Talent Acquisition Specialist at Valenture Institute

The role:

We are looking to strengthen and build our team with the best available talent and we need a Talent Acquisition Specialist to enable us to do so. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Valenture, you will be responsible for identifying hiring needs within the team, as well as brainstorming and implementing creative ways to build candidate pipelines, fill urgent vacancies and take responsibility for the full recruitment cycle.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will work alongside Hiring Managers, Talent Management and the rest of the business in order to best plan for hiring needs.

The successful candidate will need to have outstanding communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to implement candidate sourcing strategies, proficiency in best utilizing an Applicant Tracking System

Responsibilities:

• As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be responsible for the full recruitment cycle at Valenture, which includes screening of candidates, active sourcing of candidates, competency based interviewing.

• The Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the Recruitment Manager in order to ensure that the candidate journey is positive and effective.

• Form close relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear candidate/interviewer expectations and identify hiring needs in different areas

• Determine selection criteria for candidates by liaising with managers and other members of staff

• Source applicants through online channels, such as LinkedIn and other professional networks

• Create interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position

• Manage the overall interview, selection, and closing process

• Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with Valenture’s internal Recruitment Policy and is fair

• Perform reference checks as need

• Facilitate the offer process by extending the offer and negotiating employment terms with successful candidates.

• Work alongside the Talent Scout’s in order to ensure that speed to hire is as efficient as possible.

• The Talent Acquisition team will be responsible for representing the Valenture employee brand to potential candidates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, or similar

• 2-3 years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, or similar

• Experience in using LinkedIn solutions and the likes, to proactively source candidates

• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to establish effective and cooperative working relationships built on trust

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Comfortable making decisions independently

• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods

Benefits

• Family member discount to Valenture Institute

• Remote working

• Voluntary savings programme

• Applicant does not need to be based in Cape Town.

Please note that of you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, you can consider your application unsuccessful at this time.