Talent Acquisition Assistant at Blue Ventures

Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition (90%)

•  Attracting and selecting appropriately qualified talent through strategic sourcing from timely posting of job adverts;
•  Providing prosourcing support in hardtofill departments;
•  Provide support in identifying the best sources of talent;
•  Supporting in screening and longlisting in collaboration with the relevant line managers/functions;
•  Ensuring implementation of Talent Acquisition policy, procedures and best practices at global and national levels;
•  Supporting line managers and HR Leads in the navigation and utilisation of the applicant tracking system;
•  Contacting applicants to facilitate the attendance of interviews in conjunction with line managers;
•  Organising and participating in interviews in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Line managers;
•  Facilitating quality background checks for global roles and national roles in the absence of national HR leads ;
•  Collaborating with the HR and Recruitment Officer at the offer and onboarding stage.
•  Supporting the Talent Acquisition Manager in analysing recruitment statistics and providing regular reports;
•  Timely confirmation of employment letters
•  Provide support in constantly evaluating the process and proactively suggest improvements to the Talent Acquisition process.

Generalist and Operational Support (10%)

•  Supporting the implementation of already established HR systems related to talent acquisition, advising and guiding line managers.
•  Drafting offer letters and contracts for new starters, sharing them with the HR
• Officer, and sending the documents out for signature
•  Raising purchase requests in the finance system
•  Supporting line managers in probation management of new hires
•  Ensuring talent acquisition policies and guides are updated on various systems
•  Support the HR and Recruitment Officer in the management of the HR inbox

 Occasional tasks such:

• Supporting in the logistics and event planning on request with the permission of the Talent Acquisition manager and Head of People Services
• Support the Reward Manager in reward queries
•  Any other tasks assigned by the People Team colleagues.

Required

•  Relevant International HR certifications, SHRM, IHRCI, IHRMK or any National equivalent of the same.
•  Some work experience as a recruiter or entrylevel Talent Acquisition specialist in a global context.
•  Excellent IT skills with knowledge of MS Office and/or GSuite.
•  Experience using CRM and cloudbased applicant tracking systems.
•  Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
•  Excellent writing and numeracy skills.
•  Willingness to learn how to exercise assertiveness towards key stakeholders in the talent acquisition process.
•  Excellent attention to detail.
•  Highly organised, cando attitude and ability to work on own initiative
•  Commitment to providing excellent service

We would also love to see

•  Experience serving an organisation as a consultant or inhouse entrylevel Talent Acquisition Specialist
•  Previous experience in an international charity or social enterprise
•  Previous experience working with HR and Applicant tracking systems
•  Competency in any of the languages which our colleagues speak: Malagasy, French, Spanish, Bahasa, Tetun, Swahili and Portuguese

You will be a great fit if

•  You are committed to Blue Ventures’ mission and values, evidenced by your high personal and professional integrity, humility, and humanity.
•  You have an analytical mindset and orientation toward measurement, outcomes, continuous improvement, and learning.
•  You think critically and highly value offering and receiving constructive feedback and criticism.
•  You’re a natural relationship builder with a proven ability to work collaboratively in a complex organisation, demonstrating teambuilding and facilitation skills. You enjoy collaboration and are genuinely interested in learning from and developing others.
•  You’re detailoriented and complianceminded; you enjoy dotting i’s and crossing t’s
•  You demonstrate excellent organisational skills and the ability to marshal resources and continually improve systems and processes.
•  You show selfmotivation, flexibility, and the ability to work and thrive in a fastpaced, energetic, entrepreneurial environment.
•  You’re trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; you are discrete, professional, and possess excellent judgement.
•  You are comfortable with a playfully professional workplace culture.