Talent Acquisition Specialist – East Africa - 2015

Job Description

AboutPhilips

 

Philips is a multinational company with activities in healthcare, lighting and consumer life style. Philips is a public company listed at the New York and Amsterdam stock exchange. Philips is active in more than 100 countries around the globe.  It‘s headquarters are in the Netherlands.

 

About Philips Africa

 

Philips Africa comprises all 54 countries of Africa, from the Cape to Cairo, and from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.  Philips Africa is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and it has presence in seven other African countries, in the cities of Accra, Algiers,Casablanca, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi and Tunis. Philips Africa is definitely oneof the growth drivers for Philips.

 

 

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist –East Africa – Based in Nairobi, Kenya

 

Our Vision

 

Win the hearts and minds of people that share our passion to improve people’s lives through meaningful innovation

 

Our Mission:

 

Attract and engage the best talent for Philips by communicating adistinctive employer value proposition and providing an excellent candidate experience.

We will activate the power of our own talent as brand ambassadors in the continuous journey to build a powerful, sustainable employer brand.

 

Knowledge& Critical Experiences

 

Responsible for recruiting world class professionals to contribute to accelerating the growth and profitability of Philips. Working on delivering all facets of recruiting success throughout the organization, achieved through the developmentof national and international recruiting plans, employing sourcing

Strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruitingideas.

 

 

Key Areas of Responsibility

 

Intake: identify the customers’ business needs and translate them into an agreed recruitment plan, aimed at the fulfillment of the needs within time, budget and quality constraints.

Conduct in-depth vacancy intake-meeting leading to agreement with HM on proposed recruitment plan

Responsible for developing an in-depth knowledge of the job specifications to include experience, skills and behavioral competencies needed for success in each role

Act as a consultant (e.g. explaining theTalent Acquisition service portfolio and candidate driven approach orconsulting the customer on

Understand the customers’ business and itsneeds, including the organizational setting of the vacancy

Continuously improve knowledge of the labour market and the expectations of candidates

Continuously improve skills required for professional (effective and efficient) recruitment and selection processes staffing issues)

 

Sourcing: ensure sufficient inflow of potentially suitable candidates using the agreed sourcing channels

Responsible for building and communicatingan attractive employee value proposition (EVP) for all prospective candidates to include robust information on Philips, individual SECTOR information, thespecific position, career paths at Philips, benefits, etc.

Identify and pre-screen potential suitable candidates for a specific vacancy, a profile or Philips in general

Collection/attraction of interesting profiles for vacancies via Talent team, events, network, referral or search

Organize Talent recruitment events (e.g.business courses/challenges)

Keeping up to date on functional market trends (market intelligence)

 

Recruiter selection: identify suitable candidate(s) matching both the agreed business needs and candidate’s ambitions and expectations

Interview and select suitable candidates using competency based interview techniques + STAR and optionally tests (selection) while at the same time sell Philips opportunitiesto these candidates (attraction)

 

Businessselection: ensure the proposed candidate(s) are interviewed and evaluated by the business in line with the agreed recruitment plan, way of working and related guidelines

Initiate arrangement of business interviews, evaluation and optionally assessment center(s)

 

Job-offer& contracting: manage the offer process for the selected candidate in line with both the agreed compensation & benefits level for the job and the (realistic) candidate’s expectations

Create job-offer and validate with responsible HR Manager

Negotiate job-offer with candidate

Initiate final contract for candidate

 

Businesspartner: build and maintain good relationship, business knowledge and satisfaction of your customers (both Hiring Managers and HR Managers)

Keep customers up-to-date on recruitment and staffing related matters: Talent Acquisition Services, Labour Marketdevelopments, etc..

Manages communications to key stakeholders (hiring managers, candidates), ensuring timely and accurate updates on statusand feedback

Able to work on multiple procedures andmaintain constant quality and efficiency

NPS (Hiring Managers & Candidates)

Time-to-fill positions

Keep up to date on business trends &organization. Responsible for understanding the client’s business, products,services, culture and business strategies

Involve business in recruitment events

Conduct HM survey for each filled vacancy /new Hire

 

Continuous Improvement: pro-activelycontribute to the continuous improvement of Talent Acquisition organization andits services

Suggest/ submit improvement proposals

Contribute to / participate in internal projects

 

Compliance: deliver agreed recruitment services (service portfolio) in line with the agreed way-of-working and related guidelines

 

 

Education and Experience

 

Bachelor Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or related field (Preferred)

5 years + recruitment experience as a sourcing specialist or as a recruiter, preferably in a corporate recruitment environment or within a professional search & selection agency.

 

Strong customer focus with excellent communication skills and consulting skills.

Good interviewing skills by active listening and fact finding preferably using the STAR methodology.

In addition a strong focus on continuousimprovement of the recruitment process

Significant experience in fast-paced and highly confidential environment that requires juggling multiple priorities

 

Employment Equity

 

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.  As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Only apply for this role is you are a Kenyan Citizen and have the legal right to work in the Republic of Kenya.

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