Recruitment Agency Director (AA Female)

Area: Johannesburg North

Package: Negotiable depending on experience and qualifications.

We have been tasked by a recruitment agency to recruit a Director to head the agency.
The objective will be to lead the business’s recruiting efforts and to determine the strategic direction and objectives of the recruiting business, which in turn supports the business’s growth while simultaneously maintaining its culture and quality standards.
Critical to achieving excellent results, is the ability of the Director to build strong relationships and deliver results in a rapidly and constantly evolving environment.

Objectives and Responsibilities of the Director

Leadership/Supervisory Role: the Director leads, develops, and manages an ambitious high-performing team. The Director provides leadership in the establishment of the employment brand and develops supporting materials in order to communicate value proposition through the business’s employment advertisements, career sites, job descriptions, and other employment materials.

Drives a culture of constant improvement, identifying, and implementing projects in order to increase business-wide recruiting effectiveness and efficiency.
Provides sound leadership that ensures the delivery of the business’ operational standards in recruitment activities.
Approves recommendations for streamlining the recruiting processes from overseeing the screening and selection processes for evaluating potential candidates conducted by the recruiting teams.
Oversees the compliance of all internal and external regulations concerning the recruitment and selection process.
Responsible to ensure a consistent business image in the eyes of potential clients and candidates and talents through recruiting campaigns and processes.
Tasked with driving full-cycle recruiting processes.
Evaluates the department’s workload in order to guarantee optimal recruitment activity.

Strategy/Tactics:
Leads the development and execution of comprehensive recruiting strategies that will guarantee that the business attracts and hires the top most talent.
Leads the strategic direction and examines hiring trends in anticipation of the business’s response to labour market changes.
Develops strategies and processes that utilize both traditional and modern/current/innovative sources in order to cover all possible talent pools available.

Collaboration:
Works with key stakeholders, assisting them in understanding current and future workforce planning requirements.
Works with the recruiting teams where she coaches, manages, and develops these teams, actively supporting their professional growth, taking on the role of their mentor, and guaranteeing the successful onboarding of all new hires.

Analytics: The Director additionally plays a leading analytical role where she leverages key dashboard tracking analytics and impact metrics in order to grow a data-driven and technically skilled recruiting team.
Evaluates and introduces alternative strategies, for example, technology, social media, and so forth. She also evaluates recruiting strategies/tactics and processes in order to continually improve recruiting processes.
Create standardized reporting systems that will regularly lead to the identification of solutions and improvement areas for recruiting programs.

Required Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. An equivalent of the same in working experience is also acceptable for this position.

Experience:
A candidate for this position must have at least 10 years in working experience in a senior recruiting position, preferably working as the Head of Recruiting in a fast-paced and highly competitive business. The candidate must have a proven and successful experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes consisting of sourcing, screening, on-boarding, coaching, and terminating.

The candidate must additionally have experience directly managing recruitment managers and teams, leading to the acquisition of the best talents in the market. A suitable candidate will additionally demonstrate vast knowledge of recruiting database systems as well as knowledge of rewards programs inclusive of offer generation. As a bonus, the candidate will have a reputation for being a process-driver and thought leader, leveraging efficiencies in the use of technologies, workflows, and process.

Communication Skills: Communication skills are also imperative for this position, both in written and in verbal form. She must be able to convey information and instructions down the line in a clear and concise manner, which will determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the company. Communication skills are also important in enabling smooth cross-functional communications as well as facilitating smooth communications with candidates and talents in the market, being able to clearly articulate the business’s messages and bring out a positive image of the business.