Job Description

Key responsibilitiess:

• Commercial awareness and strategic partnering
• Sourcing suitable applicants by pro-actively searching, advertising screening and shortlisting
• Candidate and interview administration, management and reporting
• Recruitment administration and reporting

Educational Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant HR Degree/Post Graduate Qualification
• Postgraduate Studies in HR would be advantageous
• 6-8 years experience specialising in recruitment of professional hires, with proven track record of recruiting for scarce skills and senior roles within the legal or professional services industry
• Headhunting or targeted search experience
• Extensive experience regarding modern sourcing/searching techniques, online recruitment portals and programmes and applicant tracking systems
• Knowledge of the relevant South African employment legislation

Knowledge and Skills

• Must have a dynamic and outgoing personality capable of engaging with "passive" candidates in the market place with a view to obtaining his/her interest in joining the firm, including cold-calling
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to juggle priorities and understand the urgency of all tasks, and completing such tasks without sacrificing quality or compromising on standards
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with difficult customers
• Ability to be assertive and tactful
• Ability to sort and make sense of large amounts of data
• Ability to come up with new ideas and have a commitment to solving problems
• Have a flexible approach to an ever-changing environment and last minute variations/inputs
• Have strong administration skills and organisational skills
• Very strong focus on communicating and working with team
• An eye for detail and desire to improve standards and deliver excellence
• Ability to adapt to the firms culture and alignment to the firms vision and values
• Willingness and ability to work overtime whenever necessary to ensure the successful completion of a project / task when needs arise

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