Recruitment Specialist - SBP Africa

Job Description

• Using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking to attract business from client companies
• Visiting clients to build and develop positive relationships
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, their work culture and environment
• Advertising vacancies by drafting and placing adverts in a range of media, such as newspapers, websites and magazines
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships
• Headhunting – identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client’s vacancy
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and tests and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client
• Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants

• Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client
• Informing candidates about the results of interviews
• Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between clients and candidates
• Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression
• Working towards and exceeding targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed, a value to be billed to clients or business leads generated
• Review recruitment policies to ensure the effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes.

Required Skills or Experience

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Sales and negotiation skills
• A goal-orientated approach to work
• The ability to handle multiple priorities
  Problem-solving ability
• The ability to meet deadlines and targets
• Ambition and the determination to succeed
• Tenacity
• Confidence and self-motivation
• Time management and organisational skills
• Team-working skills
• Creativity.