Typical Job Descriptions

POSITION: Recruitment Manager

USUAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Management of all internal recruitment processes and systems
  • Developing innovative sourcing and targeting strategies to attract potential candidates in timely and cost effective ways
  • Developing the employer brand and key propositions to attract and land candidates
  • Developing and coordinating detailed firm recruitment plans
  • Providing leadership and coaching to recruitment staff
  • Managing the alumni program
  • Managing the recruitment budget
  • Overseeing graduate/trainee recruitment drives
  • Packaging the direct and indirect benefits of the company to secure top talent.
  • Using appropriate tools/methodologies to improve the effectiveness of selection decisions
  • Providing accurate and timely management information regarding recruitment activity and performance
  • Managing relationships with third parties to ensure value and quality
  • Hands-on recruitment of senior hires
  • Ensuring all interviewers are appropriately trained
  • Ensuring recruitment is aligned to the firms EEO and Diversity plans and that recruitment processes are legally compliant
  • Managing vacancy postings via both internal and external websites
  • Managing third party agency relationships for the outsourcing of candidate recruitment

COMMONLY ASKED FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

  • Tertiary qualifications in HR, Psychology, Marketing or related discipline

Experience/Skills:

  • 8-10 years professional experience with 5-6 years in recruitment, some of which must have been gained in an in-house role.
  • Broader HR/resourcing experience will be highly regarded and may offset some specific recruitment experience
  • Technically strong recruiter with strong skills in a range of recruitment techniques, e.g., behavioural interviewing, conducting assessment centres and landing candidates
  • Ability to think strategically but also in detail, with a willingness to get involved in all aspects of recruitment including interviewing and client/candidate management
  • Must possess a very strong delivery focus
  • Well developed influencing and communication skills; able to work in matrix environments
  • Good presentation skills
  • An aptitude for numbers; able to deal with budgets, metrics and headcount plans
  • Exposure to head-hunting techniques an advantage. Should be comfortable with cold-calling potential candidates
  • Experienced in leading teams

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