Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Serco group and is among the leading Space Industry and Services Companies across the globe. We have over 40 years’ experience in supporting the space sector. Since the creation of the European Space Agency (ESA), our employees have been providing everyday their technical, scientific and management skills to support the full range of European cornerstone space missions.

To support all these missions requires a strong talent acquisition team. Our team had an amazing 2024 which has allowed us to expand the team in 2025. We work on hundreds of requirements across Europe every year. As part of our Human Resources team, Talent Acquisition helps support our contract and bid managers across the European space business. 

As we look to grow the business, we are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team in the Czech Republic. This person will report directly into the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Italy, Czech & Spain). The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring top talent to meet the evolving needs of our organisation. You will play a crucial role in ensuring a seamless recruitment process, fostering a positive candidate experience, and supporting our company’s growth and success.

We will provide the platform to give you an incredible career within recruitment. What’s more, let’s say a few years down the line recruitment is not for you but you decide you want to go into business development or into another area, well, of course we will be upset but that’s not a problem, we can do that for you as well. If that’s not enough, let’s say you need to relocate due to change of circumstances, well we can also help with that as we have offices all over the globe.

This is a remote job from anywhere in the Czech Republic along as you can travel to our Prague office at least a couple of times a month.

Sounds good, then read on and let’s get down to the job responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• You will work as part of our European Space Talent Acquisition team helping to find awesome talents across Europe for Serco but also for International and National Space Agencies such as the European Space Agency and EUSPA.
• Review and analyse job descriptions and SoW’s, extracting the core responsibilities and requirements to find the most suitable candidates.
• Schedule and plan the different requirements to ensure all deadlines are met, creating actions in our ATS system (Tribepad / Phenom)
• Advertise vacancies through appropriate channels, ensuring that active applicants are reached.
• Headhunt potential candidates to ensure that passive candidates are reached.
• Review applicant submissions to evaluate if they meet the requirements.
• Perform pre-screening and preliminary interviews via TEAMS video conferencing.
• Maintain all pertinent applicant and interview data in our ATS system.
• Build out talent pipelines/network of candidates through our ATS system for future hiring needs (succession planning).
• Ensure all required documents for client submissions are to a high standard to ensure that our candidates get the best representation possible and in compliance with the requirements of the customer.
• Provide support in scheduling and arranging interviews with our key customers.
• Participate to general tenders and restricted tenders’ preparation for what concerns the delivery team sourcing and presentations.
• Contribute to the growth of the company by helping our talent acquisition team in streamlining processes and procedures.
• Work closely with marketing department to help promote targeted recruitment campaigns for our customers key hires.
• Ensure continual improvement of the team’s knowledge base with regards to understanding of positions, industry, candidate profiling and risk identification.
• Be known as a subject matter expert on space recruitment and be active on LinkedIn as well as other business-related social media platforms.
• Attend space conferences / events in-person and online to represent Serco in the Czech Republic.
• Regular visits to our Prague office as and when the business requires.

Profile:

• Good knowledge of the European Space sector is advantageous but not essential.
• 2+ years high street recruitment experience (Commercial roles such as Administrators, Secretaries, Accounting, Project Control, OR technical roles such as IT / Engineering)
• IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willingness to advance their career in recruitment.
• High Integrity.
• Team Player.
• Fluent in English, additional European language a plus but no essential.

In addition:

• Strong work ethic and flexibility to work under pressure in a deadline oriented and fast paced environment.
• High degree of self-motivation, energy, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Are ambitious, eager to learn and want to progress quickly in your career.
• Are a professional with a strong sense of responsibility.
• International experience is a plus.

What we offer:Diversity, Equality & Inclusion:Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We want to ensure our business reflects the communities we operate in, with a key facet of this focusing on having an employee base that mirrors the diversity of the population. 

Within Serco we believe there is a place here for everyone. Diversity & Inclusion at Serco is based on a culture where every voice is heard, and every employee feels valued. Working together as one team, we can enhance the experience of our people and teams, improve the value of our solutions to better serve the missions of our customers, and make a difference in our world. 

We are enthusiastic and passionate about our work which is infectious. We allow our employees to take responsibility for their work and promote a positive working culture.

Work/Life Balance:Serco holds the concept of work-life balance in high regard, acknowledging the significance of familial connections, particularly in challenging circumstances. We offer hybrid working, so you choose how many times you want to come into the office each week/month where you get to meet some fantastic colleagues however if you need to work from home then that’s fine with us, we trust you. Did you know ‘Trust’ is one of Serco’s four values in which the company behaves.

Your Wellbeing:Health and Safety is a priority at Serco. We look after your mental well-being: you will find not only amazing colleagues, an understanding environment, but also numerous networks such as Parents and Carers or our Inclusion Hub for you to join.

At Serco, we encourage the opportunity to engage and socialise with colleagues. We hold social events throughout the year, including the Christmas party and summer get-togethers. 

First class career development and training support:At Serco, we are committed to fostering your development and growth. We annually allocate a substantial investment to ensure the ongoing training of its staff through internal and external courses encompassing both technical and soft skills. This includes participation in conferences, workshops, language training, and utilization of the Serco Business Academy's online educational resources, among other initiatives. 

Career options within Serco: (Global)As a Serco employee you have direct access to our job offers as well as contact to the relevant people within the organisation to explore career options further. Should you decide in the future to join another branch of Serco, you would not be subject to a probation period and your seniority within the Company would be carried over to the new branch.

Moreover, we offer:

• Highly competitive salaries considering your skills and personal value to the company.
• An exciting, inspiring, international, and ambitious working environment.
• Paid holiday.
• Career advancement.
• Training.

About Serco:

Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the likes of ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, EUSPA, ASI and NASA. We offer space capabilities across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to Launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development. With over 55 years history in the space sector Serco is well placed to contribute to National strategies across Europe and the globe We work within the heart of the space sector so understand the challenges our customers face. When it comes to recruitment we are experts in sourcing the very best talent within space engineering, earth observation, satellite communications and cyber security. We have placed hundreds of people from post graduates through to C-suite executives into space agencies, satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, consultancies, earth observation/remote sensing, launch providers and much more.

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