Technical Recruiter & Developer Relations Officer at TechAdvance

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (Currently partly remote and partly physical)
Reporting Line: Group Head, Human Resources

Job Purpose

• The responsibilities of this role include sourcing, screening and providing a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles. Incumbent will also network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure we attract the best tech talents. Ultimately, he/she will build a strong tech talent pipeline and help hire and retain skilled employees for our Technical positions.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment strategies for the acquisition and retention of tech talents
• Attract the attention of high-quality candidates
• Adopt social recruiting strategies to relate with and attract top talents and build a pool of qualified candidates that can be accessed at all times as vacancies arise
• Manage the technical recruitment process end to end
• Adopt objective and equitable recruitment processes to ensure vacancies are filled quickly
• Recruit potential applicants based on experience, skills and education
• Develop a thorough and robust onboarding process that is unique to the technology industry and aligns with the company vision
• Work closely with the technology department, increasingly in a consultancy role and assist line managers to understand talent needs
• Develop technology job profiles and update job requirements on a regular basis
• Conduct survey on pay and other remuneration packages adopted in the technology industry and advise the management accordingly
• Display high sense of ownership of the recruitment process from sourcing to interviews through hiring and ensure the highest level of candidate experience.
• Acts as a support HR generalist and support strategic HR initiatives

Specifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate must be:

• A creative thinker and problem solver
• A self-starter and self-motivated person who is able to influence and direct the technical recruitment process
• A people oriented professional
• Adept at using smart technology and collaboration tools for seamless delivery

The Ideal candidate must have:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Techincal Recruiter in the Technology/Fintech industry
• Experience in a recruitment consulting role is a plus
• Ability to understand and interpret technical job requirements for Tech roles
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume management databases
• Solid knowledge of contemporary hiring techniques like social recruiting etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of best people practices and labor legislation