Head of Talent Acquisition, Cape Town

JOB BRIEF

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to design and implement recruiting strategies for our SA operations.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Building talent pipelines
• Leading all sourcing strategies
• Managing external partnerships with colleges, job boards, agencies and HR software vendors

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build talent pipelines for current and future job openings
• Lead all sourcing strategies
• Manage external partnerships with colleges, job boards, agencies etc.
• Implement online and offline employer branding activities
• Prepare and review annual recruitment budget
• Oversee all stages of candidate experience (including application, interviews and communication)
• Forecast hiring needs based on business growth plans
• Manage, train and evaluate team of recruiters
• Participate in and host recruitment events to drive awareness of our company
• Develop a network of potential future hires (e.g. past applicants and referred candidates)
• Measure key recruitment metrics, like source of hire and time-to-hire, quality of hire etc.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proven work experience as a Talent Acquisition Lead or similar role
• Demonstrable experience managing full cycle recruiting and employer branding initiatives
• Solid understanding of sourcing techniques and tools (e.g. social networks, industry sources etc)
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) and HR databases
• Good team-management abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster long-term relationships (with internal teams, external partners and candidates)

This is an office-based role.