Talent Acquisition Consultant

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending.
We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.
You will form part of the Mass Foundation Cluster which is one of the largest customer-facing business segments in Old Mutual. Our vision is to be our customers' most trusted financial partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime goals. Our mission is to enable positive futures for our customers, by bridging the gap between their resources and their financial service’s needs. Our primary goal is to facilitate access to financial solutions for our customers and to keep pace with their changing needs. Our target market is the low and emerging-middle income segment.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all vacancies are filled with suitably qualified employees within the shortest possible period of time so as to avoid undue disruption to the business; make sure that candidates have the ability to perform current functions for which they are employed, but also have the capacity to advance and grow within the company.

• Maintain a winning fit-for-purpose talent acquisition capability in line with business requirements.
• Conduct all functions relating to the talent attraction process; advertising, interviewing, evaluation and appointment of new employees within agreed SLA’s.
• Maintain an accurate vacancy tracking system and provide proactive, ongoing feedback on progress.
• Make offers of employment for permanent and temporary staff that is aligned with the Recruitment and Remuneration strategy; as well as being approved by the Employee Relations Manager.
• Ensure that the Management Information around the Talent attraction process is constantly updated; e.g. a database of potential identified internally and externally; analysis of rejections etc.
• Maintain a sound knowledge of scarce skills and future talent requirements of the business as well as employment equity targets and proactively identify sources for candidates to meet these requirements.
• Maintain professionalism and ethics with regard to the psychometric assessment process and evaluation of applicants.

Requirements:

• Post matric qualification in Commerce or Human Resources advantageous.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a high volume/bulk recruitment role.
• Experience within the financial services industry required, preferably within long term insurance
• Must have experience in ATS and sourcing platforms
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required

Skills

Customer Experience (CX), Human Resources (HR), Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Teamwork

Competencies

Attracts Top TalentBusiness InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDecision QualityDevelops TalentDirects WorkEnsures AccountabilityOptimizes Work Processes

Education

Closing Date

06 May 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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