Talent Acquisition Specialist [Maternity Cover]

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning
• Develop innovative talent acquisition strategies that support business growth
• Analyse workforce planning needs and future talent requirements
• Partner with leadership to understand organisational priorities
• Talent Sourcing & Recruitment
• Identify and engage passive candidates through various channels
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical roles
• Utilise advanced sourcing techniques (social media, networking, databases, career fairs)
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements
• Provide market insights and salary benchmarking
• Manage a high-touch candidate experience throughout the end-to-end recruitment process
• Process Optimisation
• Streamline recruitment processes for efficiency and effectiveness
• Implement recruitment technologies and tools
• Develop metrics and analytics to measure success
• Candidate Pipeline
• Pipeline qualified candidate pool for current and future roles
• Build talent community database for ongoing engagement
• Engage with passive candidate network and relationship mapping for talent pipeline
• Hiring Metrics & Reports
• Adhere to time-to-hire and cost-per-hire analysis
• Adhere to source effectiveness and ROI measurements
• Meet diversity and inclusion hiring metrics
• Conduct quality of hire assessments
• Job Descriptions & Profiles
• Ensure that the JDs are compelling and market-competitive job postings
• Detailed role specifications and requirements
• Employer value propositions and referrals for specific positions are in place
• Sourcing Materials
• Candidate source and search templates and messaging are optimally utilised
• Social media and networking strategies are customised based on business talent requirements
• Recruitment marketing content deployed to attract top talent
• ATS optimisation and configuration
• Greenhouse recruitment technology effectively utilised
• Dashboard and reporting systems updated
• Training & Development
• Update and deploy hiring manager training programs
• Conduct interview skills workshops
• Update recruitment best practices documentation
• Minimum Required Qualification
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field
• OR equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Minimum Required Experience
• 5-7 years experience in a Talent Acquisition / Recruiter role
• Solution minded in building effecting Talent Attraction Strategies
• Proven track record of headhunting at various levels.
• Must have experience building effective hiring manager relationships.
• Experience managing and prioritising multiple searches, projects and client relationships.
• ATS experience with sourcing, tracking and managing candidates.
• Google Suite knowledge and experience .
• Understanding data and ability to tell stories with data
• Minimum Required Competencies
• Recruitment Expertise
• Full-cycle recruitment process management
• Advanced sourcing techniques (Boolean search, social recruiting)
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) proficiency
• Interview design and competency-based interviewing
• Market Knowledge
• Industry and role-specific salary benchmarking
• Competitive landscape analysis
• Employment law and compliance requirements
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices
• Technology Proficiency
• LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms
• HRIS and recruitment technology tools
• Data analysis and reporting capabilities
• CRM systems for candidate relationship management
• Skills, knowledge & abilities
• Technical Skills
• Boolean search and sourcing techniques
• Working knowledge of the ATS system
• Interview facilitation and assessment skills
• Data analysis and reporting using Excel/analytics tools
• Social media recruiting (LinkedIn, Pnet, Indeed)
• Candidate screening and evaluation
• Salary negotiation and offer management
• Pipeline management and CRM utilisation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Active listening and empathetic communication
• Relationship building and networking
• Conflict resolution and mediation
• Cross-cultural communication
• Presentation and public speaking
• Written communication (emails, j

Benefits

Additional Information

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Talent Team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great. The position reports to the Head of Talent. Purpose of the role: To proactively build and execute comprehensive talent acquisition strategies that align with business objectives and long-term organisational goals. To initiate and drive sourcing and search strategies is key to introducing top talent into the Takealot Group.

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