Talent Acquisition Specialist at Ozow

You are an ideal candidate if you have:

• BSc in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration or relevant field.

• Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Recruiter, or similar role.

• Enjoys building rapport and trust.

• Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Github and Stack Overflow.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Good written and verbal communications skills.

•  Is confident with a positive outlook, likable, upbeat and energetic.

Your roles and responsibilities:

• Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans.

• Finding candidates who raise the bar for the roles we are looking for and convincing them to join us.

• Getting the word out that Ozow is an amazing place to work.

• Collaborating with our hiring leads to help select the best people for the job and win them over.

• Create and publish job ads in various portals.

• Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events.

• Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees.

• Screen resumes and job applications.

• Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates.

• Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive).

• Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill, and source of hire.

• Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys.

• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods.

• Host and participate in job fairs.

• Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process.

• Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings.

• Provide new ways of improving the Recruitment functionality through innovation and automation.

Your skills and competencies:

• Attention to detail. You donot let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.  

• Communication. You speak and writeclearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. You know when and how much information to communicate. You maintain this standard in all forms of written communication. 

• Flexibility/ adaptability. You adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.You cope effectively with complexity and change.  

• High standards. You expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best. 

• Giving and receiving feedback. Yousolicit feedback and receive feedback openly and graciously. You deliver feedback to your team or other stakeholders in ways that are respectful and actionable.

• Organisation and planning. You plan, organise, schedule, and budget in an efficient, productive manner.   

• Work ethic. You possess a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done. You havea track record of working hard.  

Health and safety first

These are unprecedented times and because our people couldn’t be more important to us, health and safety couldn’t be more important to us. We’ve made sure that our office is a safe place to work and we’ll continue assessing situations as they arise to ensure that we combat the spread of COVID-19.

Our Benefits

At Ozow, first and foremost, you’ll get to do meaningful work and grow your career.We work together and play together and because we really care, we offer plenty of perks too.

Some of the things to look forward to:

Fitness challenges and healthy eating. Medical and Life insurance plans. Be the hero or toast the hero of the month at first-Friday drinks. Take half a day off from work on your birthday and let us celebrate this special day with you by giving you a little spoil. Your family is our family, they too get spoils and get to join us on special events. Our holistic wellness program will give you access to a toll-free confidential telephonic counselling line which is available in all 11 languages, 365 days a year. We thrive on seeing our team members grow by creating a learning culture. There is so much more where this came from, but enough to get you excited.

Convinced? We thought so.

If we seem like the kind of forward-thinking, progress-making, energetic company you’ve been waiting for, give us a shout. We’d love to hear from you.