Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Summary and Purpose

Plan and implement recruitment activities, including developing policies and procedures for sourcing, selecting, and hiring the best talent from multi-disciplinary organizations and skill sets, in line with the manpower plan and attrition to meet companies requirements. Oversees the Recruitment team performance and guide the team to ensure the company's staffing requirements are satisfied in a timely manner, with competent workforce, and in a most cost-effective approach.

Key Accountabilities:

• Implement approved recruitment strategy for the company.
• Establish recruiting plan by studying organization manpower requirement, anticipating needs (internal/external trends) and collaborating with managers to realize the manpower requirements.
• Assist the Head of Talent Acquisition in preparing the recruitment budget.
• Design and manage recruitment and selection processes (reviewing JD, screening resume, preliminary/formal interviews etc.)
• Analyze the performance of the recruitment agencies, cost per hire, time to hire, recommend changes and improvements and introduce standardized terms and conditions in line with the company's P&P and budgetary plans.
• Develop plan, acquire management approvals and manage to execute overseas Recruitment Campaigns, for mass recruitment.
• Analyze the recruitment software and recommend and implement changes to leverage maximum utilization of business software and streamline processes.
• Serve as brand ambassador at various events, like career fairs or on-campus recruiting events. Represent company internally and externally at events with a goal of networking and relationship building with potential candidate communities.
• Manage respective candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities.
• Proactively seek market intelligence to gain competitive advantage in attraction, assessment, and sourcing methodologies.
• Review and screen applications, evaluate qualifications of both internal and external candidates, conduct prescreen interviews to analyze candidate experience and fit, coordinate pre-employment tests as needed, and develop short lists of potential candidates.
• Participate in the offer process including negotiating offers with candidates.
• Develop and maintain an international network of recruiters, contacts and candidates via proactive use of diverse mediums, including social media.
• Plan regular recruitment trips to source high-caliber Qatari National candidates through university fairs or similar, whilst promoting a positive image of the company.
• Participate in developing advertising programs related to recruitment plans and positions requirements and identify and coordinate with advertising/recruiting agencies to publish job advertisements.
• Identify the appropriate recruitment channels to be utilized to fulfil the recruitment plan requirements, and work on building and maintaining good relationships with the external souring channels (if any).
• Perform searches for qualified candidates according to the relevant job criteria, using databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources and internal databases as and when required.
• Verify credentials (e.g. university degrees) and conduct reference checking once approved and waived by the candidate.
• Conduct initial interviews with applicants (face to face or over the phone) and schedule for interviews with other members of the HR Department and/or functional Managers if necessary and provide feedback for the candidates as required.
• Participate in the various on-campus and related venues for the identification and recruitment of Qatari nationals into the company consistent with the Company's National Development/Qatarization program.
• Improve organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; and emphasizing benefits and perks.
• Ensure clear mutual understanding of staffing priorities and practical constraints. Guide the hiring managers through the recruitment process where needed.
• Maintain a data bank of vacant positions and work on sourcing in line with the company's manpower plans as shared by the relevant stakeholders.
• Measure the performance of Talent Acquisition team and provide them feedback to constantly improve and enhance their performances, to maintain an engaged and competitive team.
• Developing KPIs for team and define SLAs to ensure continues service delivery improvements and contributing company objectives effectively

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business administration, Human Resources or any other related field.
• A certification in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution (e.g. CIPD, PHR, SPHR, CIR, ACIR), is highly preferred.
• Certification in competency-based recruitment and selection is a plus.

Experience:

• 5 - 7 years of related experience in similar position, preferably in a similar industry