Assistant Director (Talent Acquisition) - DIS

You are responsible for driving end-to-end recruitment for the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), leading a specialist team to attract and hire mid-career tech professionals. The role combines operational leadership with strategic influence, data analytics, policy reform and innovative sourcing. - Direct and mentor a small, agile team of talent acquisition specialists responsible for full end-to-end delivery - Conceptualise, maintain, and leverage talent acquisition dashboards to track key performance indicators - Synthesise complex macro-employment trends and internal attrition patterns into actionable advisory reports for senior leadership - Review and modernise existing recruitment directives, compensation benchmarks, and structured evaluation parameters - Identify structural bottlenecks and streamlining complex processes without compromising organisational risk - Create and pilot innovative, alternative recruitment channels and strategic collaborations with external professional associations Challenge(s) - Hiring sought after mid-career top tech professionals - Balancing operational recruitment delivery while influencing senior leadership through data driven report and policy reform - Education in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field - At least 10 years of comprehensive and end-to-end talent acquisition experience - At least 2 years of people management or team lead experience - Experience in targeting and hiring mid-career/senior professionals, with understanding of candidate engagement and compensation negotiations - Proficiency in translating Application Tracking System (ATS) data and spreadsheet metrics into structured, visually compelling executive presentations. - Experience in drafting formal recruitment guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and broader organisational policies - Mastery of digital recruiting tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter) and deep familiarity with corporate ATS infrastructure - Exceptional oral and written communication skills to engage with high-ranking military commanders - Solution-oriented mindset capable of navigating institutional bureaucracy and transforming structural recruiting barriers into innovative operational strategies Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.