JOB PURPOSE
The Talent Acquisition Associate will provide recruiting and sourcing support to the Talent Acquisition (TA) team which will ultimately contribute to the team’s effectiveness and improve key talent acquisition metrics such as time to fill. His/Her tasks will include but are not limited to
support screening of applications
interview scheduling
job posting and advertising and
assist in developing talent pipelines for assigned portfolios, including easy to fill, hard-to-fill and mission-critical roles.
The person who takes on this role has a strong interest in a career in Talent Acquisition and will be groomed to fill a Recruiting or Sourcing Specialist or HR vacancy in future. The person can expect to receive continual learning and coaching while serving in this role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruiting and Sourcing Assistance
Detailed screening of candidates, including rank-ordering, to save recruiters time.
Sourcing for quality candidates, align candidates.
Support collecting email references for candidates as requested by the Talent Acquisition/HR team.
Professionally handle confidential and sensitive information to ensure candidate anonymity.
Serve as an articulate and knowledgeable professional to engage potential candidates and referral sources.
Respond to candidate inquires both by phone and e-mail.
Generates monthly customer satisfaction surveys reports as needed for the TA team.
Maintain Internal and External Talent Pipelines
Gather information from shortlists, interview performance feedback, talent review meetings and leadership development meeting debriefs on potential candidates to be added onto the talent pipeline. This will include making recommendations to the Recruiter on which candidates should be considered for future roles.
Knowledge Cataloguing and Management; able to quickly identify viable candidates from past searches, saving recruiter time in developing a candidate list for a role.
Screening applications from the dummy advert, including potential candidates in the pipeline.
Profiling keys grants/BD roles that will be included in the dummy advert and develop a pipeline that can fill the positions as per the timeline given.
Administrative Support
Receive recruitment requests once they are fully approved and with the guidance from the Senior TA, support the next steps as appropriate/advised.
Maintain and update the recruitment tracker regularly as agreed with the team.
Ensure smooth transition of new hires by sharing contracts, and offer letters and ensuring that all interview documents are in the personnel file.
Other Duties
Successfully cover for the Talent Acquisition Officer and/or Senior Talent Acquisition Officer when they are on short-term leave without tasks falling through the cracks.
Other duties at the discretion of the supervisor to assist in team projects as needed.
Required Professional Experience and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource, Business Administration or equivalent
1-3 years of relevant experience in HR administration in a busy environment
Knowledgeable on Talent Acquisition processes and policies
Good understanding of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Skills and Competencies
Ability to develop rapport with candidates and referral sources
Ability to multi-task projects and priorities in an organised and adaptable manner
Professionally handles confidential and sensitive information and inquiries, both verbally and in writing
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
A great team player with a passion to learn
Demonstrated skills of empathy in handling internal and external clients
Excellent organizing, planning, implementing and coordinating skills
High attention to detail
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and other tools such as Zoom, Qlik etc.
Interested? Kindly send your application to Recruitment@Amref.org quoting Talent Acquisition Associate/07/23 in the subject line. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Closing date will be August 02, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Apply via :
Recruitment@Amref.org
