Junior Talent Partner

We are the leading Asian-inspired quick-service retail and grocery brand with over 80 restaurants across the UK, Belgium, and France, and a growing wholesale business across Europe and beyond. Our renowned delicious food made fresh in every restaurant, every day, has made itsu a top choice for healthy eating.

In addition to our restaurants, itsu [grocery] offers a range of high-quality Asian-inspired foods available online and in supermarkets. We are excited to be one of the leading brands in this specific group and have ambitious plans for continued growth both domestically and globally.

With its best-in-class-food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

this is the job

The Junior Talent Partner will support all Team Member recruitment activities, ensuring our shops are fully staffed with the right talent. Working closely with the People, Talent, and Operations teams, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our recruitment processes are consistent, efficient, and effective, while providing an exceptional candidate experience.

skill and responsibility overview

• Recruitment and Applicant Tracking: assisting with recruitment activities via the ATS, including managing requests, posting job adverts, reviewing applications, coordinating interviews, and ensuring the system is up-to-date. Additionally, having the ability to conduct engaging interviews that align with our culture, values and business needs
• Communication and Relationship Building: demonstrating strong communication skills to build relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, and to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Data Reporting and Analysis: Proficient in data reporting on daily resourcing KPIs, identifying opportunities for process improvement, and monitoring retention rates.
• Compliance and Process Efficiency: Ensuring the recruitment process complies with employment law requirements, is efficient, and minimizes administration while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Proactive Problem Solving: Generating new ideas, multitasking, and thinking outside the box to improve the recruitment process and stay commercially aware of competitors.

this is you

• You always create a positive first impression and act professionally.
• You have excellent communication skills, and have the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally
• You generate new ideas and always looks for better ways of doing things
• You are proactive with the ability to multitask, able to think outside of the box and always have a commercial awareness of our competitors
• You will be the face of itsu and ensure candidates get a positive and memorable candidate experience
• You will promote the itsu qualities and culture in a positive light
• Six months experience in a recruitment administration role required. [Food & beverage industry would be preferred]
• You have at least 12 months experience in an operational role in the food and beverage market
• Highly competent with Microsoft Office systems

perks & benfits

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working, which consists of 2 days a week working from home, flexible working hours, and up to 2 weeks a year working from abroad.
• Generous time off allowances, which include up to 34 days holiday
• Free breakfast and snacks available every day
• A free itsu lunch whenever you are in the office and 50% off in all stores, for when you are not.
• We cover a variety of different benefits such as physical, mental, financial, environmental and social wellbeing.
• An array of business events and socials throughout the year.