Job Purpose:

The Talent Acquisition Officer will be responsible for supporting the Talent Acquisition function of the Bank specifically with the focus on recruitments and talent acquisition initiatives for entry level and experienced hiring. The position will primarily be responsible for agile talent acquisition activities; identifying and engaging world-class candidates for our various vacancies and design thinking about talent search tactics and achieving the defined talent acquisition metrics.

Key Accountabilities:

• Utilize sourcing techniques to attract the highest quality of candidates and build a consistent candidate pool.
• Establish effective recruitment strategies and identify creative recruiting methods to source the most qualified candidates and consistently improve quality of hires
• Determine applicant requirements by studying job descriptions and work with hiring managers to develop recruiting plans and co-development and update of job descriptions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with hiring managers and interface with all levels of management to meet the talent requirements.
• Obtain necessary pre-hire documentation from candidates including compensation history, reports confirmation of prior work experience, certification confirmation or other job specific required credentials to be considered for a position within the company.
• Assist with recruitment outreach and developing as well as building a diverse candidate pipeline and executing strategies.
• Maintain appropriate records and recruitment documentation and other employment activities, decisions and efforts in an organized and thorough fashion
• Manage content on the talent acquisition agenda and manage the LinkedIn recruiter tool as appropriate
• Co-design with the Communications department creative advertisements and any collateral for recruitments both internally and externally
• Responsible for recruitment analytics and reporting and providing overall talent acquisition status for the Group.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business-related field and with a professional qualification in Human Resources.
• At least 2-3 years’ prior recruitment experience within a high volume, fast paced and customer-focused work environment.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Exceptional problem solving, time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to approach problems flexibly and demonstrate creativity in solving them
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and an insatiable desire to provide outstanding customer service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to exercise tact, discretion and the initiative to efficiently meet the demands of multiple internal and external customers.
• Ability to work independently, execute multiple tasks simultaneously, and cut through ambiguity.
• Unrivalled attention to detail and consistent delivery of the highest quality of work.
• Use of Application Tracking Systems, candidate experience tools, recruitment systems e.g. Taleo or other recruiter tools like LinkedIn is necessary for the success in this role.