Talent Acquisition Specialist at Guardrisk

Role Purpose    

• The Talent Acquisition Specialist focuses on sourcing, placing, and managing candidates throughout the recruitment Lifecyle, while ensuring a seamless and positive experience for both candidates and the business. 

Requirements    

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources/ industrial psychology or related field.
• Registration as a Psychometrist will be an added advantage. 
• Exposure to psychometric assessment tools advantageous.
• At least 5 years’ experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, with a focus on sourcing and managing talent pipelines.
• Experience using various recruitment platforms.
• Reputable talent sourcing at all managerial levels essential including Executive search.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Talent Sourcing, Attraction and placement

• Partner closely with the Human Capital (HC) team and business leaders to develop and implement targeted talent sourcing strategies.
• Proactively source and attract high-quality candidates through job boards, social media, networking, and other channels.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand role requirements and define recruitment strategies.
• Build and maintain a strong network of passive and active candidates through diverse sourcing channels.
• Ensure job advertisements are accurate, engaging, and aligned with Guardrisk branding, while cleaning up and updating ads as necessary.
• Drafts offer letters for successful candidates working closely with the HCBP.
• Support in negotiating offers and managing the pre-onboarding process.

Role profile management

• Works closely with the HC team and leaders to coordinate and ensure that role profiles are up to date and aligned to the Guardrisk Competency framework.
• Ensure role profiles are aligned with the organizational competency framework.

Screening and Interview coordination

• Conduct thorough screening of candidates to assess fit, skills, and experience for both immediate and future opportunities.
• Partner with hiring managers and HC Business Partner to ensure alignment with role requirements and company culture.
• Schedule and arrange interviews, ensuring a smooth and efficient process for both candidates and the team.
• Provide timely communication to candidates regarding interview schedules, expectations, and any necessary preparations.

 Talent Pool Management

• Develop and manage ongoing talent pools for key roles, including niche skill sets or high-demand positions.
• Maintain strong relationships with potential candidates to ensure a consistent flow of talent.

Candidate experience and feedback

Ensure a positive, seamless experience for candidates by providing timely communication and guidance throughout the recruitment process.
Gather feedback from candidates on their experience, identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes to enhance the recruitment process.
Provide respectful and constructive feedback to unsuccessful candidates, maintaining professionalism and a positive company image.
General Human Capital administration

• Provides regular reports on recruitment activities, talent pool status, candidate experience, and any other monthly recruitment spend.
• Clean up and analyse recruitment data to identify trends, make recommendations and enhance recruitment strategies.
• Ensure regular recruitment check-in’s and that all recruitment data is up to date.
• General human capital administration, including organisational effectiveness support.
• Monitor and report on assessment, reference checks and agency fee expenditures.
• Ensure spending remains within approved budgets and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Liaise with vendors and internal finance teams as needed.

Competencies    

• Taking Action: Takes action to make things happen; uses initiative to start things up; shows drive and invests personal energy.
• Checking things: Is meticulous in finding errors; ensures accuracy by being thorough and checking details; produces high quality work by being detailed.
• Managing tasks: Manages tasks by being organised and methodical; plans activities systematically; sets priorities for tasks.
• Producing output: Is focused on activity and works quickly; keeps busy and maintains productivity; is comfortable multi-tasking to produce output.
• Upholding standards: Behaves ethically and justly; is discreet and maintains confidentiality; meets commitments by acting with integrity.
• Team working: Works participatively with others; is democratic and encourages team contributions; collaboratively involves others in decision-making.
• Embracing change : Copes with change and variety; tolerates uncertainty and ambiguity; adapts to new challenges.

Deadline:24th July,2025