Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Specialist

Pillango Placements; Carletonville; On-site; ZAR 391,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Pillango Placements is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition professional based in the Fochville office to build relationships with schools, universities and business schools across South Africa and beyond. The role involves travel and active engagement with educational institutions, senior stakeholders and industry professionals to identify top talent in math, science and engineering.

You will develop long-term pipelines, coordinate recruitment events, and manage screening, planning and

Qualifications

• Experience in talent acquisition, graduate recruitment, campus engagement or proactive candidate sourcing.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills in English and Afrikaans.
• Confident engaging with educational institutions, senior stakeholders and industry professionals.
• Proactive, self-motivated with a natural ability to connect with people.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to travel regularly and engage with people face-to-face.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with high schools to identify top-performing learners in mathematics, science and technical subjects.
• Engage with universities, engineering faculties and career development teams to identify promising students and graduates.
• Attend and coordinate career fairs, campus visits and recruitment events.
• Connect with MBA programmes and business schools to identify individuals with leadership potential.
• Identify high-performing students from other African countries studying at South African universities.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with educational institutions, professional networks and key stakeholders.
• Develop sustainable talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and networking.
• Manage candidate screening, recruitment planning, reporting and coordination from the Fochville office.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Graduate recruitment

Campus engagement

Candidate sourcing

English

Afrikaans

Job description

A key summary of the role is outlined below. A more comprehensive job specification with full details is available after initial contact and a successful CV review.

What you'll be doing

• Build relationships with high schools to identify top-performing learners in mathematics, science and technical subjects.
• Engage with universities, engineering faculties and career development teams to identify promising students and graduates.
• Attend and coordinate career fairs, campus visits and recruitment events.
• Connect with MBA programmes and business schools to identify individuals with strong leadership potential.
• Identify high-performing students from other African countries studying at South African universities.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with educational institutions, professional networks and key stakeholders.
• Develop sustainable talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and networking.
• Manage candidate screening, recruitment planning, reporting and coordination from the Fochville office.

What you'll need

• Experience in talent acquisition, graduate recruitment, campus engagement or proactive candidate sourcing.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills in both English and Afrikaans.
• Confidence engaging with educational institutions, senior stakeholders and industry professionals.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a natural ability to connect with people.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to travel regularly and engage with people face-to-face.
• Ability to balance external sourcing activities with a consistent office presence.

Why consider this opportunity?

• A varied, people-focused role that goes beyond conventional recruitment.
• Regular travel and opportunities to build meaningful professional relationships.
• The chance to identify and nurture exceptional technical and leadership talent.
• Exposure to educational institutions, professional networks and an international engineering environment.
• An opportunity to make a lasting impact by building future talent pipelines.

Salary

The proposed salary for the role is R35k - R50k per month - the final offer will depend on qualifications, experience and skills.