Our client is a leading organisation in the private education sector and is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to oversee the full-cycle of recruitment.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Proactively build and ensure a continuous supply of strong talent pool through constant and effective sourcing techniques for open jobs and in anticipation of future talent needs.
- Work closely with line managers to understand the hiring requirements, project and build future pipelines, and source for suitable candidates through appropriate recruitment platforms.
- Assist with both external and internal hiring efforts (internal recruitment meaning assessment of employees for different or more senior roles.)
- Improvise and execute recruitment strategy to keep up with the market trend. Including but not limited to recruitment campaign planning, talent planning, etc.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process of professional roles which include the facilitation of interviews and meetings with the candidates.
- Manage vendor relationships with recruitment agencies/search firms, ensuring cost effective terms of business.
- Use a variety of channels including but not limiting to social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, market mapping and other technical means to source candidates for open jobs.
- Constantly explore new channels and creative means on top of existing channels to identify, attract and reach out to both active and passive candidates.
- Develop recruiting programs and partnerships with tertiary schools or colleges to attract fresh graduates and expand the talent pool.
- Participate in employment events such as career fairs.
- Build close relationships and provide trusted recruitment counsel, training and valued guidance to line managers.
- Use sophisticated applicant tracking systems and other recruiting software to track applicants from selection phase to on-boarding.
- Assess the successful usage of various recruitment tools and channels.
- Analysis and reports of market recruitment trends and internal recruitment data.
- Other ad-hoc duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Possesses a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
- Proven working experience as a talent acquisition specialist with a good track record in high volume recruitment.
- Good understanding and working knowledge of various recruitment resource and analytical tools.
- Possesses HR business partnership skills i.e. strategic thinking, strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Enjoys working in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
- Ability to work under pressure and tough deadlines.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
