Talent Acquisition Manager - Africa, Asia and the Middle East at Mercy Corps

Essential Job Responsibilities

STRATEGY

• Develop deep understanding of talent requirements and challenges and compare with industry trends and update global TA strategy.
• Support the agency’s aim to have a globally diverse team.
• Assist with identifying trends and best practices that can be incorporated into existing efforts.
• Actively cultivate cross-departmental and cross-functional relationships to ensure that the TA function is well integrated into wider agency objectives.
• Responsible for key objectives and deliverables in People strategy and work plans.

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Design, develop and maintain the recruitment process in the organization and ensures quality and consistency of how we attract, assess, and hire talent.
• Take ownership for the recruiting, sourcing and identification of talent for both domestic and international roles.
• Provide responsive, high-quality candidate experience with added care for internal or former team members and manage executive referrals in timely and sensitive manner.
• Orient and train hiring managers/ teams to effectively select talent.
• Identify and conduct targeted outreach and sourcing and effectively leverage internal and external networks.
• Act as professional adviser to hiring teams in the definition of position descriptions, salary ranges in compliance with the industry and organization’s nomenclature.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• In partnership with the Talent Acquisition Director, create a sustainable work environment of mutual respect that attracts motivated, skilled and effective team members and enables them individually and collectively to achieve excellence.
• Ensure there is sufficient support available to meet recruitment needs during peak periods.

REPRESENTATION AND INFLUENCE

• Track key initiatives, identify appropriate metrics and track progress towards meeting established objectives, with an eye towards constant improvement.
• Support in maintaining collaborative relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear mutual understanding of people priorities.
• Facilitate and attend meetings with leadership to discuss ongoing recruitment needs.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

• 5 years of experience in a senior/lead Talent Acquisition role.
• Understanding of Talent Acquisition market landscapes in Africa, Asia and/or the Middle East
• Experience using talent acquisition system and tracking talent metrics.
• Demonstrated capacity to utilize analytics and technology to improve efficiencies.
• Demonstrated capacity to incorporate best in class assessment approaches in global organization.
• Advanced experience developing and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with organizational initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to create, implement, maintain and improve recruitment strategies and systems in a high-volume context.
• Demonstrated passion staffing in international relief and development environments.
• Ability to communicate and problem-solve effectively across diverse cultures with sensitivity.