Recruitment Coordinator: Africa at DHL

Role Outline: 

The purpose of the recruitment coordinator is to be responsible for attracting candidates, evaluating resumes, scheduling and conducting interviews and managing the hiring paperwork.

• Develop strong, trust-based relationships with active and passive candidates to build a network of professionals
• Consult with managers to discover staff requirements and specific job objectives
• Write and post job descriptions on career websites, newspapers and universities boards
• Source candidates by using databases and social media
• Evaluate and screen resumes and cover letters
• Use recruiting tools like tests and assignments to assess candidates' skills
• Conduct phone, Skype and/or in-person interviews
• Provide a shortlist of qualified candidates to hiring managers
• Help the hiring team with recruiting methods and interview questions
• Contact new employees and prepare onboarding sessions
• Prepare new hire paperwork ensuring legislation requirements are met
• Maintain a complete record of interviews and new hires
• Stay up-to-date with current recruiting methods
• Attend job fairs and careers events
• Familiar with social media, especially LinkedIn
• Other responsibilities as needed.
• Managing interview scheduling process
• Ensuring all recruitment activity is tracked within various systems
• Initiating background checks in the systems
• Sending Microsoft Teams invites to candidates
• Formatting CVs and uploading them to the online portal and managing interview invites via the portal
• Maintaining the recruitment administration via in-house systems
• Chasing candidates for availability
• Ad hoc assistance with other administrative tasks for the team when required