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Head of Talent Acquisition and Talent BrandBusiness Unit: Discovery Central Services
Function: Brand Management
Date: 17 Feb 2025
Discovery People
About Discovery
Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
Key PurposeTo lead the talent ambition of attracting and recruiting the absolute best person for every role at Discovery.
Areas of Responsibility- Benchmark and design best in class acquisition strategies, processes and systems in partnership with Heads of People, Center of Excellence/Expertise (COE) and business leaders.
- Lead the talent acquisition and employer brand function working in close collaboration with Heads of People and Business Leaders to support them in shaping their acquisition and employer brand strategies.
- Enable a memorable high quality candidate experience through the acquisition process: leverage data and feedback from surveys to continuously improve on the experience.
- Elevate the company's visibility as the employer of choice through amplifying the talent brand and EVP using the relevant sourcing and attraction channels.
- Lead the talent acquisition function, COE and business teams to be brand ambassadors, identifying opportunities to build the Discovery brand.
- Source and implement relevant tools to ensure the engagement of passive and active candidates for current and future business needs.
- Develop and utilize metrics and reporting to ensure productivity and effectiveness of recruiting efforts.
- Identify and manage external vendors and suppliers for candidate sourcing for the organization; contribute to vendor and agency selection contract negotiation and relationship management.
- Build strong and dynamic relationships with the business and guide them on the agreed process and governance in place.
- Lead and support the centre of expertise specialists and Business Unit Acquisition/Recruitment team members in building their capability, supporting growth and development.
- Values Driven: Committed to integrity and ethics in business; Behaves consistently with Discovery Values; Motivated by a positive future; Energized by challenges.
- Learns on the Fly: Embraces the unfamiliar; Experiments to find solutions.
- Resilient: Recovers quickly from setbacks; Grows from negative experiences; Follows through on commitments.
- People Savvy: High EQ with low ego; Works well with internal and external stakeholders.
- Drives Results: Energizes self and others to achieve; Consistently exceeds goals; Looks beyond the obvious; Finds sustainable solutions.
- Personally credible: Builds and delivers professionalism through combining commercial and HR expertise to bring value to the organisation, stakeholders and peers.
- Shows enthusiasm to broaden own experience, knowledge, skills and self-insight.
- Passes on own skills to others, sharing knowledge and experience readily.
- Accepts and acts on feedback on own performance, reacting appropriately to both constructive criticism and praise.
- Offers sensible, impartial advice and is considered as wise counsel.
- Role Model: Acts with integrity, impartiality and independence, balancing personal, organisation and legal parameters.
- Delivers to expectations and promises; Accepts responsibility and takes remedial and developmental action when mistakes are made.
- Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation.
- Relevant 3 year degree and/or post graduate qualification.
- Minimum 7-10 years recruitment experience.
- Proven experience and successful track record in leading a Recruitment and/or Talent Management function.
- Experience in formulating talent acquisition strategies, processes and systems.
The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people living with disabilities to apply.
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