Talent Acquisition Specialist (Gauteng) at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Job Purpose

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for consulting with the relevant stakeholders to understand the workforce needs and develop talent acquisition strategies to source, attract and hire best-in-class talent.

Responsibilities

Recruitment Management

• Collaborate regularly with department managers, and proactively identify future hiring needs for a given area. Attract and select candidates for mid-level and high-level jobs. Promote company's reputation as "best place to work." Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices.

Internal Client Relationship Management

• Contribute to the management of partnering relationships with internal clients, building effective working relationships and providing high-quality professional services to support in delivering business strategy and plans.

Recruitment Campaigns

• Contribute to the creation of recruitment campaigns; research the characteristics of key candidate target groups; propose channel and media selections and messaging content; design events; draft communications content and agency briefings.

Future Talent Recruitment

• Contribute to the creation of future talent recruitment campaigns; propose campaign messaging based on analysis of values and aspirations of graduates/ school leavers; make evidence-based proposals for channel and media selection (including career fairs); design events; draft communications content and agency briefings.

HR Data Analytics and Insights

• Deliver complex analyses of HR data; identify key trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.

HR Data Management

• Verify the accuracy and completeness of HR data provided and enter into HR information systems, following defined procedures.

Policy Implementation

• Work within established procedures to achieve specified goals.

Performance Management

• Prioritise own workflow and ensure work is completed to the required standards of productivity, quality and timeliness; use performance management systems to improve personal performance.

Organisational Capability Building

• Provide coaching to team members to develop their skills.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Requirements

General Education

• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential);
• University Degree (Advantageous)

EXPERIENCE General Experience

• 5 or more years' experience in sourcing talent in the insurance/financial services industry focused on specialising in acquiring professional individuals (Essential)