Talent Acquisition Lead

5 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa McCain Foods (S Africa) Full time

**Position Title**:Talent Acquisition Lead

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Position Location**: Rosebank

**Grade**: Grade 05

**Requisition ID**: 19162

**PURPOSE OF THE JOB**:
The Talent Acquisition Lead will partner with the business to proactively develop sourcing and talent attraction plans to recruit the top talent needed to support our business strategies. This role consults with internal business partners on talent plans and offers a wide range of recruiting expertise, managing the processes end to end, while also educating the business on our talent acquisition work processes.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**:

- **
Recruitment Lifecycle Management**
- Assist HR Specialists with hard-to-fill and excess vacancies at C-band and below roles.
- Ensure that all recruitment activities are documented and tracked through the Company’s talent acquisition systems.
- Ensure that offers of employment are made in accordance with company policy and in line with Rewards best practice.
- Ensure that all recruitment processes are completed in line with company policy.
- Analyse data throughout hiring processes to ensure results comply with company policy and labour legislation.
- **
Talent Acquisition Strategic Practice Development***
- Develop best practice standards for all recruitment activities.
- Educate HR and Line Management on recruitment best practice including interview techniques, policies and procedures, as well as any pertinent regulatory requirements.
- Develop the necessary metrics and associated reports to track recruitment efficacy.
- Develop standards for using social media (LinkedIn) for recruitment and employer branding purposes.
- Drive the employer brand approach with support from internal and external communications agencies.
- Advise the business on recruitment industry and technology trends.
- Develop a pro-active recruitment approach and build a suitable external talent pipeline that can fill positions on short notice.
- Assist in the implementation of Global and Regional Talent Acquisition programmes.
- Ensure that suitable talent is recruited with mínimal use of agency resources.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- At least 5 years’ recruitment experience with exposure to Management and Executive level roles in the FMCG industry.
- 2 years’ experience in advising the business on the strategic direction of recruitment initiatives.
- In-house recruitment experience in a multi-national company will be advantageous.
- Experience in the development of recruitment strategies and establishment of best practice.
- Experience in developing recruitment policies and procedures.
- Experience in developing recruitment metrics and reporting on recruitment performance.
- Experience recruiting using social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
- Experience using SuccessFactors Recruiting will be advantageous.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Matric
- Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Business / Human Resources Qualification

**PERSON SPECIFICATIONS**
- **
Knowledge and Skills**
- Working knowledge of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the Labour Relations Act and Employment Equity legislation.
- Knowledge of recruitment best practice.
- Skilled at competency-based interview techniques.
- Strong project management skills: Capable of owning, developing and executing upon thoughtful project/recruiting strategies and then methodically working those projects to a successful completion and implementation.
- **
Abilities / Competencies**
- ** Action oriented**: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm.
- ** Collaborates**: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- ** Manages conflict**: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
- ** Customer focus**: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- ** Interpersonal savvy**: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- ** Builds networks**: Effectively building formal and information relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
- ** Persuades**: Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
- ** Resourcefulness**: Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
- ** Drives results**: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- ** Balances stakeholders**: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger._
- McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (includin



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