Student Recruitment Coordinator (6-Month Contract)

Student Recruitment at Accenture manages all end-to-end student recruitment campaigns across our Irish business. These include our award-winning graduate and internship programmes, and a range of smaller initiates such as apprenticeships and teen academies.

Early Talent (our in-house name!) are a team of recruiters committed to attracting top talent for our business while delivering an outstanding experience for every candidate.

If you’re looking to gain hands-on experience in student recruitment and learn in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We work as one team to meet our hiring goals, so if you enjoy teamwork, project management, and celebrating wins together, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Role in Student Recruitment – Graduate Coordinator

As part of the team driving end-to-end recruitment, you will be responsible for screening, assessing, and hiring large volumes of candidates, ensuring we attract and hire top talent aligned with the core qualities – our graduate “DNA” – needed to success at Accenture.

You will work with cutting-edge assessment tools and digital platforms to deliver a fair, engaging and efficient candidate experience. A key part of your role will be engaging with prospective candidates at Graduate career fairs, facilitating virtual assessment centres and guiding hiring managers through the interview process, including in-office support during the final round interviews.

You will report to the Graduate Recruitment Specialist, who will support your development through training in assessment facilitation and stakeholder delivery, mentorship and exposure to the full 360 recruitment cycle – from candidate engagement at university career fairs to offer.

What you’ll learn

If you’re interested in a role with Student Recruitment, this is your chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how candidate journeys are crafted, assessments are built, and large-scale recruitment campaigns are brought to life.

You will be fully trained on our tools, platforms and processes, and gain hands-on experience working alongside experienced team leads who will support your development every step of the way.

Through collaboration with the Early Talent Team and regular interaction with our wider HR colleagues, you will build deep expertise in our student programmes and develop a strong understanding of how we identify, attract and nurture the right talent for our business.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in recruitment administration, customer service, reception or PA roles

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a confident and professional telephone manner

• Strong teamworking skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment to meet shared goals

• Proven ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders effectively

• Experience initiating contact and maintaining virtual relationships with candidates or customers.

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage your own workload and support others

• High attention to detail and accuracy in fast-paced environments

• Ability to work effectively under pressure, particularly when managing high-volume work

• Strong interest in recruitment and the early careers talent market

What you’ll require to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree

• Strong excel and reporting skills

• Project management experience would be an advantage

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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