Talent Acquisition Agent

Summary

Join ALU's Talent Acquisition team as a TA Agent and contribute to shaping the future of Africa. This highly hands-on role involves managing the end-to-end hiring process, ensuring a world-class candidate experience, and creating efficient recruitment systems. You will assist with sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and maintaining accurate records. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s Degree, experience in recruitment or sales, creativity, systems thinking skills, and superior communication abilities. This 6-month role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in recruitment, executive search or sales
• Creativity - exercise ingenuity in sourcing for candidates and creating content which communicates ALU’s Employer and Talent Brands well
• Systems thinker - we are optimising our systems and processes and need independent structured thinkers who can help build a scalable talent acquisition function
• Ability to perform under pressure and cope with tight deadlines
• Superior written and verbal communication
• Strong passion to succeed, contagious energy and desire to have fun in the process
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with G Suite is required

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the talent acquisition and hiring process, including sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, and scheduling interviews
• Ensuring a world class candidates experience. Remember, the recruitment process is the first interaction point for many of our candidates and is a snapshot into the amazing work culture at ALU. Our desire is to ensure all candidates hired or unhired have a positive experience with us
• Creation and documentation of systems and processes of all the recruitment functions
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records on our applicant tracking system
• Communicating with candidates and hiring managers to provide updates on the hiring process
• Provide support for various Talent Acquisition Projects and initiatives as needed
• Utilize social media and other platforms to source candidates and promote job openings
• Assist in employer branding initiatives to enhance the company's reputation as an employer of choice
• Assist in managing the employee referral program to encourage current employees to refer qualified candidates

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using an ATS such as Greenhouse is desired