Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

The purpose of this role is to support the development and execution of the talent acquisition strategy to generate candidate pipelines, attract quality talent, and meet recruiting goals to fulfil business needs and organisational objectives. This includes executing sourcing activities, building talent pools, and supporting talent acquisition strategies to fill roles effectively and efficiently. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with Regional Recruitment Consultants to proactively manage recruitment activities across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Utilise expertise in sourcing to narrow the applicant pool and ensure recommended candidates meet hiring needs and business requirements.
• Manage sourcing channels to maximise usage of sourcing-related services.
• Serve as a resource to candidates by informing them of the hiring process and fostering interest in working for the organisation.
• Provide an exceptional candidate experience from application through to onboarding.
• Optimise the external network by maintaining a visible profile in the market and fostering ongoing communication with prospective candidates.
• Support end-to-end talent acquisition process by sourcing, screening, and recommending candidates to build effective talent pipelines.
• Assist with identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in sourcing and recruitment practices.
• Research alternative sourcing methods and make recommendations to improve talent acquisition.

Work Experience

Necessary: Some relevant work experience.

Preferred:

• Knowledge and passion for Talent Acquisition and recruitment from Agency, in-house or RPO.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders, candidates, recruiters and hiring managers.
• Experience as sourcer, researcher or recruiter in-house, RPO or agency.
• Experience in conducting competency-based interviews.
• Experienced in advanced internet searches, cold calling, networking, database mining, referrals and other recruitment techniques.
• Experienced in implementing and executing various sourcing activities for different levels and roles.
• Experienced in sourcing and building pipelines for different levels and roles.
• Experience in managing and partnering with recruitment vendors to execute sourcing strategy.

Qualifications

Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Skills

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Collaboration Tools
• Communication
• Conducting Interviews
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Customer Value Management
• Human Resources (HR)
• Human Resources Policies
• Intentional collaboration
• Labor and Employment Law
• Managing performance
• Process Improvements
• Recruiting
• Working Independently