Talent Acquisition Specialist (Cape Town) at Smollan

About the role

• We are on the lookout for a Specialist Recruiter to join our Group Services People Team. In this role you will be responsible for driving an exceptional candidate experience during our hiring process. You will be working closely with the Talent Manager and key stakeholders to source the best talent for our Smollan teams, in areas such as Finance, People, E-commerce, Marketing etc. We are looking for an individual that has experience sourcing talent for specialist roles/business capabilities and technical roles (corporate or agency). In this role you will need to have a deep understanding of various sourcing strategies for talent and talent marketplaces.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Driving an exceptional candiate experiance throughout the hiring process

• Attend/conduct interviews or competency based interviews as per business requirements
• Standardise reference checking procedure and interview process flow for the business
• Draw up and maintain standard reference guides for the business
• Draw up and maintain guidelines for HR/Line Managers on reference checking
• Draw up and maintain interview process flow and interview guides for job titles in the business
• Identify ways to improve current e-recruitment solution
• Create and maintain an automated recruitment pool of candidates
• Identify and utilize available recruitment system resources to source suitable candidates
• Shortlist suitable candidates via processes set in place
• Monitor quality of recruits and potential candidates
• Establish and maintain a database of suitable candidates to make reference to when necessary (pipeline)
• Ensure specified deadlines are adhered to
• Perform reference checks on applicants as per business requirements
• Liaise with Service providers to ensure up to date information is provided
• Resolve queries from Service providers timeously
• Take a central coordinating role for all the logistics surrounding psychometric assessments for vacant roles
• Ensure all vacancies on e-recruitment are processed timeously
• Handle all queries related to e-recruitment

Effective Talent Acquisition

• Analyse the Heat Map on required positions and ensure that the recruitment pool can consistently provide candidates for positions on the Heat Map
• Improve organisation attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and
• Avoid legal challenges by understanding current legislation; enforcing regulations with managers; recommending new procedures; conducting training
• Assist with design attraction strategies aligned with workforce plans and the identification of key, critical and scarce skills and obtain the necessary approvals
• Optimise talent acquisition processes based on trend analysis and business requirements
• Review workforce plans and vacancies and identify if all appropriate interventions are in place to support filling the roles with talent within the required timeframes
• Constantly seek ways and channels to source top talent and build on Smollan’s employer brand

Talent Reporting

• Monitor and provide feedback on processes and procedures
• Provide feedback through reports and communication to relevant stakeholders
• Keep abreast of trends and developments
• Communicate insights to relevant stakeholders
• Identify problems and make recommendations to improve processes and procedures
• Compilation of monthly reports for presentation at Exco
• Compilation of monthly reports for the Group HR forum
• Support the Talent Manager with TA trends and insights

Effective Self-Management

• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs

Key Competencies

• Emotional maturity
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Communication
• Organisational awareness
• Relationship building
• Agility
• Performance & results driven
• Continuous growth & improvement
• Service excellence
• Analysis & problem solving
• Planning & prioritisation
• Quality & detail excellence

REQUIREMENTS

What are we looking for?

• Relevant Diploma/Degree at NQF level 6 or 7
• 5-6 years recruitment experience, preferably as an in-house specialist (working with technical specialist)
• Agency experience (executive search) preferable
• Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures related to recruiting, advertising and on-boarding
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook), internet, and various Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Capacity to adapt to change in a fast-paced atmosphere.