Talent Acquisition Specialist - JHB at Blue Label Telecoms

Job Purpose

Implements and executes the Talent Management and Talent Acquisition programs. Works with the business to understanding hiring needs, and responsible for tasks including sourcing, assessment, selection, pre-boarding and development of employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Vacancy Profiling

• Create recruitment profiles for key existing and new roles
• Engage with hiring managers to clarify the scope of the role, develop a role profile, and create a candidate specification
• Create candidate and recruitment agency briefings to attract high-quality candidates

Recruitment Campaigns

• Create recruitment campaigns to attract high-quality candidates
• Research the characteristics of key candidate target groups
• Develop messaging that is relevant and attractive to candidates and consistent with the employer brand and value proposition
• Identify relevant cost-efficient media, social media, or other channels

Screen Candidate Applications

• Carry out online research and telephone (Skype/Face to Face) interviews and review submitted portfolios of work to validate applications for specialist roles and to screen out those that do not meet key criteria
• Submit a shortlist of candidates that meet the inherent job requirements, to the hiring manager and HC Business Partner

Employee Pre-boarding

• Manage the delivery of pre-boarding processes
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all administration processes
• Provide support and guidance to line managers and new joiners throughout the process
• Propose improvements to procedures

Manage Assessments and Selection

• Contribute to the creation of assessments
• Tailor pre-existing assessment exercises, record assessment observations, and provide appropriate feedback to line management

Future Talent Recruitment

• Contribute to the creation of future talent recruitment campaigns; propose campaign messaging based on analysis of values and aspirations
• Make evidence-based proposals for recruitment channels to use (including career fairs) to build pipeline for Talent Pipeline Develop and maintain a database of potential candidates for management and professional roles using established talent attraction and engagement processes and tools

Interview Process

• Interview candidates and provide feedback into the selection process
• Follow a specified interview framework and/or administer work simulations
• Evaluate/ score evidence against recruitment criteria

Talent Data Management

• Carry out complex talent data processing tasks; advise colleagues when needed and use expertise to help improve data collection tools and administration processes
• Track vacancies and new engagements
• Source against Employment Equity targets
• Provide monthly reports to hiring managers and HC Business Partners

Information and Business Advice

• Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring to others where necessary for interpretation of policy

Self-Management

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

Requirements

Education

• Undergraduate HR qualification

Experience

• Minimum 5 years progressive experience within Talent Acquisition