Recruitment Consultant (In-House) at Faircape Group

Job Description

The Faircape Group, a dynamic and leading property and healthcare company has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our Human Resource Department based in Claremont, Cape Town.

The incumbent will be responsible for sourcing suitable candidates, interviewing, following employment processes and building relationships with internal and external partners as well as keeping abreast of recruitment trends and driving innovative solutions to source the best talent.

We are looking for a professional that can match our hiring process with the best candidates to ensure that we have the most talented individuals for our team.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Finding suitable candidates for permanent and contract positions

• Manage all candidate communication, ensuring a positive candidate experience

• Manage and assist in end-to-end talent acquisition process to ensure that the best talents get the job, including drafting of job ads, candidate research, screening, interviews and reference checks

• Work with managers to create and structure job descriptions for new and existing positions

• Identify and partner with recruitment agencies, university placement staff and other partners

• Work closely with Managers to assess talent requirements

• Manage job postings on social media using niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.

• Help build a talent pipeline to create applicant pools and talent pipelines

• Build employer brand to attract talent

• Monitor and interpret Acquisition Data to identify trends and suggest and implement actions where required

Requirements

Qualifications

• Matric

• Relevant qualifications advantageous

Experience and knowledge

• Minimum of 3 years recruitment experience from a recruitment agency

• At least 1 years temp / contract recruitment experience

• Previous experience with handling volume roles

• Experience placing healthcare staff high advantageous 

• Hands on experience with social media and other professional networks, Applicant Tracking Systems and HR databases

• Ability to assess candidate's technical ability; identify and match candidate's behavioral traits

• A sound understanding of and experience using social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. as a recruitment method

• In-depth knowledge of candidate sourcing techniques for active and passive candidates

• Knowledge of labour legislation

Skills and Attributes

• A team player with a passion for excellence and a sense of urgency who knows how to follow through with processes and project timelines

• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills - used to juggling many roles at once

• Able to maintain internal and external relationships with a diverse range of personalities, cultures, and departments

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong decision making and analytical skills

• The ability to work well under pressure

• Computer literate - experience with the use of the Google Suite preferable (Google Drive, Sheets and Docs)

• Self-motivated, organized and detailed/results oriented

Specific Requirements

• Own Transport

• Clear health record

• Clear credit record

• No criminal record

• Solid and positive references