Talent Engagement Executive

Instant Impact Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Cape Town is seeking a talented Recruitment Specialist to enhance their legal services team. The role involves engaging with potential lawyer candidates, managing recruitment pipelines, and maintaining talent pools. Ideal candidates will have proven recruitment experience, particularly within legal sectors, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment. Flexible benefits including medical aid and global learning opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Medical aid

Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within legal, professional services or flexible workforce models.
• Hands-on experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and/or CRM platforms.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage talent through various channels to maintain connectivity.
• Manage and coordinate the UK recruitment funnel.
• Act as first point of contact to inquiries from potential contractors.
• Monitor key recruitment metrics and adjust approach as necessary.

Skills

Proven experience in recruitment

Experience within legal or professional services

Hands-on experience using Applicant Tracking Systems

Ability to build trusted relationships

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

CRM platforms

Job description

DescriptionWhat You Can ExpectWe're designing something that's guided by three core principles : excellence, progressive, and human.That means high standards, big challenges, and the support to meet them.

You'll be trusted with meaningful work, backed to grow, and expected to raise the bar – for yourself, and the people around you.We're clear on what great looks like.

We push for better.

And we lead with care, not comfort.The role will be based in our Cape Town branch office, enhancing our ability to deliver high-quality legal services across the firm, helping us meet increasing client demand and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market for transformed legal delivery.This role sits within Vario, a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons.

Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS).

This role is responsible for implementing the global talent engagement strategy within the UK, leading on engagement and recruitment activities for our consultant lawyer Hub.

Based within Vario Flexible Services, the role will focus on the attraction, recruitment, and engagement of consultant lawyers in the UK.You'll Be Responsible ForEngagement : Outbound engagement – engaging (in-person and via call / email) our talent base to maintain connectivityActing as a superuser of our ATS / CRM and providing robust database management – accurately recording activity and updating records, actively refreshing candidate profiles regularlyMaintaining talent pools in the UK – strategically monitoring talent pools to ensure a talent pipeline that can fulfil incoming requestsOwnership of weekly candidate check-in meeting with the broader Account Management teamRecruitment : Acting as first point of contact to enquiries from new potential contractorsManaging and coordinating the UK recruitment funnel : reviewing incoming applications, pre-screening candidates and providing feedbackIdentifying channels for us to reach talent and acting as a superuser on LinkedIn RecruiterHeadhunting and market mapping talent for specific rolesProviding input to continuously enhance our recruitment processCollaborating with other Pinsent Masons talent teams to share talent and best practiceOther ResponsibilitiesMonitoring key recruitment metrics and adjusting approach as necessarySupporting the Talent Engagement lead on strategic engagement projects in line with business need.

Recent project examples include the launch of a training platform and Diversity reportingEstablishing trusted relationships with the Account Management teamActively seek new and innovative ideas to engage legal talent and promote the Pinsent Masons Vario brandCoordinating Talent Engagement team meetings and monitoring actionsSkills and ExperienceProven experience in recruitment, ideally within legal, professional services or flexible workforce modelsHands-on experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and / or CRM platformsAbility to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholdersBenefitsWe offer a flexible benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and career growth, including medical aid, enhanced family and carers leave, paid professional subscriptions, bonus eligibility, pension contributions, flexible working options, and access to our global learning academy.We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you do this, please let us know.About Instant Impact RecruitmentPinsent Masons is a purpose-led professional services business with law at its core.

We help clients navigate complexity with clarity and confidence.

When it comes to our people, we believe that nothing about the career experience should be left to chance.

That's why we're committed to continuously building something that is exceptional by design.