Recruitment Specialist -JHB

Company Description

About Publicis Commerce

Informed by data, our passionate team strives to deliver Hero Moments for our clients brands in the final mile of the retail customer journey. We pride ourselves on being able to provide winning client solutions delivered across 7 core capability areas: Data & Consumer Insights; Shopper Marketing & Integrated RTM; Field Marketing; Events & Activations; Promotional, Risk, Reward & Loyalty and Retail POS Strategy.

Job Description

The Recruitment Specialist to undertake all hiring activities, from advertising open roles to interviewing candidates and closing hires. The Recruitment Specialist responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates online and offline, screening applications and supporting hiring managers. You will be responsible to, evaluating candidates for roles of various fields and seniority levels.

Key Responsibilities Talent Aquisition

• Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans
• Create and publish job ads in various portals
• Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
• Collaborate with hiring managers to set qualification criteria for future employees
• Screen resumes and job applications
• Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates
• Interview candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive)
• Track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire
• Design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys
• Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods
• Host and participate in job fairs
• Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job opening

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Recruitment Specialist, Recruiter or similar role

• Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like Pnet and Indeed
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, preferably Smart Recruiter
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Team spirit
• Good understanding of Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration