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Valenture Institute is a private online high school offering an academically rigorous, socially-rich learning experience that equips students with the skills and courage to drive social change for a sustainable future.
Description
Valenture Institute partners with the world’s leading education institutions to evolve what it means to ‘go’ to school, by transforming physical limitations into digital possibilities. Our mission is to create new opportunities for students to choose an aspirational online learning experience by offering fully-supported online high school programmes and pre-college certificates.
As a social enterprise, Valenture Institute is also committed to levelling the playing field and increasing access for all students through free curriculum offerings, extensive scholarship programs and blended learning micro schools in underprivileged communities.
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.
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