Stears is an intelligence startup of 25+ people using data to answer questions about Africa. Our mission is to become the world's most trusted provider of African data & insight to global businesses, finance and policy professionals. We make this possible by integrating all our intelligence (news & analysis, proprietary data, aggregated public data, licensed...
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A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Human Resources, Organisational Development, or related field.
At least 2 years experience in a Technical Talent Acquisition or Recruitment related role in a fast-paced, high growth startup company
Great research skills i.e. you are great at researching candidates and their previous employers online, and have a very strong interest in talent acquisition and personal career trajectories
A high comfort level speaking with and selling to others
An active network, key contacts and is engaged in technical communities
Strong organisational, oral & written communication skills
Experience with managing relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders
The ability to plan and prioritise own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team. This involves long term planning and clear instructions.
Exceptional attention to detail
High intelligence and problem solving skills
Intermediate project management skills
Responsibilities
Support technical hiring process by building talent pipeline, managing communication, schedules and hiring documentation
Post technical vacancies on our ATS and market them using referrals, channels, communities, networks and events
Source top technical talent online to build a funnel of qualified candidates for a quickly scaling and dynamic global team
Engage and captivate the interest of high-quality candidates and convert those candidates into hires
Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to run an efficient and seamless and enjoyable interview process
Schedule candidate interviews in a timely and accurate manner
Manage candidate experience and create memorable interactions by giving timely feedback
Conduct reference check calls, make hiring recommendations to hiring managers and and send offer letters
Coordinating the various tasks to ensure a consistent data collection towards active sourcing, candidate application review, referral actioning, interview pass-through rates and hiring goals.
Handle other tasks as directed by the People Operations Lead.
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