Direct Recruiter at Robert Walters

Resource Solutions and the Client

We have worked in partnership with our clients supplying recruitment services globally since 2007. Our consultative service focuses on partnering with our clients at a strategic level, ensuring that we provide a high level of relationship management and market insights to key stakeholders and hiring managers.

Operationally, we are responsible for delivering the following core services through our delivery teams in Johannesburg.

• Permanent, temporary and contractor recruitment across all levels and business areas (RPO and MSP)

• Advisory services including diverse hiring, assessments and employer brand and experience

About the Role

Recruitment Process Management

• Source candidates through a range of channels, including web adverts, referrals, networking and candidate databases

• Build, develop and maintain an in-house candidate database and systems to manage workflows, like tracking spreadsheets

• Contact and interview prospective candidates, keeping records of all contact and outcomes

• Handle both permanent and temporary recruitment briefs

• Keep in touch with everyone who’s placed through direct recruitment

• Make sure all roles are advertised internally and on external careers sites

• Liaise with line managers to make sure feedback is given on all CVs and interviews

• Manage the offer process, including providing up-to-date salary and market information as well as comparing the data from other recent hires in that business area

• Keeping the account manager informed about your progress, including how many roles have been filled through referrals, internal advertising and direct sourcing – you’ll also outline any cost savings and any new candidate attraction initiatives

• Undertake ad hoc project work from time to time

Line manager relationship management

• Provide credible and consultative advice and support to the client during the entire recruitment lifecycle

• Maintain our agreed service levels

• Liaise with people at all levels within the client organisation so you can stay up to speed with business plans, recruitment strategies and organisational structures – you’ll also be the interface between client HR teams and line managers, our vendor managers, our management team and the wider Direct Recruitment function

• Provide regular market information drawing upon both internal and external sources

• Help with the creation of jobs specs, ensuring they follow all legislative requirements

• Following all internal and client policies and procedures, hitting our Service Level Agreement targets and looking for new ways to add value

• Provide feedback on business development opportunities

• Develop and deliver business plans as well as recruitment strategies and ideas

• Implement simple, effective and trackable resourcing, record keeping and administration processes

• Produce regular and meaningful MI reporting for the client and our management teams

What we offer you in return?

• A unique opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience

• A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you’ll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives programme

• Private medical insurance

• A fantastic training and development programme

• Volunteer time off

• The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend

• Employee wellbeing through various programmes

• You’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world. That’s the benefit of working for a large global organisation. One that is at the forefront of recruitment innovation, a specialist in RPO and MSP.