the business development team. 
• Placement compliance administration including gathering candidate documents, liaising with business support for completion of contracts and answering appropriate queries. 
• Championing contractor care through the 5Values candidate care process. 
• Being the first point of contact to candidates, continuously providing outstanding customer service. 
• Logging all activity on the internal CRM system. 

Core Skills 

• Previous experience in outbound calling and talking to a variety of people over the phone, ideally within a sales environment. 
• The ability to understand people, sell opportunities and handle objections with ease. 
• Articulate, with great interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence and communicate with a variety of people in a professional environment (language skills are a bonus!) 
• Highly organised, displaying great attention to detail and a process driven nature. 
• Excellent written communication skills. 
• A keen interest in smart technology. 
• Comfortable working autonomously with an exceptional degree of self-accountability. 
• Positive outlook, displaying energy and enthusiasm. 

The culture 

We understand that a career in talent solutions can – at times – be challenging. That’s why we’re striving to provide an environment where our team can thrive, continually improve, enjoy their work and, ultimately be the best they can be!  

We invest in training and development, work with our employees to provide tailored personal development plans and, provide access to an annual professional development fund of £1000 per employee. We promote based on attitude and behaviour first rather than just numbers (though of course, they are important!). 

We pride ourselves on having the best tools for the job. Everyone is set up to succeed with the cutting-edge technology and services available you would expect from a tech lead company like ours! 

We have a real team spirit, and are of course a social bunch, with events occurring monthly and a variety of team-building initiatives each quarter, we care about our employees and understand that life isn’t just about work. 

At 5Values, we are passionate about our environment and values. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we highly value diversity and inclusion and welcome all applicants to apply regardless of their race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. 

Additionally, we heavily promote a healthy work-life balance with 8:30-17:00 working hours, 29 days holiday + Bank Holidays, an hour and a half for lunch with two additional breaks throughout the day. We operate on self-accountability and say a big NO to micro-managing - we are all adults after all!