NCBA Bank Head of Talent Acquisition Jobs in Kenya
Job Purpose Statement
The Head of Talent Acquisition is accountable for leading the recruiting department and the business at large in all of its recruiting functions, inclusive of team leadership, sourcing strategy development and execution, program design and implementation, and recruiting goal development and achievement.
Head of Talent Acquisition leads the talent acquisition function and help the organisation hire top talent in a timely, efficient & cost-effective manner while promoting diverse & inclusive hiring practices.
The Head of Talent acquisition also operates as a member of the HR Leadership Team and reports to the Group Director, HR & Culture, who is responsible for guiding the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy of the Group.
Key Result Areas
The principal duties and responsibilities of the role will be as follows;
Leadership/Supervisory role: exercise leadership over the recruiting department, overseeing the
execution of all activities by the team. In this position, the Head of talent acquisition oversees the banks overall recruiting and sourcing mission, vision, and long-term strategy.
Leads the recruiting department with a focus on driving accountability, shaping their strategies, supporting department-wide growth and development, and team alignments.
In this capacity, the Head of Talent acquisition also plays a mentorship role to key junior department personnel, supporting their consistent professional growth, and essentially preparing them for the assumption of higher duties in the section.
Collaboration: The Head of Talent acquisition plays a highly collaborative role and in this position, works closely with the senior management team and human resources business partners in Driving the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities in the Bank.
Work closely with the marketing department in effectively establishing communication strategies that attract diverse talent to the business.
Work with other HR departmental heads, regularly providing insights programs that are impacting the
business inclusive of training, internal movement, career-path creation, and so forth.
Identifying and partnering with external providers as required to ensure hiring needs are met.
Strategy/Tactics: The Head of Talent acquisition plays a leading role in the designing and implementation of business-wide recruiting processes, applicant tracking systems, management
reporting, and vendor management.
Approves the adoption of suitable recruiting metrics that ultimately lead to the successful integration of new hires.
Develops innovative sourcing strategies and procedures and ensures that there is a consistent and positive candidate experience, which increases the prospects of acquisition and retention of talent for the business.
Defining and driving team objectives to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks relating to time to fill, cost per hire, diversity hiring and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction.
Strategically balance and prioritize recruiting department resources in order to meet the constantly evolving business needs.
Analytics: delivers on-going reports for tracking the results, impacts, and cost-effectiveness of the current recruiting strategies.
Use this information to identify trends and adjust the recruiting strategies in order to optimize the impact of the recruiting team.
Conducts research and translates trends into creative and innovative practices, maintains a strong understanding of how the innovative trends and competitive landscape affect the business, and
identifies the most suitable recruiting approaches that support high performance hiring.
Policy & Processes: The Head of talent acquisition has the responsibility of providing direction and consultation to the business on emerging trends and best practices that impact and influence acquisition and attraction within key talent segments.
Develops and maintains an understanding of the business, which will come in handy in selling the
business to potential hires and talents in the market.
Ensures that all of the business’s recruiting practices comply with the applicable regulations, both internal and external.
Other Duties: The Head of talent acquisition will perform similar duties as deems fit for the proper execution of the role and duties delegated by the Group Director, Human Resources & Culture, the Deputy Director HR, or the Employer.
Ideal Job Specifications – Minimum Requirements
Academic Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree
A Master’s degree from a reputable institution will be an added advantage.
Professional Qualifications
Higher Diploma in Human Resources or CHRP Certification (Completed).
Member, Institute of Human Resource Management
Experience Requirements
A candidate for this position must have had at least 7 years in working experience in a recruiting position, preferably as a senior recruiter in a highly competitive and dynamic environment.
The candidate will also have had a proven and successful experience leading a high-performing
recruiting team for a business, resulting in the acquisition and retention of top talents in the market.
A suitable candidate will also have proven and successful experience working with full-cycle
recruiting as well as have a broad understanding of general HR requirements
Summary of competencies
Demonstrable knowledge of and exposure to all aspects of human resource management along the
employee lifecycle with Strong knowledge and previous experience within a resourcing function.
Have strong experience in a leadership role within talent acquisition function.
Good exposure to using applicant tracking software
You have prior experience within talent acquisition, recruitment and talent assessments
An understanding of diversity and how this impacts and connects with resourcing
Creating talent acquisition programs and implementing an employer brand which corresponds to the organization’s culture
Strong relationship building & influence stakeholders management and communication skills
Understanding of data and analytics with an ability to demonstrate to others its impact and return on investment.
How to Apply
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