Job Description

Candidate Consultant / Researcher
Marvel Placement Consultants is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Candidate Consultant / Researcher to join our growing team. This role is key in supporting the recruitment process by sourcing top talent, managing candidate relationships, and ensuring smooth operational and administrative processes. The ideal candidate will be passionate about recruitment, highly organised, and eager to build their skills within a professional consultancy environment.
Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification (NQF Level 5 or higher preferred).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Advanced computer literacy, with proficiency in MS Office.
• Familiarity with recruitment portals (e.g., PNet, Executive Placements, LinkedIn) will be advantageous.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet weekly/monthly targets.
• Previous experience in recruitment, research, or administration will be an advantage.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Advertising and Campaigns: Create professional job adverts, design social media campaigns (using tools such as Canva), and manage postings across platforms (PNet, Executive Placements, LinkedIn, and others).
• Sourcing & Research: Actively source candidates through multiple channels, review applications, build a professional candidate database, and improve sourcing skills through continuous learning.
• Candidate Management: Screen and qualify candidates, conduct reference and employment checks, and ensure all MIE and background checks are completed.
• Relationship Building: Build and maintain professional relationships with candidates, provide feedback, and ensure consistent communication.
• Administration: Typing CVs in company format, maintaining candidate records, filing, and updating Placement Partner.
• Communication: Draft and send professional correspondence to candidates, ensuring clear, accurate, and grammatically correct messaging.
• Targets & Reporting: Work towards agreed-upon daily, weekly, and monthly targets in collaboration with Senior Consultants.
• General Conduct: Uphold company values, demonstrate professionalism, and contribute positively to the organisational culture.

Closing Date:
Submissions for this vacancy will close on 02 October 2025, however, CVs may still be submitted until 25 October 2025.
Please Note:
Thank you for submitting your CV to Marvel Placement Consultants. We value your application and strive to respond to each applicant. However, should your application be successful, we will be in contact with you. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of application, please consider your application unsuccessful. We will, however, keep your details on our database for future opportunities.
PoPI Act:
Marvel Placement Consultants adheres to the POPI Act (Act No. 4 of 2013: Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013). Section 9 of PoPI states that "Personal Information may only be processed if, given the purpose for which it is processed, it is adequate, relevant and not excessive."

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