Recruitment Consultant / Talent Acquisition Consultant

PNet (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dedicated individual to support clients in implementing their Response Handling solutions. This role is pivotal in enhancing the recruitment process, ensuring candidates are engaged and informed throughout their journey. You will draft job listings, manage candidate communications, and coordinate interviews, all while fostering strong relationships with clients. With a focus on work-life balance, this position offers a hybrid work model and a supportive environment that values your contributions both inside and outside the workplace. Join us in reimagining the labor market to benefit everyone.

Benefits

Hybrid working (60% in office, 40% at home)

20 days annual leave

Company closure between Christmas and New Year

Medical Insurance

Maternity leave benefits

Group life cover including disability and funeral cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment or talent acquisition roles.
• Strong understanding of the full recruitment cycle and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Draft job listings and create custom questionnaires for clients.
• Handle candidate responses and manage communication throughout the process.
• Coordinate interviews and manage client relationships effectively.

Skills

Recruitment Cycle Understanding

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Time Management

Education

Experience as a Recruiter Consultant Administrator

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Job description

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for supporting the Pnet clients with the successful implementation of the Response Handling solution within their hiring process.

Working in the Response Handling department, you will be contributing to the ultimate success of the Pnet business.

By joining our team, you will be playing a vital role as together we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your Responsibilities

The below responsibilities vary depending on the products that customers have purchased:

• Drafting jobs/listings and creating custom questionnaires based on Pnet best practices on behalf of Pnet clients.
• Handling initial candidate responses and shortlisting applicants in alignment with client requirements and recruitment best practices.
• Responding to applicants and managing candidate touchpoints to keep candidates updated through the recruitment and selection process.
• Coordinating and arranging interviews (both virtual or in-person when appropriate) for candidates; communicating with the client and candidates as appropriate.
• Managing communication to applicants via Pnet systems.
• Client liaison and relationship management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Recruiter Consultant Administrator / Talent Acquisition Administrator or in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of the full recruitment cycle.
• Excellent organizational skills with a proactive approach to managing workload.
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and resume databases.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Executive stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and clients.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask effectively.

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• Hybrid working (60% in office, 40% at home).
• 20 days annual leave.
• Company closure between Christmas and New Year (over and above annual leave).
• Medical Insurance.
• Maternity leave benefits.
• Group life cover including disability and funeral cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.