Talent Acquisition Specialist at State Street

Job ID: 142734

Job description
Major Responsibilities:

• End to End Talent Acquisition delivery for South Africa experienced positions (27 positions in 2015)
• Support the TA workflow between the hiring managers in SA and the core recruitment process done remotely from Bangalore for graduate positions.
• Coordination with Universities on Career Fairs
• Liaison with external vendor on Psychometric Assessment queries and oversight of process
• Oversight of Criminal Checks e.g. finger prints
• Liaison and oversight of relationship with specialist recruitment agencies, when required
• Coordination of Internship Program and industry specific learning programs e.g. Tshiba program
• Lead TA initiatives to enhance State Street’s network capability in the Cape Town labour market
• Lead TA initiatives on the sourcing of candidates to meet the diversity targets in partnership with the remote team in Bangalore

Qualifications

Level of Education / Specific Qualifications:

• HR diploma or HR qualification would be preferable with 2-5 years recruitment experience working for a recruitment agency or in Financial Services recruiting at a managerial level

Skills and Experience:

• Recruitment experience in a multinational organisation as an Internal Recruiter or within a Recruitment agency, with specific focus on financial services sectors
• Experience in defining an innovative and client focussed Recruitment strategy
• Knowledge of internet sourcing sites and techniques required
• Proven experience of sourcing candidates directly
• Experience of having managed third party relationships, agencies
• Proven interviewing and co-ordination skills

Required Competencies:

• Ability to foster collaboration and teamwork
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent client focused skills
• Project management and implementation skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented
• Strong probing/interviewing skills (Competency Based Interviewing Skills)
• Reference checking skills
• Action orientated, deadline driven