About this Role
Komaza is planning to double our team over the next twelve months, and likely grow four-fold in the next three years. As Talent Acquisition Manager, your highest priority is to develop and manage the recruitment strategies, and build the systems and team, to recruit top talent from within Kenya and around the world. The Talent Acquisition Manager will also support the expansion of the senior leadership team, and continuously improve and manage the recruitment strategies and pipeline for our Fellowship Program.
Responsibilities
Create systems and tools along recruitment pipeline to effectively and efficiently evaluate applicants for technical and cultural fit.
Develop recruiting strategies, networks and channels to source and attract the best candidates for each role.
Understand hiring needs of departments across the company, and work closely with Directors to fill capacity gaps.
Optimize use of JobVite application tracking system to efficiently manage workflows across the recruiting team and hiring managers.
Hire recruiting team and build capacity to implement recruiting systems across departments and levels.
Qualifications
6+ years of work experience, ideally with extensive experience building systems and recruiting at the junior, mid- and senior level for fast-growth startups in a developing country; MBA is preferred.
Proven experience working in high-performing teams, especially in dynamic, data-driven environments, tackling a diverse number of challenges.
Self-starter, highly-driven individual who will take ownership from the get-go and proactively look for opportunities for improvement. A well-organized, detailed doer who will set targets, engage others, and do whatever it takes to multi-task dozens of such projects, consistently executing to a high level of quality.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with experience or strong natural aptitude for developing compelling communication materials, and ability to tailor content and tone to diverse audiences and individual styles.
Passion and perseverance for finding the perfect people for our hiring needs.
You’re also
High energy and enthusiasm
Flexible and self-motivated with the drive to do whatever necessary to get the job done
Comfort working in a company that acts and feels a lot like a startup (dynamic, unstructured, and frequently changing), while at the same time has global reach and ambitious international expansion plans
Self-directed and intellectually curious – you know how and when to seek feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement
Growth-obsessed with a strong desire for personal development
A collaborative problem solver who seeks the opinions of other teammates and departments in the development of creative and sustainable systems
Expectations
This role is based at Komaza’s HQ in Kilifi, Kenya.. This role offers competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience, and can evolve and grow with strong performance.
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