Discovery People

Recruitment Sourcing Specialist

 About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose

This is an opportunity for a Recruitment Sourcing Specialist to work closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition and Brand in the Centre of Expertise. The purpose of this role is to provide strategic sourcing and recruitment expertise which includes attraction, sourcing, building and maintenance of talent pipelines, equipping Business with the latest recruitment research, data insights and the management of the end-to-end recruitment process and system initiatives.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Providing subject matter expertise and thought leadership on the end-to-end recruitment process, system and people capability requirements
• Development of a strategic sourcing/ recruitment research strategy and implementation
• Build diverse, sustainable and future-fit talent pipelines whilst also providing insights that guide the sourcing strategies for critical and scarce skill talent segments.
• Work closely with the BU recruiters to manage the recruitment process for search assignments and measurement of recruiting metrics, like source of hire, quality of hire and time-to-fill.
• Forecasting of future talent needs in line with the business requirements by understanding shifts in the marketplace.
• Management of the end-to-end recruitment process, technologies, and recruitment related initiatives (i.e., in-house talent events)
• Design attraction methodologies leveraging recruitment marketing channels (i.e., social media), applicant tracking system, referrals, and other creative avenues to generate robust talent pipelines.
• Partner with Business leaders to analyse and interpret internal and external market intelligence data and derive insights for strategic business decision making.
• Contribute to strategic projects i.e., content building, business process optimization, multi-disciplinary team engagement.
• Management of external relationships with solution partners i.e., LinkedIn
• In partnership/networking with universities, professional associations, and talent communities to identify critical and diverse candidates.
• Build an intentional professional brand as a subject matter expert on LinkedIn.
• Talent Acquisition policy documentation updates and monthly reporting to monitor and measure return on investment of recruitment solutions.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Acts with integrity, impartiality, and independence, balancing personal, organisation and legal parameters.

• Has a deep sense of own core values and operates within personal boundaries.

• Consistently acts according to organisational and legal principles and agreed processes
• Delivers to expectations and promises
• Accepts responsibility and takes remedial and developmental action when mistakes are made.
• Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation.

Education and Experience

Essential 

• HR (Human Resources) or business-related degree
• 5- 7 years’ experience in strategic recruitment and sourcing at senior levels (executive and critical skills)
• Sourcing research experience (preferably recruitment agency or executive search firm)
• In-depth knowledge of candidate attraction and selection strategies
• Has presence and impact Strength in building and maintaining relationships
• Advantage: Data-analytics capabilities (advanced excel skills)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people living with disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.