Talent Acquisition Specialist

4 months ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Insure**Function**:Talent Acquisition & Assessments**Date**:23 Aug 2024**Discovery - Insure**

**Talent Acquisition Specialist**

**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.

**About Discovery Insure**

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers and building better businesses through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor, home and business insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.

**Key Purpose**
- The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible to plan and manage the end to end Non-Operations recruitment process for permanent employees and independent contractors in line with Discovery Insure’s EE plan.
- As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, this individual will partner closely with the hiring managers to ensure that the recruitment process is efficient and that the organisation is effectively identifying and hiring the talent the business needs to achieve the business goals. This role also supports the broader HR function to enhance the overall employee experience.

**Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to**
- Full function of recruitment for the Non-Operational business within Discovery Insure.
- Build and maintain relationships with business stakeholders throughout the recruitment process, including effective feedback and communication at all times.
- Meet all deadlines in the recruitment cycle.
- All administration relating to recruitment.
- Work in partnership with the hiring manager and Heads of Department to manage sourcing and recruitment activities for supported Insure teams.
- Advise hiring managers on recruitment approach and processes and lead the sourcing process from end-to-end.
- Compile all recruitment related documentation in line with the Discovery standard recruitment and vendor management process.
- Responsible for administration around employee onboarding (organising assessments and risk checks, booking induction, ordering assets, compiling contracts, and adding to onboarding group list, etc).
- Ensuring timeous on boarding and cross boarding of employees is conducted by line managers

**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Outstanding customer focus
- Self-starter
- Relationship building and networking
- Persuading and influencing
- Planning and organising
- Problem solver
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
- Working in a fast paced environment
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Conflict handling
- Persuasion
- Emotional Awareness
- Team player

**Education and Experience**

**Education**:

- Matric
- HR qualification (Advantageous)
- Short term insurance and compliance knowledge related to Fit and Proper (Advantageous)

**Minimum Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years experience and demonstration as a Talent Acquisition Specialist in scarce skills recruitment.
- Minimum of 4-5 years proven scenario based interviewing skills.
- Excellent overall understanding of the talent acquisition journey and meeting deadlines timeously.
- Exposure and working knowledge of different recruitment sourcing platforms - LinkedIn etc.
- 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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