Talent Acquisition Specialist - German Language

Lovisa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Johannesburg is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist fluent in German to manage recruitment for their Africa HQ and support retail hiring in Southern Africa and Germany. The role demands urgency and creativity in recruitment strategies, with a focus on quality candidates and effective use of various hiring channels. This is a full-time on-site position in a dynamic office environment.

Qualifications

• Speak German professionally
• Experience in recruitment is helpful but not necessary
• Proficient in English and any other languages is a plus
• Must have a stable work history
• Ability to adapt to various sourcing methods

Responsibilities

• Perform full-cycle recruitment for Africa HQ
• Facilitate retail store recruitment in Southern Africa and Germany
• Develop agile recruiting plans based on different roles and regions
• Engage and manage recruitment agencies when necessary
• Maximize social media channels for recruitment

Skills

German language proficiency

Recruitment experience

Urgency in retail hiring

Social media recruitment

Problem-solving

Job description

Job title: Talent Acquisition Specialist - German Language

Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline: October 22, 2025

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The role

• Lovisa has 400 stores in Europe and Africa and a Global Support Centre in Johannesburg.
• This role is part of the EMEA Talent Acquisition team
• Perform full-cycle recruitment for our Africa HQ in Johannesburg (on average four hires per month)
• Facilitate the smooth operation of self-service Retail Store recruitment for Southern Africa and Germany (on average 50 hires per month)
• Role reports to Head of TA for EMEA, in Europe
• Develop and implement agile recruiting plans for different situations in different countries for different roles. Sometimes Indeed works, sometimes local job-boards, sometimes Linked-in. Sometimes the shopping centre job-board. Sometimes internal referrals, or a store-window advertisement. Sometimes you may do a proactive LinkedIn search. Sometimes we may get too many applicants that need to be brought back to manageable numbers.You work out what’s our best supply channels and screeningfor each area
• Hiring Managers assess and interview store candidates, there are too many stores for you to do it – your job is to make sure they have quality supply
• Social Media recruitment – maximize the channels at our disposal
• Engage and manage agencies if we’ve shown its required
• Master the ATS, and the reporting insights it gives us
• You will be working with top-notch recruitment and HR leadership in Africa and Europe. You should expect high exposure to best-practice thinking in recruitment, and we welcome your input and ideas.

You

• You will speak German professionally
• You will not focus onwhat cannot be done, you will be discover what can be done. Internal recruitment cannot leave a problem unsolved
• Urgency. It’s retail, after all. Everything is needed now
• English required, but any other languages would be useful
• Having been in recruitment before would be helpful. Not absolutely necessary if you are bright, engaging, positive and absorb training like a sponge, but having done some recruitment – or worked in a retail store environment – would give you a head start
• We are a 5-days in the office company. Culturally retail staff go every day to their place of work, and the Support Centre culture is the same
• You will not be someone who changes job every year. We expect to invest time and training into you, which will be safer if you have a stable track record
• You will have your own energy. We will help direct you, but not push you
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