Talent Acquisition Manager at Absa South Africa

Job Summary

• To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist recruitment expertise.

Job Description

• Talent Acquisition and Selection: Define and ensure implementation of innovative sourcing strategies that will enable the establishment of a diverse pool of talent geared to meet the evolving needs of the Cluster Workforce Plan.
• Proactively explore all available channels and processes to build diverse pools of talent
• Develop and drive a cost saving resourcing strategy for the Cluster and proactively explore solutions which will decrease the dependency on external resourcing partners by implementing creative direct to market talent capturing solutions; i.e. Headhunting, Talent Mapping, establishing candidate data base, advertising on web based job search sites, researching competitors, building industry networks, attending industry Specific events and fairs, partnering with Government Labour Agencies, tapping into Global networks etc.
• Manage the delivery of search strategies designed to recruit senior and niche candidates.
• Partner with Group Talent to deliver an increased capability for internal mobility by ensuring that internal Candidates are considered before moving to external sourcing solutions.
• Engage in recruitment for senior level positions for the relevant Cluster’s
• Participate in interviews on request for key roles.
• Ensure that the recruitment and selection of senior leaders takes place according to policy and governance.
• Assess candidates to ensure cultural fit for the Group, values alignment, long term potential, and technical fit for roles, setting realistic role expectations before presenting candidates to Business.
• Advise hiring managers on which candidates to progress to the next stage, ensuring the right recruitment decisions are made, challenging the business’ recommendations as required
• Work with Cluster head to compile high Remuneration package offers and buy-outs.
• Assisting in the negotiation of release dates and backfill requirements where applicable.
• Ensure timely on-boarding of senior hires and adherence to on boarding policies and procedures.
• Identification of critical senior vacancies – build proactive pipelines
• Agree transformation plans with the Cluster seniors including targets and timelines.
• Drive the Group’s transformation agenda. Together with HR Head, identify key senior roles for succession planning in the portfolios 

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Human and Social Studies (Required)