Senior Recruiter Middle East & Africa at Ericsson

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter to join our onsite recruitment team. You will be part of a truly global team working across 66 countries in Middle East and Africa. This role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full life-cycle recruiting processes, activities to include but not limited to: application and interview form completion, negotiation for offers of employment, background checks, reference checks, new hire packets and ensures the information meets established employment requirements.
• Independently conduct a consultative intake meeting with hiring manager; act as point of contact and subject matter expert for business function supported
• Utilize applicant tracking system to track and manage all applicants at all stages of the process.
• Employ appropriate sources, e.g. job boards, colleges, career events, internet sites in the identification of viable applicants; proficient in all aspects of Talent Acquisition
• Firm understanding of business function, position requirements, marketplace and compensation
• Develop strategies that promote Ericsson as a Great Place to Work for; maintain a pipeline of resources to help identify a qualified and diverse applicant pool
• Draft letters of employment; negotiate more complex offers with applicants
• Recommend specifics of employment offers to hiring managers and influence hiring manager in the identification of qualified applicants, seek feedback, and make hiring recommendation
• Provide timely updates to hiring manager with information regarding industry trends, marketplace, obstacles, while seeking solutions in partnership with hiring managers
• Educate and reinforce appropriate expectations to and influence hiring managers, HR and HRBP regarding Talent Acquisition processes.
• Ensure adherence to corporate expectations, including accurate and compliant record keeping, as well as regulatory compliance requirements
• Leverage available tools and resources to increase diversity and employ strategies to increase diversity applicant pool
• Provide mentoring to more junior recruiters
• Participate and/or lead project teams as needed
• Develops and monitors reports to communicate activity against productivity on hiring targets
• Assists the in the management and adherence to team and individual metrics.
• Adheres to standard operating procedures to ensure process and quality consistency.

Key Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor degree in Human Resouces or equivalent
• A minimum of 10 years onsite recruitment experience
• At least 5 years of experience recruiting across Middle East and Africa
• Proven track record of external recruitment in the ICT/Telco industry (minimum 5 years)
• International experience a benefit
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Experience using recruitment systems and tools including ATS, the internet, job boards, social media, etc.
• Excellent LinkedIn recruiter experience, preferably certified
• Expert level knowledge in all full life-cycle recruiting components including, but not limited to, sourcing, qualifying, networking, assessing, legal, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management and due diligence.
• Negotiation and sales/persuasion skills experience.
• Recruited for a broad and deep range of positions.
• Strong results orientation and customer focus.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and manages time effectively.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, ever changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
•  conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and development.