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  • Posted: Jun 30, 2021
    Deadline: Not specified
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    With more than 30 years of experience in the African market, we leverage our Firm's global footprint to provide first-class legal and commercial advice to foreign multinational investors in Africa, as well as some of Africa’s largest domestic companies. With regional hubs in Cairo, Casablanca and Johannesburg, we offer a presence in Africa that ...
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    Recruitment Manager

    About the job
    Role Purpose

    • To manage all recruitment activities including both fee earner and PBS, ensuring a first class recruitment process and candidate experience which is designed to deliver high quality, diverse talent, which supports our Diversity & Inclusion strategy and ensures the Firm's market reputation as an employer of choice.
    • The role will also be involved in the management and delivery of a number of strategic recruitment projects both locally and working as part of the EMEA+ Recruitment Team.

    Main Responsibilities
    Recruitment

    • Manage and execute associate / fee-earner recruitment, graduate recruitment (and associated programmes and activity) and PBS recruitment
    • Drive creative sourcing methodologies, reducing dependency on agencies and focusing on direct sourcing in support of the direct hiring strategy across all populations 
    • Lead and/or actively participate in one recruitment work-stream and the agreed sub-streams to develop and implement recruitment objectives, whilst ensuring recruiting professionals are aligned on recruitment execution 
    • Ensure effective coordination with functional teams across all service level requests to ensure support is seamless, efficient and provides high quality candidate experience  
    • Effectively and proactively manage all internal and external relationships, developing trusted advisor status - ensure all internal clients are kept fully informed around the status of their vacancies, working closely with stakeholders to ensure a first class recruitment experience; ensure external contacts, including recruitment agencies / head-hunters and candidates are kept up to date with progress and of any wider firm updates and appropriate communications / collateral to support the Firm's brand as an employer of choice and to ensure a first class recruitment experience
    • Provide support, as and when required, to the Recruitment Leadership Team and work collaboratively as part of a regional Recruitment team, assisting other offices on recruitment activity and projects.
    • Ensure that recruitment activities and initiatives support and are aligned to the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy of the Firm and that D&I is embedded in all processes. Support implementation of innovative strategies to attract diverse candidates
    • Conducting reviews of processes and procedures to ensure Baker McKenzie reflects recruitment best practice whilst ensuring that externally, Baker McKenzie is the employer of choice in the legal market
    • Provide regular MI reporting, metrics and status updates as required to key stakeholders, including the Recruitment Leadership Team
    • Work closely with Talent Management to ensure seamless transition post acceptance, providing a first class candidate experience
    • Network with Firm partners, legal recruiters and other law firm recruitment professionals in an effort to stay abreast of trends and activity in the legal community 
    • Mentor and develop junior recruitment professionals, as required

    Compliance and Governance

    • Complies with statutory reports including Employment Equity and Skills Development reporting 

    Travel Requirements
    Some travel within South Africa 
    About The Team
    Function

    The Firm’s People function has responsibility for recruiting, supporting and developing all of the Firm’s people, including our Partners, Lawyers and Professional & Business Services, working closely with the Firm’s leadership to design and deliver the Firm’s people strategy, building on the Firm’s core commitments to collaboration, excellence and inclusivity. The function includes:

     

    • Talent Management
    • Recruitment & Mobility
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Leadership & Learning
    • Careers, Performance and Rewards

    This role will report directly to the Associate Director of Recruitment EMEA+.
    The key relationships of this role will be with the following:

    • Johannesburg Office Leadership
    • Recruitment Leadership, including Director of Recruitment, EMEA/+
    • Practice Group Leads and other Department Heads
    • PBS Department Leadership
    • Wider EMEA+ Recruitment Team
    • EMEA+ Talent Team
    • Global End to End Services

    About The Candidate


    Technical skills, qualifications and experience

    • Bachelor’s degree 
    • 6-8 years’ experience as a Recruitment professional ideally in a professional services firm environment within the South African market
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact and influence at the highest levels of the Firm
    • Ability to implement success in creating an environment of trust with partners; effectively utilize negotiation and conflict resolution skills when needed
    • Demonstrated ability to solve problems and drive results with a sense of urgency in setting strategies and executing against the objectives
    • Strong coaching, counselling, business acumen, and overall communication skills
    • Commercial understanding and ability to translate business goals into Recruitment priorities
    • Influencing skills to establish senior level credibility
    • Strong client relationships skills; able to manage the diversity of multiple leader relationships and serve their needs without compromising service levels
    • Ability to build rapport at all levels
    • Strong delivery focus
    • A can do attitude

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Baker McKenzie on fsr.cvmailuk.com to apply

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