Talent Sourcing Specialist

Job Purpose

You will be pivotal in shaping MATAR’s future by identifying, engaging and attracting top-tier talent to fulfill the staffing needs of the organisation. Leveraging various sourcing strategies, including direct sourcing, networking, and digital recruiting platforms. Identify new sourcing strategies to build a robust pipeline of qualified candidates across diverse roles. You will contribute to the company’s growth and success by ensuring a continuous influx of talent aligned with MATAR’s values, culture and strategic objectives.

Accountabilities

• Develop and coordinate effective sourcing strategies to attract passive and active candidates, that promote diversity and inclusion, aiming to attract a wide range of candidates from different backgrounds
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical, niche and hard to fill roles
• Leverage multiple sourcing channels and develop a talent pool community for the orgnanisation
• Conduct thorough market mapping to identify, engage diverse talent pools, ensuring a strategic approach to sourcing by understanding the availability of talent across different regions and industries
• Utilise various networking platforms and digital/social networking tools to attract and connect with potential candidates
• Interact with potential candidates on niche platforms to build an engaged network of industry professionals
• Participate in career fairs and organise job fairs to promote our employer brand
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for key roles with a focus on enhancing the diversity of our workforce.
• Review applications and candidate profiles in order to pre-screen potential candidates
• Collaborate with hiring managers to identify each position’s requirements and use feedback to refine sourcing strategies
• Send engaging and personalised communication to reach out to potential candidates
• Establish referral systems in order to develop a strong pipeline across all roles
• Record candidate information in our ATS and other internal databases and manage candidate and hiring manager experience
• Identify future hiring needs and proactively source potential hires
• Conduct regular market research to inform hiring decisions
• Measure and report on recruiting metrics such as time in process, time to hire and fill.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department
  
  

Qualifications

About you

Grade 7 : Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience

Previous experience as a sourcing specialist, sourcer, or similar role

Hands-on Experience With ATS’s And Other HR Software

Experience with developing and coordinating sourcing strategies

Experience handling both technical, niche, and non technical roles

Experience with social networks, digital recruiting platfomrs, professional sites, and hiring databases

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Experience in a recruitment agency environment and managing bulk roles

Attention to detail

Negotiating skills

Headhunting / Talent mapping / relationship management skills