Sourcing and Recruitment Consultant

Word of Mouth (WOM) is a social enterprise changing the way the informal economy trades. Our e-commerce platform provides everything an informal trader needs to set-up and run a successful local informal business from access to stock, payment and logistics services, to a digital storefront to list the products they are selling.

Since our launch, we have completed tens of thousands of orders, generating over R3M for hundreds of (Partners). An impact that has led us to secure partnerships with Old Mutual, represent South Africa in the Dubai Expo 2020 Innovation Awards, and become a seed fund winner of SABs 2020 Social Innovation Awards.

We are recruiting for a part-time Recruitment &Sourcing Consultant to support us in our recruitment efforts. We are looking for an individual with excellent people skills, who can identify talent on the way-up, and understands what it takes for an individual to succeed in a start-up environment.

The role will be responsible for supporting the Founder in sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, screening those candidates, and ensuring that they have both the technical skills and attributes to make them a strong cultural fit. In the longer term we hope that the role will also include some broader HR Business Partner responsibilities.

Title: Recruitment andSourcing Consultant
Reporting: Founder
Remuneration: Market-related salary (based on experience)

1. Culture and Fit (its first for a reason)

• We are a small, young, energetic team who love tea and the occasional beer or wine, our work, good humour, better music, and a roll-up your sleeves attitude (in no particular order);

• We believe that nothing is impossible but impossible isnt easy/likely to happen in a 9-5;

• We are all committed to learning, to new ideas, and to be being better than we were last week;

• We believe that for someone to do their best work they must be able to be their true selves, empowered with all the information to understand decisions and challenge them, and be held accountable for their contribution to our mission;

• We do not enjoy: egos, bad tea, and low expectations; and

• We believe in an inclusive world, where choice and opportunity are not limited to those that can afford it.

2. Roles and Responsibilities

2.1 Sourcing

The role will be responsible for candidate sourcing and screening, ensuring the platform has a strong pool of talented candidates for each of the roles we are hiring for. The interview and offer stages will be run by the team internally. During the sourcing and screening process the role will be responsible for

• Identification of potential candidates on LinkedIn;

• Outreach and co-ordination with potential candidates;

• Co-ordination and conducting screening calls; and

• Maintenance of the applicant tracking database.

3. Skills and Experience

3.1 Technical Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience;

• Start-up experience (preferable);

• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields such Business Administration, Business Studies, or Human Resource Management.

3.2 Skills and Behaviours

• Experienced Human Resources professional;

• Adaptable, fast learner, who loves using and adopting new technology e.g. online project management software, inventory management software etc.; and

• High organised, with excellent communication skills.

Hours of Work: Flexible (Part-time);
Location: Flexible
Start Date: April 2023
Workplace: Remote