Talent Acquisition Specialist

Requirements

Candidate Specification:

The ideal candidate is a research-driven and highly proactive Talent Acquisition professional who enjoys identifying difficult-to-find talent and turning market information into actionable recruitment insights.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Management, or a related field.
  
• Additional certification in Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, HR Analytics, or related areas will be an added advantage.
  

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Executive Search, or Recruitment Consulting.
  
• Previous experience working with a recruitment consultancy, executive search firm, or search-based recruitment environment is strongly preferred.
  
• Demonstrated experience in direct sourcing and identifying passive candidates.
  
• Experience in market mapping, talent research, and candidate identification.
  
• Experience supporting recruitment for specialist, technical, management, and/or senior-level positions will be an advantage.
  
• Practical experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other digital sourcing platforms.
  
• Experience in recruitment reporting and analytics, including the ability to analyse recruitment data and generate actionable insights.
  
• Exposure to working across multiple business units, industries, countries, or geographically dispersed teams will be an added advantage.
  

Key Responsibilities

Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Building

• Proactively source and engage suitable candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, professional networks, referrals, and other relevant channels.
  
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs across the Group.
  
• Identify and approach passive candidates, particularly for specialist, technical, and management roles.
  
• Conduct market mapping and research to identify talent from relevant industries and competitor organisations.
  

Candidate Research & Engagement

• Review and screen candidate profiles against agreed role requirements.
  
• Conduct initial conversations with candidates to understand their experience, interest, availability, and suitability.
  
• Prepare candidate longlists, shortlists, and profiles to support recruitment decisions.
  
• Support the recruitment of senior and hard-to-fill positions through targeted research and direct sourcing.
  

Talent Acquisition Analytics

• Maintain accurate recruitment data and regularly track key recruitment metrics.
  
• Prepare recruitment reports and dashboards covering areas such as vacancy status, time to fill, source effectiveness, pipeline conversion, and other key trends.
  
• Analyse recruitment data and provide practical insights to help improve sourcing strategies and recruitment outcomes.
  

Stakeholder & Process Support

• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Group, Business Unit HR teams, and hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and agree on sourcing approaches.
  
• Support the smooth coordination of recruitment assignments and ensure timely follow-up with candidates and stakeholders.
  
• Contribute ideas and improvements to strengthen recruitment processes, tools, technology, and candidate experience.
  
• Support the effective use of LinkedIn Recruiter, AI tools, and other approved Talent Acquisition platforms.