Lead - Talent Acquisition

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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Information Technology • Mobile
The Role
Lead end-to-end talent acquisition and workforce planning, build talent pipelines, run recruitment metrics and reporting, manage onboarding and employee engagement initiatives, ensure legal compliance and HR systems accuracy.
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Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from manpower requisition approval to successful onboarding, ensuring a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience.
  • Partner with line managers and business leaders to understand workforce requirements and develop proactive recruitment strategies to meet current and future talent needs.
  • Source, screen, assess, and shortlist high-quality candidates through various recruitment channels to ensure the availability of qualified talent.
  • Coordinate interviews, assessments, candidate selection, offer management, and onboarding activities at both OPCO and Group levels.
  • Build and maintain strong internal and external talent pipelines to support business growth, critical hiring needs, and succession planning.
  • Drive recruitment efficiency by monitoring and improving key Talent Acquisition metrics, including Time-to-Hire, Time-to-Fill, Offer Acceptance Rate, and Quality of Hire.
  • Ensure all vacancies are filled within approved Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and recruitment timelines.
  • Maintain accurate candidate, vacancy, and recruitment records, ensuring HR systems and recruitment databases are always up to date.
  • Prepare, update, and submit the weekly Talent Acquisition Tracker to Group within agreed timelines.
  • Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly recruitment reports, analytics, and workforce planning updates to Group and OPCO leadership.
  • Develop and maintain recruitment dashboards, ensuring hiring metrics, vacancy status, pipeline data, and TA performance indicators are accurate, current, and readily available for management reporting.
  • Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve recruitment effectiveness, workforce planning, and talent acquisition outcomes.

Employee Engagement & Culture

  • Lead employee engagement initiatives, surveys, and feedback mechanisms to measure and improve employee experience.
  • Coordinate employee engagement activities, recognition programs, wellness initiatives, and culture-building events that support a high-performance workplace.
  • Analyze employee engagement survey results and feedback data, identifying trends and recommending actionable improvement plans.
  • Work closely with leaders and managers to implement engagement action plans and improve employee satisfaction, retention, and productivity.
  • Support the design and implementation of initiatives that promote organizational culture, employee wellbeing, inclusion, and belonging.

Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure full compliance with labour laws, employment regulations, corporate governance requirements, and company policies throughout the employee lifecycle.
  • Maintain confidentiality and integrity of employee and recruitment information while adhering to data privacy requirements.
  • Support policy implementation and provide guidance to managers and employees on HR-related matters.
  • Ensure all recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement processes are aligned with Group standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or related field. Professional HR certification is an added advantage.
  • 2–5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Human Resources with exposure to employee engagement activities.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or related field
  • Professional HR certification
  • 2-5 years experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or Human Resources with exposure to employee engagement
  • Experience managing full recruitment lifecycle (sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, onboarding)
  • Experience with workforce planning, talent pipeline development, and succession planning
  • Experience creating and maintaining recruitment dashboards, reports, and TA analytics (Time-to-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rate, etc.)
  • Knowledge of labour laws, employment regulations, data privacy, and HR compliance
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with hiring managers and business leaders
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The Company
16,118 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, operating in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, offering mobile voice, data, and financial services.

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