Experian plc is an Anglo-Irish multinational consumer credit reporting company.
Experian collects and aggregates information on over 1 billion people and businesses, including 235 million individual US consumers and more than 25 million US businesses.
We operate in 37 countries with offices in the United Kingdom, the United States and Brazil.
We employ approximately 17, 000 colleagues, and last fiscal year, our year-end revenue was US$5.18 billion.
Our product proposition covers credit services, Decision Analytics and marketing assistance to businesses, including individual fingerprinting and targeting.
Job Description
We are searching for a Talent Acquisition Partner to lead our recruitment efforts in Africa.
You will be partnering closely with the business across our Africa markets to build strong, impactful relationships as a trusted business partner and will be seen as a true specialist in Talent Acquisition. As part of the EMEA team, you will also work closely with Talent Acquisition peers in other EMEA countries and will have the opportunity to partner and recruit across other EMEA markets.
You will be part of a great TA community who are committed to driving improvement and working in collaboration on our EMEA TA priorities.
What Youll Need To Bring To The Party
- Proven experience in a similar talent acquisition role
- Good understanding of talent market trends and challenges
- Working experience in building talent acquisition strategies
- Excellent stakeholder and candidate management skills
- Proactivity, can-do attitude and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Strong communication skills
- Perform full life cycle recruiting process (direct sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management and onboarding)
- Partner closely with business leaders, HR Business Partners and hiring managers to understand business needs, acting as a trusted advisor
- Gather competitive data, industry trends, and labour market conditions and translate these to successful search strategies
- Challenge requirements and expectations where necessary to ensure an effective recruiting process
- Ensure a wow candidate and hiring manager experience within the talent acquisition process
- Drive relevant and targeted employer branding activities, supported by Regional and Global initiatives
- Manage effective relations with colleges, universities and academies where appropriate to support early career hires
- Play an active role in various TA improvement projects, always looking for opportunities to evolve
- Implement and run local initiatives supporting talent attraction and our diversity and inclusion agenda
- Actively contribute to a culture that achieves the business goals, delights customers, and keeps consumer advocacy at the heart of everything we do
- Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NQF 4)
- Tertiary qualification in Human Resources
- 5 Years proven experience as an inhouse Recruiter working within Finance/Technology industries
- 3-5 Years experience sourcing and head-hunting talent in the Technology market
- 3-5 Years experience in managing recruitment on Applicant Tracking Systems
- Previous experience in recruiting across EMEA/APAC regions will be advantageous
Experian is committed to diversity and all external recruitment will support the achievement of our Employment Equity goals. Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.
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