Recruitment Specialist at Talents and Skills Africa

Job brief

• We are looking for a Recruitment Specialist to undertake all hiring activities, from advertising open roles to interviewing candidates and closing hires.
• Recruitment Specialist responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates online and offline, screening applications, and supporting hiring managers. If you have experience evaluating candidates for roles of various fields and seniority levels and getting results, then you’re the one for this job.
• Ultimately, you will be responsible for hiring qualified people while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

Job Purpose/summary

• Sourcing and reaching out to qualified candidates for current open roles
• Serving as a go-between for candidates and hiring managers/clients
• Coordinating the hiring process end-to-end

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans
• Create and publish job ads in various portals
• Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
• Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
• Screen resumes and job applications
• Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates
• Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior, and executive)
• Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
• Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
• Plan, Host and participate in job fairs
• Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings
• Submit daily and weekly interviewing reports to Teamlead

Key Requirements for this role

• Proven experience as a Recruitment Specialist, Recruiter or similar role
• Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like Monster and Indeed
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Team spirit
• BSc/HND or OND in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration or relevant field