This is a remote position.
About the company:
We are an international company specializing in the provision of services in the area of information systems and technologies, outsourcing solutions, and application development services to government and non-government organizations.
Being part of a group of SMEs with brands and offices across the following countries, USA, UK, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, and North Macedonia.
Context of the position:
As a Senior Recruitment Specialist, you will work with the Head of Recruitment to develop and create sourcing strategies to generate a strong candidate pipeline, ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience, and provide guidance/insight on offers to ensure a high close rate for its client accounts. You will work closely with your peer recruiters to drive strategies for candidate attraction and closing. You will foster a collaborative team environment and a strong service-oriented culture that ensures the delivery of efficient, effective, quality-driven service to the customers.
Skills required/ Experience:
Essential experience and qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Human Resources or Technical field (Preferred)
- 5+ Years of experience in recruiting (ideally in IT or technical field)
- Strong knowledge of MS Office
- Foreign languages: English (advanced level)
- Affinity for the IT industry and good knowledge of technology
Personal skills:
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Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong decision-making skills
- Organized and able to prioritize
- High level of professionalism
- Focused on confidentiality
- Commitment and ownership attitude
- Quick learner, reliable, positive, team player attitude
Desirable experience and qualifications:
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Previous experience working within an international recruitment environment
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Previous experience working with government organisations at national or international level
- Knowledge of additional foreign languages other than English
Responsibilities, duties, and tasks:
- Asses, process, and acknowledge the requirements of the positions assigned to recruit for
- Provide input to the drafted job descriptions and prepare recruitment materials
- Post jobs to appropriate job boards/websites
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, LinkedIn, job boards, social media, etc.
- Attract applicants by placing job advertisements, contacting recommendations, using different methods and job sites
- Screen candidates' resumes and job applications
- Receive all internal and external candidates’ applications and search in the database for the existence of a previous application that corresponds to the mentioned criteria in the candidate’s profile and job description
- Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, verifying references, and comparing qualifications to job requirements
- Evaluate applicants by discussing the applicant’s qualifications with managers
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within the schedule
- Work closely with the candidates to obtain the relevant information/ documents in order to increase the compliance level and be able to present the candidates to customers
- Negotiate offers with candidates and prepare the documents/ agreements the candidate needs to sign
- Prepare the CVs’ in the necessary format for candidates to be submitted/ included in an offer
- Update the databases, internal reports, candidate files, project files, etc.
- Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process
- Keep constantly in contact with candidates and share/ obtain relevant information
- Provide feedback to candidates, regardless of the outcome of the recruitment process
- Collaborate with HR&OPS, Service Delivery, Sales, and Security Departments to make sure all the relevant details are shared, and procedures are respected
- Provide analytical and well-documented recruiting reports to the rest of the team, managers
- Participate in team and project meetings
- Provide information to the Team Leader and draft weekly reports
- Train, support, and mentor Junior Recruiters
- Offer support to junior recruiters in assessing the job requirements, the candidate’s profile, and screening the CVs
- Provide support to junior recruiters by participating in interviews and offering guidance in the negotiation process
- Participate in company/ group and recruitment events (job fairs, conferences, etc.)