Recruitment Consultant at Sage

Job purpose: 

To provide a full cycle, external recruitment service according to APSO Best Practice to customers with regards to permanent positions in the Payroll, HR, IT and Finance environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• New business development with specific focus in the Payroll, HR, IT and Finance environment by achieving the required marketing activities per month
• Meet targets agreed as per Commission Plan
• Utilizing social media to source positions
• Using existing Sage platforms to network internally (internal referral programme) and externally (new business & external referral programme) e.g. Seminars, Summit.
• Client Management 
• Facilitating the full recruitment cycle: qualify the job specification and record accurate and comprehensive requirements in line with key processes and legislation, write and place advertisements, source suitable candidates, present CV’s, arrange interviews, manage offer process, after sale service.
• Meet targets set for submitting CV’s and arranging interviews to required positions per month
• Nurture and strengthen client relationships with regular contact i.e. telephone call or client visit, to ensure recurring business and customer satisfaction as measured with the customer care survey
• Know your customer: the decision maker, line of business, amount of employees
• Benchmark for clients – salary, availability, candidate pool, industry activity 
• Candidate Management 
• Build database as per set quota per month
• Utilizing social media to source candidates
• Manage the application process to present a professional and accurate record of the candidate: competency based interview, 2 character references, criminal check, ITC group - & qualification checks (if applicable) and skills assessment (if applicable.)

General:

• Use processes and software programmes correctly and effectively in logging information to the above mentioned duties

Skills, know-how and experience: 

• Previous recruitment experience essential in any of the areas Payroll, HR, IT or Finance
• Business Development experience 
• Social Networking experience (Specific focus on LinkedIn) 
• Must have worked to individual targets and achieved them consistently
• Must be able to close deals successfully 
• Must be able to multi-task

Preferred: 

• Diploma/ degree an advantage 
• Existing database of clients and candidates will be advantageous 
• APSO Certified will be advantageous