Graduate & Early Careers Talent Architect

Wilson; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilson is seeking an Early Careers Recruiter to shape the future workforce by attracting, engaging, and hiring graduates, interns and apprentices across regions. You will design inclusive, data-driven recruitment strategies in partnership with Hiring Managers and Talent Attraction to ensure diverse talent pipelines and excellent candidate experience.

You will lead end-to-end recruitment activities, from sourcing through offers, while applying structured assessment methods to fairly evaluate

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Early Careers, campus or high-volume recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong ability to build trusted relationships with Hiring Managers and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capability in sourcing, engaging and converting early talent pipelines.
• Strong understanding of structured assessment and selection methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple hiring programmes simultaneously with strong prioritization skills.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to influence and advise stakeholders.
• Experience using recruitment systems, data and reporting to drive decision-making.
• Strong commitment to inclusive hiring practices and candidate experience excellence.
• Comfortable working in a changing, high-volume environment with seasonal peaks.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver end-to-end Early Careers recruitment strategies for graduate, intern and apprenticeship programmes across assigned regions or disciplines.
• Partner with Hiring Managers and business leaders to define hiring needs, forecast demand and shape selection approaches.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines through universities, events, digital channels and targeted outreach.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment activity including screening, interviews, selection decisions, offers, and intern conversion processes.
• Apply structured assessment approaches to evaluate candidates fairly and consistently against role requirements.
• Deliver an inclusive and high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Represent the organisation at careers fairs, university events and external engagements to strengthen employer brand and visibility.
• Use data and recruitment insights to monitor pipeline health, improve conversion rates and inform hiring decisions.
• Collaborate with Talent Attraction colleagues to ensure seamless coordination of assessment processes and candidate flow.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Early Careers programmes, including EDI initiatives and process enhancements.

Skills

Early Careers recruitment

Stakeholder relationships

Sourcing talent pipelines

Structured assessment methodologies

Multi-program management

Communication and influence

Recruitment systems & analytics

Inclusive hiring practices

High-volume recruitment

Job description

Wilson is seeking an Early Careers Recruiter to shape the future workforce by attracting, engaging, and hiring graduates, interns and apprentices across regions. You will design inclusive, data-driven recruitment strategies in partnership with Hiring Managers and Talent Attraction to ensure diverse talent pipelines and excellent candidate experience.

You will lead end-to-end recruitment activities, from sourcing through offers, while applying structured assessment methods to fairly evaluate