Overview
Regional Recruiter will serve as a strategic partner in attracting top talent for both staff and proposal recruitment. This role is part of a fast-paced environment that manages a high volume of open positions throughout the year.
This position will serve all Jhpiego country offices in Anglophone Africa Region.
Applications will be shortlisted on rolling basis.
Responsibilities
Recruitment
- Proactively manages full life-cycle recruitment campaigns for staff positions and proposal submissions including management of sourcing, advertising, screening, interviewing, selection, and closing process
- Manage offer process including salary, benefits and allowances as required
- Collect recruitment documents from candidates including biographical information
- Manage the international candidate database striving continuously to populate with appropriate candidates
- Support workplace diversity and build strong network of skilled professionals
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers to understand current and future hiring needs, developing job descriptions/specifications, and hiring strategies
- Align the recruitment of each position to the overall strategy and utilize diverse sourcing mechanisms to proactively identify potential key personnel
- Provide timely progress updates on pipelining, interview, and placement activity to hiring managers
- Maintain open position report and track recruitment activity, analysis and metrics
- Maintain compliance with policies and procedures, local employment laws and regulations with regard to all recruitment practices
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, including timely communication and feedback.
- Promote the organization’s culture and values in recruitment materials and interactions
- Analyze recruitment data to identify trends and areas for improvement
- Work with Regional HRBP to coordinate onboarding of proposed staff at the time of project award and after candidate selection for awarded projects.
Administrative/Other
- Manage social media strategy (LinkedIn)
- Backstop special projects as needed
- Provide administrative and operational support to Regional HR Partner as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree relevant to the role with 5 to 6 years’ full-life cycle recruiting experience
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
- Experience developing positive working relationships with hiring managers
- Demonstrated knowledge of HR and recruiting methods and processes
- Recruiting experience in international development or public health arena preferred
- Experience working across multiple countries within the region
- Proposal recruitment experience for USG donor (i.e. USAID, CDC, DOD) or other international donor agencies preferred
- Ability to execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management
- Self-sufficient and able to work with little directed supervision
- Tenacious with a solutions approach
- Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Demonstratable knowledge of employment laws, and standard HR and recruiting practices and procedures
- Strong oral and written communication skills; able to interact effectively, and in a professional, tactful manner with candidates, employees and senior management
- Proficient in using applicant tracking software, iCIMS would be preferred
- Metrics-oriented, analytical thinker who is able to analyze, interpret, present and act upon data
- Attention to detail, ability to act independently, follow up, take initiative and use good judgment
- Aware of and sensitive to working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural groups in a developing country environment
COMPETENCIES
Organizational: customer service, active listening, communication, time management, multitasking, marketing /branding
Job Specific: Decision-making, relationship building, problem-solving, strategic perspective, High Confidentiality, Organized and Results Oriented, Problem solving and decision making
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.
EEO is the Law
RECRUITMENT SCAMS & FRAUD WARNING
Jhpiego has become aware of scams involving false job offers. Please be advised:
- Recruiters will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
- All active jobs are advertised directly on our careers page.
- Official Jhpiego emails will always arrive from a @Jhpiego.org email address.
Please report any suspicious communications to [email protected]
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