Junior Recruitment & Placement Coordinator

ESM; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A social enterprise focused on youth employment in Gauteng is seeking a Junior Recruitment & Placement Coordinator. You will manage the recruitment process for training programmes and permanent positions, ensuring effective placement and support for the unemployed youth. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of experience in HR or recruitment and is knowledgeable in South African labour law. This position requires strong administrative skills and a commitment to youth development.

Qualifications

• 1 year’s experience in recruitment, HR administration, or TES environments.
• Experience working with unemployed youth is advantageous.
• Exposure to YES, learnerships, or youth employment programmes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Recruit youth and staff for training programmes and placements.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process.
• Build and maintain a talent pool of potential candidates.
• Liaise with clients to understand their labour requirements.
• Create and manage weekly placement schedules.
• Conduct daily check-ins for attendance verification.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding.
• Capture and verify time & attendance for payroll.
• Support incident management escalations.

Skills

Empathy towards unemployed youth

Strong administrative skills

Planning and coordination

Knowledge of South African labour law

Education

BCom Degree in Human Resources

Tools

Payspace

Beyond Attendance

Simplify.HR

MS Office

Google Suite

Job description

About ESM

Employment Solution Management (ESM) is a social enterprise focused on creating meaningful employment opportunities for the unemployed youth of South Africa. We partner with private and public organisations to place and develop young people through training, TES/YES placements and permanent employment.

Junior Recruitment & Placement Coordinator

We are looking for a Junior Recruitment & Placement Coordinator who is passionate about youth employment, highly organised, and great with people.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Recruit youth and staff for ESM training programmes, TES/YES placements, and permanent ESM positions.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process: advertising, screening CVs, interviewing, shortlisting and supporting onboarding.
• Build and maintain a talent pool/standby database of potential learners, placements and future ESM employees.
• Liaise with clients and placement partners to understand their labour requirements.
• Create and manage weekly placement schedules, ensuring the right people are placed at the right sites at the right time.
• Conduct daily check-ins to verify attendance and resolve basic placement issues.
• Track employees and learners to ensure they meet programme and employment targets.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding, including documentation, system updates and exit interviews.
• Capture and verify time & attendance and hours worked for payroll and billing purposes.
• Support incident management and escalations to HR where necessary.

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• BCom Degree in Human Resources (or equivalent HR-related degree).

Experience:

• At least 1 year’s experience in recruitment, HR administration and/or TES/placement environments.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Working knowledge of South African labour law (especially relating to youth, TES and fixed‑term arrangements).
• Experience working with unemployed youth and/or community recruitment (advantageous).
• Exposure to YES, learnerships or youth employment programmes (advantageous).
• Comfortable working with systems and tools such as Payspace – Payroll Software, Beyond Attendance – Biometric Software & Systems, Simplify.HR – Recruitment Software, Email, MS Office/Google Suite, WhatsApp groups for communication and coordination.
• Strong administrative, planning and coordination skills.

Behavioural Competencies

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Deeply empathetic towards unemployed youth.
• Resilient, able to work under pressure and handle high volumes.
• Strong on follow‑through and ownership – you finish what you start.
• Meticulous with detail, especially on schedules and time & attendance.
• Community‑minded and aligned to ESM’s purpose of creating jobs for youth.
• Great at building relationships with both candidates and clients.
• A team player who collaborates well across HR, Training and Operations.

Working Hours & Travel

• Hours: 07:45 – 16:30, Monday to Friday.
• Additional: Occasional after‑hours and weekend work for intakes, orientations or urgent placements.
• Travel: Required within Gauteng to client and placement sites.