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Talent Acquisition Consultant Jobs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at Old Mutual South Africa
Title: Talent Acquisition Consultant
Company: Old Mutual South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Job Description
Implement and execute the recruitment, onboarding, and development program and policies. Work with the business to understand hiring and development needs. Responsible for tasks including sourcing, assessment, selection, onboarding, and development of employees.
Responsibilities
Future Talent Recruitment
Contribute to the creation of future talent recruitment campaigns; propose campaign messaging based on analysis of values and aspirations of graduates/school leavers; make evidence-based proposals for channel and media selection (including career fairs); design events; draft communications content and agency briefings.
Recruitment Campaigns
Contribute to the creation of recruitment campaigns; identify the characteristics of key candidate target groups; propose channel and media selections and messaging content; design events; draft communications content and agency briefings.
Vacancy Profiling
Create recruitment profiles for key existing and new roles; engage with hiring managers to clarify the scope of the role, develop a role profile, and create a candidate specification; create candidate and recruitment agency briefings to attract high-quality candidates.
Screen Candidate Applications
Carry out online research and telephone interviews and review submitted portfolios of work to validate applications for specialist roles and to screen out those that do not meet key criteria.
Employee Onboarding and Offboarding
Manage the delivery of onboarding and/or offboarding processes; ensure accurate and timely completion of all administration processes; provide support and guidance to line managers, new joiners, and leavers throughout the process; propose improvements to procedures.
Assessment Center Design
Contribute to the creation of assessment centers; tailor preexisting assessment exercises; draft new content as directed; draft documentation; train assessors to engage candidates, record assessment observations, and provide appropriate feedback to line management.
Candidate Pipeline
Develop and maintain a database of potential candidates for management and professional roles using established talent attraction and engagement processes and tools.
Individual Candidate Assessment
Interview candidates and provide feedback into the selection process; follow a specified interview framework and/or administer work simulations; evaluate and score evidence against recruitment criteria.
HR Data Management
Carry out complex HR data processing tasks; advise colleagues when needed and use expertise to help improve data collection tools and administration processes.
HR Data Analytics and Insights
Deliver analyses of HR data; identify trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.
Information and Business Advice
Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring issues to others where necessary for interpretation of policy.
Personal Capability Building
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Talent Management
Contribute to the implementation of talent management strategies, ensuring a skilled and engaged workforce.
Skills
Competencies
Decision Quality
Directs Work
Ensures Accountability
Manages Complexity
Optimizes Work Processes
Plans and Aligns
Tech Savvy
Education
Closing Date
27 May 2026 , 23:59
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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