Openings at Vodafone

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with businesses to develop and cultivate excellent working relationships to build an in-depth understanding of requirements in order to plan sourcing strategies.
• Build talent pipelines for future needs.
• Lead and coordinate end-to-end talent acquisition services including being accountable for proactively communicating and updating key stakeholders.
• Consult with the business to support targeted attraction strategies for relevant business areas based on the business drivers/strategy, research, and analysis.
• Pro-active sourcing of candidates via internal databases, alternate sourcing channels, referrals, talent days, and talent mapping exercises in order to meet client requirements.
• Provide market trends and analysis on a regular basis, utilizing these insights to influence recruitment plans.
• Engage with preferred suppliers where necessary and build working relationships to deliver the right talent for the business.
• Accountable for resourcing reporting, including analysis of performance against KPIs and insights to shape the business area to further shape the business area-specific resourcing strategy.
• Provide an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Assist with the alignment and achievement of Business Area Transformation targets through targeted sourcing and shortlisting.

The ideal Candidate for this role will have:
Must have technical/professional qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA Accredited Equivalent*
• Minimum of a B Degree with HR specialization or SAQA Accredited Equivalent*
• 3+ years experience in the recruitment industry
• Experience in developing and delivering recruitment strategies and processes to improve outcomes.  
• Experience in research, market mapping, and stakeholder management 

Closing date for Applications: 25 July 2022

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Experienced talent acquisition specialist who has managed significant portfolios of complex recruitment for a demanding client base with a deep functional expertise 
• Customer obsessed with experience of delivering a customer-centric resourcing service and demonstrate innovation to problem-solving as well as service delivery. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• An effective and persuasive communicator who seeks insight into the business needs and acts as a knowledgeable advisor, as well as liaise and influences at the senior level.
• Strong networker, who adapts well to changing priorities, and demonstrates resilience, flexibility, and energy.
• Ability to analyze recruitment data and trends and to implement corrective actions.
• Commercial Acumen
• Experience in dealing with tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment and dealing with complex roles and business areas

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Your responsibilities will include:
Sharing Opportunity Analysis

• Own and expand strategic partnerships with other MNO’s and Tech Companies to constantly scan the market for sharing opportunities.
• Identify, review and recommend for evaluation, selected new network infrastructure sharing opportunities.
• Co-ordinate the collection of information, rollout plans, budget forecasts and analysis of co-build or sharing initiatives to formulate technical and commercial plans.
• Support Opcos with business case modelling for proposed sharing initiatives.
• Work with Opco technical, financial and legal teams to co-ordinate inter-MNO discussions. 

Sharing Programme Management

• Manage engagements between respective Managing Directors of sharing parties.
• Co-ordinate an internal Network Sharing forum attended by Opco Managing Directors and Group Exco members.
• Develop and standardise high quality network sharing business plans for presentation to EXCO and Opco Boards.
• Post implementation reviews on executed projects and learnings.
• Develop and maintain a standardised approach to network infrastructure sharing.

Network Sharing Planning & Execution Support

• Alignment of new sharing opportunities with existing Network Plans, Budgets and Long Range Plans within the Group ensuring that projects are executed within available resources.
• Align technical teams between Opco MNO’s.  
• Structure and monitor the execution of the network sharing initiatives in accordance with terms and timelines.

Commercial & Legal Support

• Support the negotiating and structuring of new sharing partnerships.
• Provide input and guidance on Legal agreements using existing agreements from prior implementations in other Opcos.
• Work with Regulatory to resolve challenges or hurdles preventing the execution of sharing initiates.
• Ensure best practice sharing across the Group on new network sharing ideas.

Leadership

• Lead in-market technology teams to accelerate network sharing program.
• Manage relationships with all stakeholders across the business.
• Present network-sharing opportunities to influence EXCO and Boards.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Engineering or Commercial Degree with MBA as an advantage
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Network Operations, of which 3 years at an Executive level. Experience in the telecommunications industry with a deep understanding of the mobile and fixed networks preferred.

Closing date for Applications: 26 July 2022.