Talent Acquisition Specialist

3 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Marketing**Function**:Talent Acquisition & Assessments**Date**:23 Jan 2024**Discovery Sales & Distribution**

**Talent Acquisition Specialist (Secondment)**

**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 Purpose**
- Sales & Distribution is looking to second a dynamic, well rounded Talent Acquisition Specialist. The incumbent is required to partner with business to fill current and upcoming vacancies. This is a fast-moving environment and the role provides exposure to Greater Marketing business as well as several sales channels.**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**:
**Vacancy Management**
***Writing, compiling and maintaining job specifications that accurately represent the responsibilities of the role
-Posting adverts on the HR System and screening applicants
-Providing the Line Manager with key market related insights for positions (industry research)
-Participating in interviews with Line Managers for Staff to DGM level roles
-Liaising with Line Managers to ensure that the correct recruitment process is adhered to
Facilitating skills tests when necessary
Drawing up contracts and transfer letters as well as taking new employees through the documentation
-Partnering with the department to achieve the required transformation target for external and internal hires
-Adherence to set standards and processes
Contributing & driving transformation commitments & strategies

**Forecasting**Building talent pools for scarce/critical skills
-Liaising with Line Managers to forecast recruitment needs for the future, beyond 6 months

**Post Hire Review**
***Based on key learnings & insights suggest enhancements/refinements to the process
-Analyse recruitment data to identify areas of opportunity
-Measuring & reporting on the success of recruitment through established metrics

**Onboarding**
***-
-Partnering with line managers to design & implement an effective onboarding process for the first few weeks of joining
-Monitoring & measuring the effectiveness of the onboarding programme.
-Adapting the process where required.

**Administration**Collects and checks HR data
-Administers all recruitment and on boarding tasks as needed
-Maintaining tracking mechanisms
-Drafting recruitment reports aligned to the needs of the department/s

**Behavioural Competencies**:
Values driven
-Competitive drive to work hard and perform on the job
-Positive and enthusiastic attitude
-Proactive and takes initiative
-Eagerness to learn
-Well developed communication skills (oral and written)
-Ability to position and communicate messages clearly
-Presentable
-Convincing and can influence
-Resilient and persistent
-Well developed interpersonal skills
-Good organisation and time management
-Good problem solving skills
-Observant and detail orientated

**Education and Experience**
***- At 2 years experience in recruitment, preferably in a Sales function._- Completed or studying towards a tertiary qualification (NQF, level 7 equivalent)_
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
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 with various disabilities to apply.



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