Group Talent Acquisition Specialist

**About the Company**

At Blue Label Telecoms, our brand philosophy is that we can create and distribute anything that is able to be digitised. Our Blu-approved brand is the face of our service offering and is underpinned by a world-class technology platform for both online and offline commerce. With a point-of-sale network of approximately 150 000 devices, we provide a distribution footprint across all income groups. 85% of our income comes from merchants in the informal sector.

**Job Purpose**

Implements and executes Talent Management and Talent Acquisition programs. Works with the business to understand hiring needs, and is responsible for tasks including sourcing, assessment, selection, pre-boarding and employer branding.

**Responsibilities**

**Future Talent Recruitment**
- Contribute to the creation of future talent recruitment campaigns
- Review and analyse external research on the values and aspirations of graduates/school leavers
- Research and analyse recruitment channels (including career fairs) for graduates/school leavers
- Draft communications and events content

**Recruitment Campaigns**
- Contribute to the creation of recruitment campaigns
- Propose channel and media selections and messaging content
- Draft communications and events content

**Vacancy Profiling**

**Employee Pre-boarding**
- Carry out a range of complex onboarding and/or offboarding processes (for example, enhanced vetting or the calculation of severance payments) to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely completion

**Manage Assessments and Selection**
- Contribute to the creation of assessment centers
- Tailor pre-existing assessment exercises
- Draft new content as directed
- Draft documentation

**Talent Pipeline**

**Interview Process**
- Follow a specified interview framework and/or administer work simulations
- Evaluate/score evidence against recruitment criteria

**Talent Data Management**
- Verify the accuracy and completeness of HR data provided and enter into HR information systems, following defined procedures

**Self-Management**
- Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching
- Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
- Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
- Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
- Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
- Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs

**Sourcing**
- Collect and collate information on the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for more senior colleagues to provide solid market information for decision making

**Behavioural Competencies**
- Communicates Effectively
- Business Insight
- Plans and Aligns
- Attracts Top Talent
- Decision Quality
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Ensures Accountability
- Being Resilient
- Situational Adaptability
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Manages Complexity
- Collaborates
- Tech Savvy
- Balances Stakeholders
- Self-Development

**Skills**
- Verbal Communication
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Planning and Organizing
- Presentation skills
- Computer Skills
- Policy and procedures
- Review and Reporting
- Writing skills

**Education**
- Matric
- University (First degree)

**Experience**
- Experience enables job holders to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (Over 3 years to 6 years)