Talent Acquisition Specialist (Sandton) at Oneplan Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd

Main purpose of the job

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will build and extend relationships through excellence in recruitment process delivery including sourcing, screening and assessing candidates. This role focuses on high touch candidate relationship management. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be the subject matter expert around applicant tracking systems, candidate sourcing methodologies and recruitment process effectiveness.

Talent Administration

• Create and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies to identify qualified candidates and/or building talent pools for current and future requirements
• Use competency-based interview questions to identify and differentiate candidates in presentation and short-list process
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies & channels to build relevant talent pools
• Assess candidate suitability with regards to skills and fit for the business and area
• Manage all candidates effectively throughout recruitment process
• Conduct interactions with Managers in a timely, professional and responsive manner
• Identify & communicate continuous improvement opportunities and strategies
• Process Management & Sourcing
• Follow agreed recruitment process for recruitment delivery
• Candidate Relationship Management
• Effectively communicate position opportunity and Company value proposition
• Develop a deep understanding of your assigned business units
• Develop and maintain relationships and seek referrals of other candidates
• Manage candidate expectations and ensure timely and constructive feedback

Adherence to SOP

• Work closely with team members to generate a go to market sourcing strategy, gather competitive intelligence, develop targeted sourcing environments, conduct research and create talent maps
• Stay current on market and/or functional trends and key developments
• Keep abreast of sourcing best practices (systems, tools, and processes) utilizing the internal tools and technologies.
• Follow recruitment process and procedures
• Utilize required systems to track candidates, workflow, sourcing data, and screening information
• Maintain data quality and accuracy on the company’s internal databases and client talent acquisition systems
• Leverage relevant social media and communications channels

Work collaboratively

• Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organisation
• Recognise outcomes which resulted from effective collaboration between teams
• Build cooperation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration across the organization
• Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop joint solutions

Self-Management

• 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

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position

• Minimum 3 years of full life cycle recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment
• Conducting competency/behavioural based interviews
• Applicant Tracking System experience
• Developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches
• Relevant Diploma/Degree
• MIE user experience advantageous

Functional Competencies

• Insights & foresight
• Planning
• Customer Relationship Management
• Maximise and Measures Service Performance
• Build & develop customer centric capability
• Profit and revenue growth management
• Business Acumen
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Drive results through team

Essential

• Evaluating problems
• Investigate Issues
• Creating innovation
• Building Relationships
• Communicating Information
• Providing Leadership
• Showing Resilience
• Adjusting to change
• Giving Support
• Processing Details
• Structuring Tasks
• Driving success
• Commercial Acumen
• Business Acumen

Behaviors

• Energy       
• Passion     
• Respect for others
• Honest and Fair
• Creativity   
• Entrepreneurial Orientation
• Positive Attitude     
• Courage     
• Tenacity     
• Achieves Results