Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for administering and maintaining HR systems, programs, procedures, and plans according to HR policies and will provide assistance to all levels of personnel on HR-related issues and requests within the TNC Africa Business Unit. This position provides support to the People Learning and Development manager and maintains a high degree of confidentiality and a strong customer service focus. Using their specialized knowledge, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will deal with customers with a high level of maturity, tact, and diplomacy. Their key role is to oversee our full-cycle recruiting processes and reinforce Africa Business Unit’s policy on talent acquisition, assessment, and interviewing, which includes employee planning and sourcing processes, serve as the BU focal person on recruitments, onboarding, and contracting. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will provide support to the overall hiring strategy of the Business Unit to ensure our teams consist of a diverse set of qualified individuals. The role must provide excellent customer service, demonstrate initiative, take ownership of responsibilities, and complete projects with positive results. The role will work closely with the worldwide Office talent acquisition team, training, and development.

Responsibilities and scope
• Responds to moderately complex employee/management questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of aspects applicable to the subject area.
• Plan and implement Africa Business Unit talent acquisition based on annual Strategy plans
• Coordinate analysis of organizational skills development and anticipate future employment needs
• Coordinate with budget managers to track upcoming hires and develop a tracker for implementation.
• Provide support for Job description development and reviews and alignment
• Recruitment administrator for Job description development, posting, advertisements, interview schedules and reporting, reference checks, documentation, hiring & on-boarding, tracking recruitment and validation of hire information
• Create and implement end-to-end candidate hiring processes to ensure a positive experience
• Coordinate and manage recruitment and selection processes and induct hiring managers on interviewing process
• Reviews employment application and background check reports to provide recruitment reports
• Manage Peoplesoft candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities.
• Responsible for new hire on-boarding, PeopleSoft system set up and documentation.
• Conduct bi-monthly meetings with new hires to enhance on-boarding support and provide feedback to supervisors and People Learning and Development Manager for support
• Lead the review of onboarding process, assessment and documentation of outcomes to advice staff development initiatives.
• Generate monthly recruitment analysis and metrics reports as learning outcomes.
• Routinely perform recruitment audits to identify areas for improvement.
• Support development and review of local country labour laws.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Perform all other human resources and administrative tasks deemed necessary for the smooth running of the human resources office.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 5 years related work experience in area(s) of specialization or equivalent combination.
• Human Resource certified professional.
• Experience coordinating and leading HR projects.
• Experience responding to HR related questions and problems from employees/management.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: database management and spreadsheet software; constructing and producing reports; data input, manipulation, and analysis.
• Experience working with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• 5-10 years’ experience leading talent acquisition in Africa.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Member of Human Resource Management body.
• Advanced understanding of Human Resource practice
• Experience working with Human Resources Management Systems e.g. Peoplesoft.
• Familiarity with social media, C.V. databases, and professional networks
• Experience with full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems
• Experience in using LinkedIn Talent Solutions to proactively source candidates
• A keen understanding of the requirements for each role in the organization
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Solid knowledge of word processing, database management, and spreadsheet software, with ability to construct and produce reports, data input, manipulation, and analysis
• Proven track record of maintaining employee confidentiality
• May require fluency in foreign language(s) to support global operations.
• Self-driven, quicker thinker and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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