Specialist Talent Sourcing

About Us

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organizations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

The Role

Location: Belfast or UK remote

Contract: 6-month fixed term contract

Talent Sourcers play a key role in our clients’ success by partnering with Hiring Managers and Recruiters and developing effective, consultative, professional relationships with them. Through asking the right questions to ensure a detailed understanding of the client and each role, and by leveraging data, historic hiring trends, and market analysis, Talent Sourcers develop bespoke sourcing strategies and then use a range of tools and techniques to find the best talent in the market.

Talent Sourcers are brand ambassadors for our clients, bringing each opportunity to life with candidates in a compelling and authentic way to ensure they are qualified, interested, and engaged before being presented to the Hiring Manager. A Lead Sourcing Specialist supports clients in hiring specialist and niche talent and will work on some of the more complex hiring needs that require strong business partnering skills and innovative approaches to finding and engaging with in-demand candidates.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll do:

Act as a Trusted Adviser

Work with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand and share candidate feedback, challenges, and successes, advocating potential solutions and making recommendations to inform and adapt the recruitment strategy e.g., hiring in alternative locations, exploring different talent pools, or updating job descriptions.

Leverage your existing experience, knowledge, and resources whilst also working with experts in sourcing and talent intelligence to develop effective sourcing strategies that enable you to deliver great candidates and lead and influence conversations with your hiring managers

Provide subject matter expertise, thought leadership, and talent intelligence in recruitment discussions and vacancy briefing calls with Hiring Managers, leaving the discussion with a detailed understanding of the client’s business, the requirements, and unique selling points of the role.

Show tact and confidence in talking to client stakeholders. Ensure you’re leveraging your knowledge and wider AMS network to propose solutions that deliver the right results for your clients and AMS e.g., proposing alternative ways to find niche skills in a competitive market

Attract, Source & Engage High-Calibre Talent

Demonstrate innovative, critical thinking and a commitment to ongoing professional development within your role, so you can support your client to hire the best talent in the market, not just those who are actively on the market

Review and post compelling, accurate job adverts that amplify your client’s brand and attract candidates to review and apply

Use your knowledge and established network at AMS to develop a sourcing strategy that uses the right channels to attract and engage with your target audience e.g., LinkedIn or other social media tools

Understand and utilise data to measure the success of your sourcing strategy, review, refine, innovate, and adapt your approach as required.

Engage with your target audience in a professional and authentic way. Communicate effectively using various channels e.g., email, LinkedIn, social media, and over the phone. Expect to headhunt niche talent regularly for specialist hiring needs

Have high-quality, consultative conversations with your candidates, qualifying their suitability for current or future roles

Gain insight into candidate skills, background, behaviours, career aspirations, and motivations and use this to make informed selection decisions

Support candidates, keeping them up to date as they progress through the recruitment process. Actively work with your candidates to talent pool them and create lasting relationships that enable you to re-engage them to support future hiring needs

Present candidates to clients in an accurate and compelling way. Partner with hiring managers and recruiters to ensure that you’re continually considering diverse pools of talent and advocating for selection decisions and processes that are free from bias

Value Candidate Experience

Champion your candidates. Have honest, quality career discussions that assess candidate suitability for each role and bring your client’s brand to life so that candidates feel excited at the prospect of joining them

Build lasting relationships with candidates so they become client advocates, irrespective of hiring outcomes

Skills & Requirements

Must haves:

Stakeholder Influence & Consultancy

Confidently partner with hiring managers, provide feedback, and shape hiring strategies with data-led recommendations

Strong Sourcing Expertise

Proven ability to proactively source and headhunt niche talent using multiple channels

Candidate Engagement & Assessment

Build relationships, run consultative conversations, and assess skills, motivations, and fit

Data-Driven Approach

Use data and insights to refine sourcing strategies and improve outcomes

Communication & Professionalism

Clear, credible communication with both candidates and stakeholders across channels

Nice to have

Talent Intelligence Insight

Ability to bring market trends, competitor insight, and talent availability into discussions

Innovative Sourcing

Creative in finding talent beyond traditional channels

Employer Branding Awareness

Able to position roles and client brand attractively

Relevant Industry Experience

Exposure to engineering, defence, or specialist/regulated hiring markets

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that’s what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

Growth and development focused on your strengths

The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world’s leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.

A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic

Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you

A competitive reward and benefits package

Flexibility in how and where you work

Hybrid model

Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [email protected] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

If you’re ready to bring your skills, curiosity, and passion, click Apply and let’s explore what we can achieve together!

Details

Reference

AMS31746

Closing

25/06/2026

Location

United Kingdom, Remote / United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast

Schedule

Full Time

Business area

Recruitment

Sector

Defence Engineering Energy

Employment Type

Fixed Term Contract