About our Client:

The organization presents a unique opportunity to work for a highly successful and progressive group with modern offices, centrally located in Claremont, Cape Town.

As Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for designing the recruitment strategy for the company, ensuring recruitment policies and processes are in place and setting new recruitment goals based on business needs. Manage sourcing, interviewing and employment processes and building relationships with internal and external partners as well as keeping abreast of recruitment trends and driving innovative solutions to source the best talent.

Requirements:

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Design, implement and maintain the company’s talent acquisition strategy, policies and processes
• Manage all candidate communication, ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Manage and assist in end-to-end talent acquisition process to ensure that the best talents get the job, including drafting of job ads, candidate research, screening, interviews and reference checks
• Work with managers to create and structure job descriptions for new and existing positions
• Identify and partner with recruitment agencies, university placement staff and other partners
• Work closely with Managers to assess talent requirements
• Manage job postings on social media using niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
• Help build a talent pipeline to create applicant pools and talent pipelines
• Build employer brand to attract talent
• Monitor and interpret Acquisition Data to identify trends and suggest and implement actions where required
• Overall management of the recruitment team

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification, e.g. Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration Degree or relevant field

Experience:

• Proven work experience as Recruitment Manager in agency and internal recruitment
• Hands on experience with social media and other professional networks, Applicant Tracking Systems and HR databases
• Experience with interviews, candidate screening and evaluation
• A sound understanding of and experience using social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. as a recruitment method
• In-depth knowledge of candidate sourcing techniques for active and passive candidates
• Knowledge of labor legislation

Skills and Attributes:

• A team player with a passion for excellence and a sense of urgency who knows how to follow through with processes and project timelines
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills - used to juggling many roles at once
• Able to maintain internal and external relationships with a diverse range of personalities, cultures, and departments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong decision making and analytical skills
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Computer literate - experience with the use of the Google Suite preferable (Google Drive, Sheets and Docs )

Specific Requirements:

• Clear health record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear credit record
• Contactable references
• Have a reliable vehicle with valid driver's license
• Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job

A market-related salary from R 38 000.00 to R 43 000 - Cost to Company per month

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45 minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi time between 07h00 and 18h00