Talent Acquisition Specialist (Marketing/Sales) at Discovery Limited

Responsibilities

Administration

• Administers all recruitment and on boarding tasks as needed
• Collects and checks HR data
• Drafting recruitment reports aligned to the needs of the department/s

Vacancy Management

• Writing and compiling job specifications and ensuring the accuracy and that documents are constantly up to date
• Providing the Line Manager with key market related insights for positions (industry research)
• Posting adverts on the HR System and screening applicants as per the process
• Participating in the interview with Line Managers for Staff to Manager level
• Participating in the interview with Line Managers for Staff to DGM level
• Liaising with Line Managers to ensure that the correct recruitment process is adhered to
• Liaising with Management and Candidates to set up interviews/assessments
• Facilitating skills tests when necessary
• Providing feedback to candidates
• Drawing up contracts and transfer letters as well as taking new staff through the forms and documentation
• Partnering with the department to achieve the required transformation target for external and internal hires
• Adherence to set standards and processes
• Headhunting candidates for scarce skills

Forecasting

• Liaising with Line Managers to forecast recruitment needs for the future- beyond 6 months
• Building talent pools for scarce/critical skills

Post Hire Review

• Identify how successful previous recruits were by reviewing recruitment analysis
• Based on key learnings from the above suggest enhancements/refinements to the process to the recruiters forum
• Measuring & reporting on the success of recruitment through key metrics

Onboarding

• Ensuring that all candidates are successfully onboarded on system
• Partnering with line managers to design & implement an effective onboarding process for the first few weeks of joining
• Monitoring & measuring the effectiveness of the onboarding programme. Adapting the process where required.

Experience & qualifications

• At  least 5 years’ work experience as a Recruiter handling scarce or critical skill recruitment
• At 2-3 years experience recruiting in a Marketing or Sales Function
• Completed or studying towards a tertiary qualification (NQF, level 7 equivalent)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.