Proactive recruitment expert with background of 7 years in talent acquisition strategy. Skilled in executive search and targeted advertising campaigns. Achieves high retention and exemplary client satisfaction. Experienced with talent acquisition and strategic workforce planning, ensuring organizations attract and retain top talent. Utilizes relationship-building skills to enhance client and candidate experiences. Knowledge of best practices in talent management and workforce development.
Talent Acquisition function for East and Southern Africa regions (Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, DRC and South Africa)
Led the talent acquisition function and onboarding in accordance with the company's requirements
- Partnered with all Heads of Department to plan on recruitment strategies for the various territories
- Engaged with executive members on the success of recruitment projects
- Administered aptitude tests to all applying candidates and compiled reports on successful candidates and those who scored exceptionally well
- Headhunted executive candidates globally including from Canada, USA, DRC and Dubai
- Successfully headhunted for the CFO and CEO roles amongst other executive level positions
- Provided recommendations to the directors based on talent research and data trends observed
- Full exposure to full recruitment cycle from compilation of job spec after briefing with management, drafting adverts and posting to various job boards, sourcing, interviewing, MIE and reference checks, drafting and negotiation of offer, relocation and onboarding successful candidates
- Managing the organisation's career page while maintaining a positive brand image
- Maintaining a database of passive candidates for scarce skills
· Billings in excess of R1,5 million in my first year as a Recruitment Researcher
· Placed a female Mine Manager at South32 with a total billing fee of R310 000 (highest single placement fee in my first year)
· Placed an excellent legal professional candidate who was offered a sign-on bonus of R25 000 with Saint Gobain which was a new client
· Headed up a project where I filled 4 out of 8 contract positions with Glencore mining company. All 4 candidates had been previously retrenched from Anglo in Carletonville
· Placed a SAP Ariba candidate at South32 who was offered over 90% more on his previous salary as his skills set was extremely rare to find
· Placed a Global Mobility HR candidate who was offered a permanent position in a role that was originally contract with South32
· Successfully placed head count o f 71 candidates in the first 20 months in current role,