Talent Acquisition Specialist at IDC

Synopsis

• The Industrial Development Corporation is a national development finance institution, set up to promote economic growth and industrial development. Owned by the South African Government, the Corporation's mandate is to be the primary driving force of commercially sustainable industrial development and innovation for the benefit of South Africa and the rest of Africa.
• We are looking for a skilled and proficient Talent Acquisition Specialist to partner with us in attracting the right talent to contribute to job creation, an inclusive economy and driving industrial impact.
• To source, attract, select, and onboard high‑quality talent that enables the IDC to deliver on its mandate.
• To partner closely with Human Capital Business Partners (HCBPs) and line managers to ensure the business is resourced with the right capabilities at the right time.
• To manage all recruitment activities on the e‑recruitment system, build and maintain a proactive talent database.
• To drive youth development recruitment to support transformation and capacity‑building objectives

Job Description
Talent Acquisition

• Lead and execute end-to-end recruitment for assigned portfolios, including advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, assessments, and offer management.
• Collaborate with HCBPs and line managers to understand role requirements, capability needs, department culture, and strategic objectives
• Conduct market analysis for competitive advantage including proactive sourcing (LinkedIn etc), and utilizing these insights to influence resourcing strategies
• Apply a commercial mind-set to ensure that recruitment is delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective way while achieving hiring excellence.
• Drive a consistent, engaging, and professional candidate experience throughout all recruitment stages
• Partner with HCBPs to interpret workforce plans, talent gaps, and organisational priorities.
• Proactively identify, develop and maintain a comprehensive talent database to support future hiring needs.
• Implement long‑term sourcing strategies such as talent mapping, headhunting, and networking, particularly for critical and scarce skills required across the organization.
• Transformation: Ensure diversity is supported appropriately at all levels of hiring in partnership with ine/hiring managers
• Support and co-ordinate competency-based interviews with line managers.
• Facilitate interview feedback with all stakeholders.
• Prepare required motivations to facilitate the appointment process
• Market the IDC as an employer of choice through engagements, sourcing, market searches etc.
• Ensure the position profile for the position to be advertised is up to date, signed and in the correct format.

E-Recruitment System Management

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle through the e-recruitment platform, ensuring all candidates, requisitions, and workflows are accurately captured.
• Train hiring managers on system usage where required.
• Monitor system performance and ensure data integrity, compliance, and reporting accuracy

Reporting

• Compile and update the recruitment status report weekly/Monthly
• Draft and share recruitment dashboards for data insights, market trends and storytelling to guide hiring managers in the recruitment process.
• Maintain accurate and concise records regarding the recruitment and selection process

Bulk Recruitment-Youth Development Programmes

• Drive the end to end recruitment of the Youth Development Programmes (Graduate Interns/ Learnerships/CA- Trainees)-
• Support Youth Development initiatives to build and foster relationships for talent pipeline to business.

Operational efficiency & Governance

• Seek opportunities to enhance efficiencies in the recruitment process to enhance the filling of vacancies and improve the time to hire
• Ensure all recruitment processes comply with organisational policies and meet governance and/or regulatory requirements thereby safeguarding the IDC, current employees, prospective candidates and other stakeholders in the talent acquisition value chain
• Partner and collaborate to ensure delivery within the HC value chain i.e. Shared Services, Assessment teams etc.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources/Industrial Psychology or related qualification
• A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous
• Registration with relevant regulatory bodies e.g. HPCSA will be advantageous
• 5-8 years Talent Acquisition Specialist experience some of which is gained in a corporate environment (ideally Financial Services/Development Finance Institution)
• Proven track record of having successfully filled various roles across all levels (Administrative to Senior Management/Senior specialist level)
• Considerable skill in competency based interviewing techniques
• Experience in use and application of relevant psychometric assessments will be advantageous
• Experience managing significant portfolios of complex recruitment
• Experience developing and delivering recruitment strategies
• Experience in research, market mapping and stakeholder management
• Experience in working with an in-house Response Handling Recruitment team to foster collaboration and ensure recruitment efficiencies.
• Knowledge and understanding of Human Capital practices and principles
• Knowledge and understanding of various applicable legislation requirements (e.g. BCEA) and data privacy (e.g. POPIA)
• Well versed and experienced at an expert level in MS Office applications
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively with diverse teams
• Effective, versatile and action-oriented

Job Requirements

• Practical knowledge of interacting with ATS systems/technology
• Recruitment marketing and employer branding fluency
• Operational Effectiveness
• Measurement and and analytics capability
• Planning and organizing
• Project Management
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical and problem solving
• Results and solution orientated
• Planning and organizing
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Research and analysis
• Writing and reporting

Deadline:8th March,2026