Job Description

Location: South Africa
Work model: Fully remote (can be based anywhere in South Africa). You need to be legally eligible to work in SA to be considered.
Salary: R30k-R40k CTC
Why you'd want to work here..
Join a mission-led NGO that uses education and tech to reduce inequality and youth unemployment by creating pathways into high-value digital and tech careers
Fully remote, with intentional in-person connection time in Johannesburg or Cape Town a few times a year, plus an annual all-team event focused on alignment and connection
Comprehensive benefits including medical aid and a retirement annuity
A values-driven culture built around impact, community, learning, accountability, trust and joy at work
High levels of ownership and autonomy - you're trusted as an adult to deliver, not micromanaged
A genuinely collaborative, kind team that believes in their learners and in each other
The chance to design and scale a recruitment engine that opens life-changing opportunities for thousands of young people every year
About our client..
Our client is a global, fully remote NGO building a community of young people, social innovators, employers and funders to create real pathways to livelihoods. They run a series of "labs" - from skills training to real-world paid gigs and support into long-term work - to help marginalised youth move into sustainable, future-fit careers in areas like data, web development and design.
They're impact-obsessed, data-informed and deeply learner-centred. If you care about using recruitment, systems and data to change lives (not just fill vacancies), this is a powerful place to do it.
What the job involves..
Owning the end-to-end recruitment and selection strategy for all programmes and projects - from lead generation through to onboarding selected candidates
Designing and continuously improving scalable recruitment processes that can handle tens of thousands of applicants per year, while staying human, fair and inclusive
Developing and maintaining clear, compliant recruiting procedures and SOPs across sourcing, screening, interviewing and selection
Creating and managing an annual recruitment calendar, including bootcamps, application deadlines and communication plans
Planning and coordinating recruitment marketing campaigns with internal teams and agencies, including paid social media and other digital channels
Partnering with Data and programme teams to ensure clean, structured applicant data that can be used for decision-making across the Skills and Experience Labs
Tracking and analysing funnel metrics (volume, conversion, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire) and using insights to refine processes and tests
Leading, coaching and developing a small recruitment team - setting clear targets, doing regular check-ins and performance reviews, and building a collaborative, data-forward culture
Acting as the connector between recruitment and internal stakeholders (Skills, Experience, Placement, Partnerships, Project Operations) to ensure recruitment is aligned with demand and capacity
Championing a fair, inclusive and positive candidate experience, including timely responses to queries and clear, empathetic communication via email, help desk and WhatsApp
Overseeing applicant tracking systems and databases, ensuring data hygiene, accurate tagging and accessible assessment records
Producing regular reports and dashboards on funnel health, candidate demographics, bootcamp outcomes and readiness for placement, and sharing insights with leadership
Identifying bottlenecks in the funnel, testing solutions and leading pilots for new sourcing methods, automation tools and assessment techniques
Working with internal teams to match candidates to the right pathways, labs and gigs, and managing the handover into onboarding so that transitions are smooth and well-informed
Ensuring that all recruitment practices are compliant with policies, labour laws, data privacy regulations and inclusive hiring standards
What you need to be considered..
5+ years' experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role
Proven experience designing or managing recruitment processes and supervising a small team
Strong systems and process design skills - able to map, optimise and scale recruitment workflows across multiple campaigns
High level of data literacy: comfortable using an ATS, CRM and analytics tools, and turning funnel metrics into practical improvements
Experience working closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. programme delivery, project managers, external partners or clients)
Hands-on experience planning and managing paid social-media recruitment campaigns (e.g. Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to engage candidates, brief stakeholders and write clear documentation and SOPs
Solid understanding of labour laws, data privacy and inclusive hiring practices
A genuine commitment to social impact and reducing inequality, ideally with a strong interest in education, youth development and/or tech
Comfortable working fully remotely, with the discipline and self-management that requires
A relevant bachelor's degree (e.g. HR, Industrial Psychology, Business, Organisational Development or similar) is preferred
Bonus points if you..
Have experience in high-volume, assessment-heavy recruitment (e.g. graduate programmes, learnerships, bootcamps)
Have worked in an NGO, social enterprise, EdTech or youth employability context
Bring hands-on experience with South African labour legislation and POPIA in a recruitment context
Have implemented or optimised an ATS or CRM, or led a migration between systems
Are comfortable presenting data and insights to senior stakeholders and helping drive strategic decisions
Have experience working in fully remote, distributed teams across time zones
Are energised by experimentation - testing new sourcing channels, assessments or automations and sharing what you learn with the team

Skills Required