Africa Talent by Deloitte – Talent Acquisition Consultant

About Africa Talent

Africa Talent by Deloitte (Africa Talent) is a standalone division of Deloitte, owned by Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Netherlands, based in South Africa. Our goal is to meet the growing demand for Talent in Africa and Europe; by recruiting and developing Talent throughout Sub Saharan Africa in order to service the diverse needs and to enable projects at our clients. Talent employed will have the full experience of Deloitte, while getting both international and local exposure to a diverse set of clients, working remotely from Africa.  It will take advantage of the demographic reality of Africa as a future source of talent for both Africa and Europe and at its core, the goal is to create employment in Africa and invest in African talent.

The ethos of our organisation is characterised by vision, purpose beyond profit and an appetite to innovate and deliver creative, high impact solutions to client challenges.

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte – Africa Talent - is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

This new team is a true encapsulation of hybrid work whereby you gain access and exposure to learn from and engage with colleagues in South Africa and across Europe, while working virtually from your local Deloitte office, or from home.

The learning consultant is key to the continued development of our Africa Talent Professionals and key to the value we add to making our clients responsible businesses. Being a quickly growing division also brings ample opportunities for personal growth in the role.

​​​​​​​Main Purpose of the Job

The role requires a seasoned and capable TA Consultant with strong Talent Acquisition experience, sound judgement, and the ability to independently manage key elements of the recruitment life cycle. Working closely with the TA Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for recruitment related tasks.

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, or a related field.
• Relevant recruitment or talent acquisition certification will be advantageous.

Experience

• 3+ years of Talent Acquisition or Recruitment experience.
• Experience recruiting within professional services, consulting, financial services, technology, or corporate environments.
• Proven track record of successfully sourcing and placing mid-to-senior level professionals.
• Experience managing multiple vacancies simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• End to end Graduate recruitment
• Smart Recruiter experience or recruitment CRM experience
• MIE and Smart screen experience

Key Performance Areas:

Strategic Impact:

• Co-ordinates activities or events for the team, function or service area in support of the defined strategic objectives.

Client Impact: External / Internal:

• Monitors client needs relating to role and adapts to changing requirements
• Defines and proposes ways to improve processes and /or systems to enhance the delivery to the business
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle across various business units and consulting functions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Source, attract, and engage top talent through multiple sourcing channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, networking, and direct search methodologies.
• Conduct candidate screening, competency-based interviews, and assessments.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews between candidates and stakeholders.
• Provide market intelligence and recruitment insights to hiring managers and business leaders.

Operational Effectiveness

• Effectively coordinates processes to ensure that deadlines are met
• Checks for accuracy in all processing of information
• Mitigates risk factors through thorough evaluation of requirements and documentation
• Provides accurate and detailed reporting as relevant to the role
• Supports team / business with assistance on overflow work that arises to ensure effective delivery to business
• Works within approved budget and timelines

Development/Growth of team

•    Actively works to address own identified development areas

Budgets/Profitability

• Effectively uses time, equipment and resources
• Accurately and timeously records any costs incurred in work processes

Differentiators for this specific role

• Clear understanding of all stakeholders internally and externally to ensure appropriate level of communication
• Responsible for the effective scheduling of all candidate interactions with the firm. This includes:
• Talent Advisor interviews
• Business interviews
• Case Studies
• Psychometrics
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to the recruitment process
• Takes responsibility and accountability for integrity of system data in their part of the process
• Responsible for the timely coordination of all background and legal checks
• Takes ownership of ensuring top class service during every interaction with candidates. This includes:
  • When candidates are present at all Deloitte interactions
  •  Preparation and presentation of interview packs
  •  Preparation and presentation of case study material
  • Ensures that all stakeholders experience an overwhelming sense of attention and professionalism with each interaction – create a feeling of engagement and connection!
• Effectively manages resolution of queries related to their function
• Responsible for Graduate recruitment
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
  • Candidate management
  • Client relationship and managing the client expectations and needs fulfilling
  • Administration

• Other Recruitment sourcing, support and administration
• Provide support with HR administrative activities on an ad hoc basis, as required

Key Competencies required / Talent Standards Capabilities:

Leadership Capabilities

• Living our Purpose - Identifies and embraces our purpose and values and puts these into practice in their professional life
• Influence - Builds relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders
• Performance drive - Seeks opportunities to challenge self; teams with others across businesses and borders to deliver and takes accountability for own and team results
• Strategic direction - Understands objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities
• Talent development - Develops self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others, and acts as a strong brand ambassador

Core Professional Technical Capabilities

• Competent in full MS Office suite
• Sound knowledge of all work processes related to the role
• Good reporting skills

Core Professional Behavioural Capabilities

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent attention to detail
• Planning and organising skills
• Focus on delivery
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills at all levels
• Ability to solve more complex issues without assistance
• Good business acumen

We are always interested in talking with professionals about their next career experience. If you have a passion for learning from talented people and benefit from the support of a global organization and network, apply online now.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

At Africa Talent by Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonably accommodating persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.  Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

Be careful of Recruitment Scams: Fraudsters or employment scammers often pose as legitimate recruiters, employers, recruitment consultants or job placement firms, advertising false job opportunities through email, text messages and WhatsApp messages. They aim to cheat jobseekers out of money or to steal personal information.

To help you look out for potential recruitment scams, here are some Red Flags:

• Upfront Payment Requests: Deloitte will never ask for any upfront payment for background checks, job training, or supplies.
• Requests for Personal Information: Be wary if you are asked for sensitive personal information, especially early in the recruitment process and without a clear need for it. Fraudulent links or contractual documents may require the provision of sensitive personal data or copy documents (e.g., government issued numbers or identity documents, passports or passport numbers, bank account statements or numbers, parent’s data) that may be used for identity fraud. Do not provide or send any of these documents or data. Please note we will never ask for photographs at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Unprofessional Communication: Scammers may communicate in an unprofessional manner. Their messages may be filled with poor grammar and spelling errors. The look and feel may not be consistent with the Deloitte corporate brand.

If you're unsure, make direct contact with Deloitte using our official contact details. Be careful not to use any contact details provided in the suspicious job advertisement or email.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

We are committed to employment equity and building a diverse and inclusive workplace across the African continent. Our recruitment processes are aligned with our Employment Equity Plan and the principles of the Employment Equity Act. Preference may be given to candidates from designated groups.

We actively support the inclusion of people with disabilities and embrace neurodiversity in the workplace. We recognise and value the unique strengths that neurodivergent individuals bring, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

If you require reasonable accommodations in relation to your disability and neurodiverse needs during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are happy to make adjustments to suit your individual needs.