Talent Acquisition Specialist Job

GE is a global energy, technology infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. From everyday light bulbs to fuel cell technology, to cleaner more efficient jet engines, GE has continually shaped our World with groundbreaking innovations for over 130 years. In fact, we are one of the world’s biggest companies employing over 300,000 people and consistently receiving global recognition for outstanding leadership and innovation. GE employees have an unparalleled foundation on which to build their careers, their abilities and their dreams. We offer all our employees challenging, rewarding careers in dynamic businesses, giving them a genuine chance to shape the future.You will be part of a hiring machine that seeks to build proactive candidate pipelines for a business unit or a region based on business priorities. You will be a talent hunter for GE, constantly seeking to execute proactive hiring strategies to build and maintain candidate pipelines through market mapping, competitor analysis projects, networking, internet and database mining and headhunting. You will also support reactive recruitment campaigns through drafting attractive advertising copy.•Develop knowledge base within and understanding of client groups and GE businesses to anticipate talent challenges
•Utilise business and HR plans to develop proactive candidate talent pipelines through sourcing channels including targeted recruitment campaigns, internet searches, networking groups, social media, database search, referrals and advertising
•Build and maintain communication with candidate pipeline and ensure continuous business and HR interaction with key talent
•Conduct thorough prescreening of candidates as required and provide detailed documentation and recommendations to the Recruitment team
•Deliver to defined SLAs and metrics
•Share sourcing best practices with recruitment team•Minimum 3 years relevant candidate sourcing and attraction experience
•Strong telephone and face to face communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
•Must be able to work autonomous handling a number of complex tasks and recruitment projects at the same time
•Must be detailed oriented, organised and structured
•Ability to provide vision, innovation and thought leadership within recruitment team environment to drive improved performance, recruitment process and tools
•Ability to translate business strategy and talent planning into external talent pipelines
•Must be able to develop and implement complex sourcing strategies across multiple locations
•Expert in technology which supports the identification and attraction of candidates
•Expert in creative candidate sourcing techniques and channels to generate talent including networking, headhunting, market research and social media
•Excellent candidate management skills
•Ability to execute market mapping and competitor analysis projects
•Consultative and customer focused account management skills with stakeholders at all levels
•Proven ability to work well in a fast paced, highly demanding and matrixed organization
•Track record of delivering high quality candidate shortlists on time and within budget in a high volume headhunting, agency, research or corporate recruitment environment
•Metric and SLA focused
•Strong business acumen
•Strong screening, interviewing and assessment skills
•Able to travel regularly•Familiarity with recruitment management systems, preferably Kenexa Brassring
•Experience of Healthcare or Energy recruitment, particularly Engineering or Sales
•Middle East or Africa recruitment experience
•Knowledge of local labour legislation and requirements
•Ability to produce creative and attractive advertising copy
•Project management skills
•Degree in Business, Human Resources or a related field
•Change and project management experience
•Good language skills; English plus French or Portuguese  

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