Talent Acquisition Specialist: Specialist Business

What will you do?

This exciting opportunity is available within People and Transformation, Human Resources based at our Head Office in Cape Town, Tygervalley or Johannesburg, Sandton offices.

The role is responsible for the development of talent acquisition initiatives as part of the centre of excellence’s strategic operating plan, as well as the management of Talent Acquisition specific process and practices to ensure best practices in the acquisition discipline.
What will make you successful in this role?

Develop sourcing strategies in alignment with the business strategic priorities to ensure Santam remains competitive with market best practices
Specific and specialized sourcing initiatives, recruiting marketing channel development specific to e-commerce, strategic job board management, digital and non-digital employment marketing, comprehensive recruitment campaign planning, talent planning, talent mapping, etc.
Remain abreast of and analyse industry trends on information technology talent attraction strategies and advise business regarding the impact on the organization’s ability to attract talent in this field
Consult on the design and delivery of employer branding initiatives to create awareness on opportunities in the business and position Santam as an employer of choice
Consult on the development and implementation of digital social media sourcing campaigns
Contribute to the definition and design of innovative sourcing strategies that will enable the establishment of a diverse pool of talent to meet the evolving needs to the business workforce plan
On a regular basis, proactively explore all channels and processes to build diverse pools of talent
Conducting research on competitors, building industry networks, attending industry specific events, job fairs, partnering with labour agencies and tapping into global networks
Provide support to the Head of Talent Acquisition and Talent Lead in the sourcing and acquisition of scarce and critical skills at manager and above levels.
Draft direct to market advertisements taking into consideration the recruitment criteria and the current business needs with regards to talent

**Agency and Third-Party Management**:
Act as liaison and manage all communications between Santam and the applicable recruitment agencies and other third parties such as direct to market publications
Send out communication or requests to recruitment agencies in accordance with current resourcing needs and brief agencies regarding business and vacancy requirements

Manage and drive Talent Acquisition Pipelines for Specialist/Critical/Scare Skill Roles
Engage with Business, HRBP’s and Leads to understand critical, scarce and future hiring needs
Develop sourcing campaigns to attract talent for critical and scarce skills e.g. Print, Job Portals, LinkedIn, Social Media, Seminars, Networking, etc.
Identify and source appropriate talent for current open roles within the organization
Identify future talent needs and proactively recruiting and sourcing; develop talent pool, pipeline or social engagements. (Recruitment in advance of need) What will make you successful in this role?

Talent and Recruitment Optimization of People and Process
Talent Acquisition and Recruitment systems, processes and practices to ensure sustainable and value-added solution to delivery
Constantly benchmark, review and improve resourcing approach and processes

Talent Reporting and Analytics
Provide recruitment counsel and guidance to hiring managers and HR professionals with hiring and employment data. Develop specialised or competitive intelligence and research in regards to talent acquisition in the industry
Prepare relevant talent analytics which informs talent initiatives and assists with decision making
Track ROI on Talent Acquisition, attraction and recruitment initiatives
Determine with the Talent Acquisition Lead what metrics are relevant and ensure that data is collected and captured to measure performance against metrics
Calculate and submit various recruitment costs to offset against budget
Manage and update Talent Acquisition Scorecard and vacancy tracker for the business to enable monitoring of performance against sourcing plan for the Head of Talent Acquisition

Develop relationships and manage Service Level Agreements with stakeholders
Build and maintain relationship and service levels with internal and external partners

Onboarding of all new employees
Manage and ensure the co-ordination of the Santam new employee orientation
Manage and ensure the co-ordination of Employee Benefits sessions
Enhance, development and support the delivery of the Corporate Induction Programme and Onboarding Framework
Manage On-Boarding Framework Implementation plan
Develop, manage and implement the Santam on-boarding framework in alignment with best practice

Ad-hoc Projects
Development, support and Implementation of Talent Acquisition initiatives as per business need

Knowledge Sharing
Regularly report on industry