Senior Recruitment Associate at HCS Africa

Job Purpose

We seek to recruit a Senior Recruitment Associate who will be responsible for leading on a range of talent acquisition activities as well as working closely with the Recruitment teams.

The successful candidate should have previous experience working in a Consulting firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the delivery of end-to-end recruitment in a highly organised and efficient manner. Specific tasks to include: (assessing job needs and requirements, leading recruitment briefings, advertising, reviewing CVs, conducting interviews, shortlisting, reference checking, offer negotiations and contract generation).
• Building and maintaining a database of high-quality candidates to rapidly respond to recruiting needs, in addition to sourcing candidates through a variety of networks, events, databases and online resources.
• Collaborating with hiring managers and interview panels on the design and delivery of competency / strength-based interviews and assessments
• Conducting interviews ensuring alignment with core values .
• Making full use of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), other related systems and advertising platforms.
• Overseeing candidate management throughout the recruitment and onboarding process ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Supporting the recruitment manager to implement the development, review and updating of various policies and streaming of recruitment processes ensuring that it adheres to good practice principles.
• Communicating and ensuring adherence to recruiting & compensation policies and procedures to candidates and hiring managers flagging areas for review to management as and when required
• Collaborating with recruitment team involved in the recruitment process to ensure consistency across the organisation.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Solid recruitment / talent acquisition experience in a mid-to-senior recruitment specialist role
• At last 4-6 years experience.
• Direct hiring experience for fast paced high volume recruitment at multiple levels
• Proven experience of developing technical and behavioural assessments and competence instruments including creation of competency and technical interview questions and evaluation processes
• Demonstrable interviewing experience at all levels.
• Expert experience of pro-actively sourcing technical and non-technical candidates, using tools such as LinkedIn recruiter and leveraging relevant networks
• Proficient with the use of applicant tracking systems and researching relevant job boards for effective and inclusive recruitment processes
• Experience training and mentoring other junior members of staff

Competencies, skills & attributes:

• Strong multi-tasking, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Advanced knowledge of recruitment functions and practices (direct sourcing, HR lifecycle, recruitment and selection processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal) to influence a wide range of stakeholders at all levels
• Customer focused – dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem solving and interviewing skills
• Reliable with a highly flexible, responsive and adaptable approach to work in a fast-paced and changing work environment
• Self-starter, with the ability to work without close supervision
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment