Recruitment Specialist

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

In this role you will be responsible for recruitment across the Africa region. You will manage end-to-end recruitment processes, identify opportunities for improvement, continuously conduct efficiency and effectiveness analysis and deliver a growth strategy in an ever-changing region with various diverging markets.

Responsibilities 

• Lead recruitment processes for vacancies across all divisions and locations in Africa. 

• Design and execute recruitment strategies using both traditional methods and digital campaigns. 

• Champion effective use of the ATS, ensuring full compliance and consistency across the region. 

• Optimise ATS functionality to improve efficiency and enhance the candidate journey. 

• Produce monthly reports on analytics and insights on regional talent acquisition performance. 

• Manage relationships with third‑party agencies, including engagement, contracting, and ongoing management. 

• Drive Diversity & Inclusion hiring efforts by creating strategies and tracking progress. 

• Oversee bulk hiring initiatives across the Africa region. 

• Develop and maintain talent pipelines to ensure readiness for future hiring needs. 

• Lead benchmarking activities, ensuring regional benchmarks are regularly reviewed and updated. 

• Lead the coordination of the Alumni programme for the Africa region.

We are looking for someone who: 

• Is an experienced recruitment professional with proven talent acquisition expertise; consultancy or construction experience is beneficial but not essential. 

• Excels in stakeholder management, building strong and trusted relationships. 

• Has managed the full end‑to‑end talent acquisition lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding. 

• Is confident using LinkedIn and other sourcing tools to build and maintain candidate pipelines. 

• Has hands‑on experience with ATS platforms, including reporting and collaborating with hiring managers. 

• Can influence effectively and build relationships at all organisational levels. 

• Understands talent acquisition regulations and compliance requirements. 

• Is familiar with best practice in designing, improving, and optimising recruitment processes and strategies. 

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Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. 

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.  

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.