Head: Talent Acquisition at Santam Insurance

What will you do?

Santam HR has an exciting role for a Head: Talent Acquisition. The main functions will be to guide the Santam group in its process of ensuring we attract and acquire the right talent. A key focus will be on the external attraction of talent and development of internal talent. Build and optimise the Santam employer brand to position us as employer of choice. Ensure talent acquisition strategies are aligned. Drive Brand awareness and reputation amongst potential employees and ensure an exceptional candidate experience.  Build our social media presence and content aligned to the Santam values and EVP.

Key Responsibilities:

Build internal and external pipelines for all critical roles aligned to the transformation plan.
Talent mapping for a full understanding of available talent in the industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Drive Process and System Efficiencies
Optimise the Talent Acquisition model to ensure delivery                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Drive development and retention of designated employee groups across management levels.
 

What will make you successful in this role?

• Knowledge in all relevant legislations (EE act, LRA, Skills development act, BCEA)

• A Post graduate degree

• Registered Psychometrist with HPCSA (advantage)

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional

• Skills:

• Strategic planning and decision making

• Leadership and management skills

• Professionalism, excellent judgement, use of discretion and problem-solving abilities

• Influencing and negotiation skills

• Strong organisational and planning skills

• High stress tolerance

• Report writing skills

• Ability to ‘think-out-of-the-box’ / lateral thinking

• High initiative/self-starter/proactive and anticipate requirements

• Keep abreast of market trends and develop and implement solutions to the acquire and attract the right talent

• Analytical Thinking

Knowledge and Skills

Strategic Planning

Risk and Governance Management

Leading others and resource management

Strategic Talent acquisition and retention

Organisational design

Personal Attributes

Organisational savvy - Contributing strategically

Manages complexity - Contributing strategically

Drives engagement - Contributing strategically

Business insight - Contributing strategically

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters – Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing strategically

Customer focus - Contributing strategically

Drives results - Contributing strategically

Collaborates - Contributing strategically

Being resilient - Contributing strategically

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.