Talent Acqusition Sourcing Specialist

Zutari; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zutari, a multinational buildings, infrastructure engineering and advisory firm, is hiring a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist for a 3‑month fixed-term role. Based across Africa and the Middle East, you will lead strategic sourcing initiatives to attract top engineering and consulting talent.

You will build pipelines, leverage LinkedIn Recruiter and multiple sourcing channels, provide market insights, and partner with recruitment leads to meet client demands.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years talent sourcing experience in engineering and/or consulting.
• Experience across Africa and the Middle East.
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proficiency in utilizing various sourcing channels and platforms.
• Ability to use data analytics to measure sourcing effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Create talent acquisition strategies including social media campaigns.
• Source and pipeline passive and active applicants and interview candidates.
• Communicate with recruiters and recruitment leads, keeping stakeholders informed.
• Provide weekly updates on the pipeline of passive candidates.
• Apply best-in-class recruiting practices for high-volume technical recruiting.
• Develop strategic sourcing plans to create pipelines and meet client needs.
• Participate in team meetings and provide ideas for hard-to-fill roles.
• Anticipate talent needs by tracking trends and expanding candidate databases.
• Conduct market research and create trend reports for recruitment strategy.
• Build client relationships and align sourcing with client goals.

Skills

Talent sourcing

LinkedIn Recruiter

Data analytics

Sourcing channels

Stakeholder management

Education

Honours degree preferred

Diploma with experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Talent Acqusition Sourcing Specialist - (HR-L5.2)

Requisition #

HR-L5.2

Job title

Talent Acqusition Sourcing Specialist

Category

Human Resources

Contract type

Fixed Term (Employee)

Full Time

Description

Zutari is a multinational buildings, infrastructure engineering and advisory firm with over 90 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East. We partner with clients across the full infrastructure lifecycle, delivering digitally driven solutions that shape schools, stadiums, dams, bridges, and the systems that connect them.

We are enablers of progress, transforming ambition into impact and infrastructure into opportunity. Every role in Zutari contributes to building sustainable futures that extend far beyond the projects themselves.

Role Introduction

We have a career opportunity for a dynamic Talent Sourcing Specialist with a proven track record in innovative sourcing within the engineering and/or consulting industries in Africa and the Middle East. To become part of our diverse workforce of highly skilled professionals, see below our requirements for this role in our People Team. This is a short-term contract role for 3 months.

Role responsibilities

• Create talent acquisition strategies including social media campaigns to attract and secure high-performing talent in the African and Middle East markets to support our business growth.
• Source and pipeline passive and active applicants - invite, qualify, interview, recommend candidates to recruiters.
• Commit to proactively communicate and keep key stakeholders (candidates and recruitment leads) informed and engaged.
• Weekly updates to recruitment lead on pipeline of passive candidates.
• Deploy best in class recruiting practices for high volume technical recruiting, screening and pipelining of qualified candidates.
• Proactively build and apply strategic sourcing plans and practices to create pipeline and secure talent requirements.
• Participate in weekly team meetings to discuss current projects and internal updates.
• Provide recruitment leads with creative ideas for sourcing candidates for hard to fill roles.
• Anticipate talent needs by tracking emerging trends, nurturing a talent pipeline, engaging passive candidates, and expanding the database to meet client demands.
• Conduct comprehensive research, provide market insights, create detailed trend reports, and partner with recruitment leads to craft effective recruitment strategies with specific focus on Market Mapping.
• Foster strong client relationships, align strategies with client goals, provide regular market updates, and collaborate on job descriptions and candidate profiles.
• Utilize competitor intelligence for research to gather talent insights for informed decision making.
• Detect deficiencies and areas of high risk through data analysis to enable the development of talent sourcing-related risk mitigation strategies for the business.
• Strong market networks and social media presence and experience.
• Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to stay abreast of industry trends, talent market dynamics, and competitive landscape, leveraging insights to inform sourcing strategies and provide valuable guidance to recruitment leads.
• Operate confidently and strategically with a great "can do" attitude influenced by "fit for future".
• Ensure a top-notch candidate journey/experience throughout the recruitment sourcing process.
• Stay current on industry trends, salary data, and effective talent sourcing methods to offer valuable insights.
• Relevant honours degree preferred, else diploma with additional years' experience
• 3 - 5+ years relevant talent sourcing experience in engineering and/or consulting across Africa and the Middle East.
• Experience with LinkedIn recruiter
• Proficiency in utilizing various sourcing channels, tools, and platforms to identify and engage potential candidates
• Experience using data analytics and metrics to measure the effectiveness of sourcing strategies
• Proven track record of sourcing and pipelining of passive candidates
• Technical sourcing experience preferred.
• Applicant Tracking System experience beneficial

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices.