Experienced Hires Recruitment Officer at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

The Recruitment Officer will be responsible for the recruitment of experienced candidates for the Audit, Infrastructure and Tax business units. The role of the Recruitment Officer will be to source qualified, diverse candidates to meet position requirements from internal, external, and/or referral candidate pools. In addition, they ensure compliance with relevant regulatory/policies relating to employment, transfers, and mobility for experienced hires. Furthermore, the successful candidate will take joint responsibility for developing and maintaining relationships with key external and internal stakeholders. 

Key responsibilities:

•  End to End Recruitment nationally.
•  Creating and Publishing job ads on various portals.
•  Screening and Shortlisting applicants for each position.
•  Participating in interviews for certain roles.
•  Responsible for the complete administration for all positions including reference checks, verification checks, criminal checks, etc.
•  Preparing “letter of appointment’s”, employment contracts (FTC’s), addendums, resource letters and third-party contracts.
•  Reviewing and updating existing contracts.
•  Hiring of new candidates via the application tracking system.
•  Experienced Hire Recruitment process nationally

Position specifications:

Educational (minimum level necessary to perform the job)

•  HR/ Relevant Tertiary qualification

Other skills required:

• Computer literacy.
• Project Management.
• Strong Communication and negotiation skills.
• Data driven mentality
• Excellent writing skills
• Multi-tasking and time management
• Strong aptitude for learning
• Ability to manage expectations.
• Action orientation.
• Problem solving and decision-making.
• Strong networking and relationship building skills

Experience (minimum requirements)

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ recruitment experience.
• Knowledge and experience drafting employment/ third party contracts, which includes reviewing and updating of existing contracts.
• Knowledge of human resources processes, policies, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of BCEA and LRA legislation/procedures.
• Understanding of end-to-end recruitment
• Knowledge of Taleo would be advantageous.
• Experience working in a high pressure, deadline driven environment.