HR Business Partner - Talent Acquisition (6 Month Fixed Term Contract) at DHL

What You Will Do

As the HR Business Partner – TA, you will play a pivotal role in managing the full recruitment lifecycle for skilled and management roles across Sub-Saharan Africa. Your key responsibilities will include:

End-to-End Recruitment Management

• Lead sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection processes within agreed timeframes.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and define ideal candidate profiles.
• Manage job ads across multiple platforms (Careers Centre, LinkedIn, external job boards).
• Ensure seamless offer management, vetting, and onboarding.

Strengthen Hiring Manager Capability

• Coach hiring managers on interview skills and selection best practices.
• Ensure alignment between job competency frameworks, assessments, and recruitment processes.

Talent Pipeline & Workforce Planning

• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and future roles.
• Support succession planning and demand forecasting through insights and data.
• Conduct market research and implement innovative sourcing strategies.

Onboarding & Induction

• Manage onboarding processes for management and Head Office employees.
• Lead new starter engagement and ensure efficient contracting and documentation.

Employer Branding & EVP Activation

• Activate our EVP through recruitment marketing and external branding initiatives.

Reporting & HR Insights

• Generate weekly, monthly, and annual recruitment reports.
• Provide analytics that support decision-making and capacity planning.

What You Bring

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years in recruitment management within a large, preferably services/logistics organisation.
• Proven experience working within a matrix organisation with dispersed geographies.
• Strong track record of meeting and exceeding TA targets.