Strategic Sourcing & Research Specialist at Discovery Limited

Key purpose

This is an opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing & Research Specialist to work closely with the Talent acquisition team, HR community & business. The purpose of this role is to provide strategic sourcing expertise which include building, sourcing, attraction, qualification, and maintenance of talent pipelines, equip business with the latest recruitment research and the management of the end-to-end recruitment process and optimisation initiatives.

Key Outputs

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following broad job functions:

• Development of strategic sourcing & research strategy and implementation
• Build a diverse sustainable and future-fit talent pipelines whilst also providing insights that guide the sourcing strategies for critical/scarce talent segments.
• Work closely with the recruiters to manage the recruitment process for search assignments and measurement of recruiting metrics, like source of hire, quality of hire and time-to-fill.
• Forecasting of future talent needs in line with the business requirements by understanding shifts in the marketplace.
• Management of the end-to-end recruitment process, technologies, and recruitment related initiatives (i.e., in-house events)
• Design attraction methodologies leveraging recruitment marketing channels (i.e., social media), ATS system, referrals, and other creative avenues to generate robust talent pipelines.
• Partner with Business leaders to analyse and interpret internal and external market intelligence data and derive insights for strategic business decision making.
• Contribute to strategic projects i.e., content building, business process optimization, multi-disciplinary team engagement.
• In partnership/networking with universities, professional associations, and talent communities to identify critical and diverse candidates.
• Build an intentional professional brand as a subject matter expert on LinkedIn.
• Talent Acquisition policy documentation updates and monthly reporting to monitor and measure return on investment of recruitment solutions.

Personal Attributes and Skills

Role Model: Acts with integrity, impartiality, and independence, balancing personal, organisation and legal parameters.

• Has a deep sense of own core values and operates within personal boundaries.
• Consistently acts according to organisational and legal principles and agreed processes
• Delivers to expectations and promises
• Accepts responsibility and takes remedial and developmental action when mistakes are made.
• Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation

Competencies

• Collaborates
• Builds Talent
• Customer focus
• Drive
• Time Management 

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• HR (Human Resources) or business-related degree
• 5- 7 years’ experience in strategic recruitment and sourcing at senior levels (executive and critical skills)
• Sourcing research experience (preferably recruitment agency or executive search firm)
• In-depth knowledge of candidate attraction and selection strategies
• Has presence and impact Strength in building and maintaining relationships

Advantageous

• Data-analytics capabilities (advanced excel skills)
• Good understanding of medical insurance industry
• Experience in HR Systems i.e., Smart People