Director, Talent Acquisition, New Opportunities Regional Director, Academics

What You Will Do

Carry out executive searches and headhunt for key leadership positions, particularly in Africa and Asia.
Mentor, coach and lead talent acquisition managers across various geographies; advancing their capability to attract, pipeline, engage and assess candidates more effectively, bringing in and nurturing the strongest talent possible, not just recruit.
Oversee the hiring and onboarding of Talent Acquisition Manager you hire for each new programme – enabling them to be fully set up and empowered, as you transition to launching other new programmes.
Oversee searches full-lifecycle for a range of roles, primarily through your own efforts but also oversight of any contingent resources / external recruiters as needed. This will cover a range of high-growth programmes globally each year.
Create and deploy various hiring strategies and initiatives – around sourcing and hiring practices, talent attraction, employer branding, outreach and partnership programs and internships.
Champion best practices of talent acquisition, embody these and oversee the same across your Talent Acquisition teams, across a very high level usage of systems, processes and hiring quality.
Review current processes objectively, and relentlessly focus on iteration – across quality of hire, time to hire and experience.
Guide senior stakeholders and hiring groups by providing valuable insight and hiring and employment data. 

What You Should Have

Bachelor’s degree ideally with superior academic performance.
6+ years within Talent Acquisition; including experience within a recruiting leadership capacity, we particularly value experience in extreme growth situations.
A track record of sourcing and hiring for a range of locations globally. Leadership of hiring across regions, and any exposure working and living abroad is preferred.
Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven Talent Acquisition organization (in-house / corporate or agency), as well as in designing and implementing talent acquisition solutions encompassing talent attraction and outreach programmes to build for longer-term talent pipeline.
Extensive headhunting / direct recruitment experience, particularly with building diverse teams. Advanced level of Boolean / active sourcing abilities, able to leverage a wide range of talent mapping, sourcing, engagement and talent attraction channels.
Curiosity, grit and a relentless spirit to uncover talent across Africa, Asia and globally.
Experience with establishing and maintaining C-level relationships, internally and externally, demonstrating the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations. 
Willingness and excitement to travel significantly when New Opportunity work arises – preferably around four to six weeks when setting up a new programme and hiring and onboarding a new Talent Acquisition Manager. Expect up to 50% travel across new launches, likely in Africa and Asia.

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