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Andries (Aja) Eloff
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Centurion
Summary
Seasoned Talent Acquisition leader with over 30 years of experience driving end-to-end talent strategies in complex, fast-paced environments. Proven success in building, scaling, and leading high-impact teams, with a focus on aligning recruitment operations to business objectives.
Hard-driving business leader offering skill in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1981
1981
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Managing Diretor / Owner
Belay Talent Solutions
08.2024 - Current
- Founded a business to address a market gap by creating a centralised entity that connected clients with multiple recruitment teams and independent recruiters through a single point of contact.
- Enabled recruitment partners to fully leverage their candidate databases, streamlining access to talent and enhancing delivery efficiency for clients.
Business Unit Manager / Business Unit Head
iOCO Digital (EOH)
11.2010 - 04.2024
- Responsible for managing resource augmentation for external clients through iOCO Digital Talent Services.
- This includes ensuring contractor delivery aligns with client expectations, while overseeing all related sales, marketing, operational, financial, and governance functions.
- Manage the iOCO Digital Talent Services operation.
- Responsible for the Talent Services Team: 2 x Account Managers, Up to 42 x Contractors at various external Customers.
- Alignment of Customer & Contractor expectations & delivery.
- IOCO Digital Talent Services Financial Management, including: Budgeting, Monthly forecasting, Payroll reporting, Invoicing.
- IOCO Digital Talent Services Customer interactions (internal & external): Sales, Initial negotiations, Agreement reviews, Vendor management.
- IOCO Digital Talent Services Third party/Supplier negotiations: Lesedi, Creative Software.
- Led strategy and operations for iOCO Digital Talent’s On-Demand and Contractor Care teams, serving a diverse portfolio of internal and external corporate clients.
- By implementing a robust Talent Acquisition framework, we delivered record financial performance in FY22 while maintaining the high service standards expected by our clients.
- Manage the EOH/iOCO Digital Talent Team.
- Manage and develop the team of Recruiters.
- Identify individual strengths and weaknesses of team members.
- Leverage strengths and help them with their areas of development through customized/individualized support and coaching.
- Monitor and consistently reduce the costs of the recruitment processes.
- Partner with Business Unit Managers to formulate strategies for recruiter success, including time management; goal setting; candidate management; activity documentation; sourcing strategies; identifying early warning signals in the recruitment process; manage hiring manager expectations; manage candidate expectations.
- Managing a team spread across South Africa and Europe (Gauteng, Western Cape, Limpopo, The Vaal, Prague).
- Responsible for the development of the recruitment process and the implementation of recruitment innovations.
- Explore the market best practices in recruitment and staffing and implement appropriate best practices in the organization.
Managing Director (Rapid Resources)
Belay Solutions
02.2002 - 10.2010
- Company Overview: acquired by EOH in 2010
- Establish Rapid Resources Contracting business from scratch.
- Building Customer base.
- Recruit Contractors.
- Merge Permanent Recruitment Team with Rapid Resources Contracting business into one business.
- Design, develop and maintain the recruitment process in the organization (including its description, recruitment measurement definitions, regular measurement reporting, taking proper actions to close gaps).
- Verify individual performance by using tracking systems.
- Implement solutions to improve service delivery and follow up on progress.
- Oversee Team performance in conjunction with the support of two Recruitment Managers.
- Financial Management, including: Budgeting, Monthly forecasting, Payroll reporting, Invoicing.
- Customer interactions (internal & external): Sales, Initial negotiations, Agreement reviews, Vendor management.
- Third party/Supplier negotiations: PNet, CareerJunction.
- Acquired by EOH in 2010
Business Unit Manager (Work Force Solutions)
AST (Advanced software Technologies)
03.1999 - 01.2002
- Established a rapid recruitment function in AST to fill those positions which were critical and where the Recruitment Team was held back by time constraints.
- Supported 80+ individually based Contractors that were not part of the AST Delivery Teams.
- Managed the PMP & NECSA (AEC) Progress Development Teams situated onsite at the customer.
Computer Operator / Cobol Developer / Manager (R&D Development Manager / Recruitment Contractor Manager)
Infoplan/Denel Informatics/Debis/T-Systems
08.1984 - 02.1999
- Company Overview: Infoplan originally serves as the SANDF IT service provider. The commercial divisions were later clustered and started training as Denel Informatics. Denel Informatics was bought by DebisIT and later acquired by T-Systems.
- 1984 Initial entry into Infoplan as Computer Operator.
- 1985 Cobol Programming.
- 1992 Start managing Research & Development Team (while still developing in Cobol).
- 1996 Start managing & sourcing Contracting Teams for external Customers.
- Infoplan originally serves as the SANDF IT service provider. The commercial divisions were later clustered and started training as Denel Informatics. Denel Informatics was bought by DebisIT and later acquired by T-Systems.
Education
National Certificate -
Hoërskool Eldoraigne
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Strategy
- Talent Sales & Marketing
- Conflict Resolution
- Recruitment Process Optimization
- Labour Broking
- Global On Demand
- HR Processes
- Business Unit Leadership
Budget administration
Labor relations
Customer relations
Business management
Relationship building
Client service
Secondary Education
Hoërskool Eldoraigne, 1981, National Certificate
Skills Matrix
- Talent Acquisition, 30 Years, Expert, Current
- Talent Strategy, 22 Years, Expert, Current
- Talent Sales & Marketing, 27 Years, Expert, Current
- Conflict Resolution, 27 Years, Expert, Current
- Recruitment Process Optimization, 20 Years, Expert, Current
- Labour Broking, 27 Years, Expert, Current
- Global On Demand, 1 Year, Novice, Current
- HR Processes, 12 Years, Proficient, Current
- Business Unit Leadership, 22 Years, Expert, Current
Detailed Employment History
- Belay Talent Solutions, Managing Director / Owner, 08/2024 - Current, Founded a business to address a market gap by creating a centralised entity that connected clients with multiple recruitment teams and independent recruiters through a single point of contact. Enabled recruitment partners to fully leverage their candidate databases, streamlining access to talent and enhancing delivery efficiency for clients.
- IOCO Digital (EOH), Business Unit Manager Business Unit Head, 11/2010 – 04/2024, Responsible for managing resource augmentation for external clients through iOCO Digital Talent Services. This includes ensuring contractor delivery aligns with client expectations, while overseeing all related sales, marketing, operational, financial, and governance functions.
- Belay Solutions (acquired by EOH in 2010), Managing Director (Rapid Resources), 02/2002 – 10/2010, Establish Rapid Resources Contracting business from scratch. Building Customer base, Recruit Contractors, Merge Permanent Recruitment Team with Rapid Resources Contracting business into one business.
- AST (Advanced software Technologies), Business Unit Manager (Work Force Solutions), 03/1999 - 01/2002, Established a rapid recruitment function in AST to fill those positions which were critical and where the Recruitment Team was held back by time constraints.
- Infoplan/Denel Informatics/Debis/T-Systems, Computer Operator Cobol Developer Manager (R&D Development Manager Recruitment Contractor Manager), 08/1984 – 02/1999, Initial entry into Infoplan as Computer Operator, Cobol Programming, Start managing Research & Development Team.
Personal Information
- ID Number: 6312085026089
- Notice Period: To be discussed
- Nationality: South African
Accomplishments
Achieved all performance bonusses since 2002 apart from 2021 when it was COVID.
Interests
Playing Golf
Actively creating art using multiple mediums
Sports lover
Timeline
Managing Diretor / Owner
Belay Talent Solutions
08.2024 - Current
Business Unit Manager / Business Unit Head
iOCO Digital (EOH)
11.2010 - 04.2024
Managing Director (Rapid Resources)
Belay Solutions
02.2002 - 10.2010
Business Unit Manager (Work Force Solutions)
AST (Advanced software Technologies)
03.1999 - 01.2002
Computer Operator / Cobol Developer / Manager (R&D Development Manager / Recruitment Contractor Manager)
Infoplan/Denel Informatics/Debis/T-Systems
08.1984 - 02.1999
National Certificate -
Hoërskool Eldoraigne
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