Background information about the job or company 

Lady Askari is seeking a highly organized and proactive Talent Coordinator to manage the recruitment, readiness, and mobilization of our global operational workforce, including external vendors and consultants. This role is focused on ensuring we maintain a qualified, deployment-ready talent pipeline of consultants across multiple international markets. We are building a borderless team and specifically encourage applications from talented professionals globally.

Responsibilities or duties

• Proactively source and vet a qualified external talent pipeline of consultants and vendor personnel (Close Protection Officers, security risk managers, safety advisors, meet & greet facilitators, trainers, translators) across all operational markets.
• Manage the sourcing, screening, assessments, reference checks, offers, and onboarding processes.
• Source candidates through job boards, referrals, LinkedIn, WhatsApp groups, training institutions, industry events, and direct outreach.
• Maintain and review quarterly the "Ready Now / Ready Soon / Ready Later" succession pipeline with operational leadership.
• Manage and maintain the consultant database, ensuring all consultant profiles include accurate, up-to-date contracts, NDAs, licenses, and certifications.
• Ensure HR policy compliance, employment law adherence, and HR best practices.
• Coordinate the onboarding and offboarding of external consultants.

Qualifications or requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a closely related field; or a Diploma in Human Resources or Business Administration.
• Proficiency in sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, Facebook, conferences, and referral networks.
• Skilled in scorecard-based candidate assessment.
• Proficient in Google Workspace.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and the ability to follow through to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in French and/or Spanish is an added advantage.
• Customer service-oriented, with a commitment to treating every candidate with professionalism and respect.

Experience needed

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in recruitment.
• Formal training in structured behavioural interviewing and/or psychometric assessment administration.
• Membership or registration with the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), Kenya, or an equivalent professional HR body in the applicant's home country.
• Proven experience recruiting for security, protective services, fleet operations, 24/7 operational environments, or personnel deployment across borders.
• Demonstrated experience supporting employee deployment and mobilization cycles.
• Experience working within a multi-entity or group company structure.

Any other provided details 

At Lady Askari, you'll be part of a growing, borderless team supporting operations across multiple countries. We are committed to operational excellence and invite talented professionals globally to apply. This role offers the flexibility of a consultancy-based engagement, where your work in talent mobilization directly impacts our ability to deliver world-class security solutions globally.

• Proactively source and vet a qualified external talent pipeline of consultants and vendor personnel (Close Protection Officers, security risk managers, safety advisors, meet & greet facilitators, trainers, translators) across all operational markets.
• Manage the sourcing, screening, assessments, reference checks, offers, and onboarding processes.
• Source candidates through job boards, referrals, LinkedIn, WhatsApp groups, training institutions, industry events, and direct outreach.
• Maintain and review quarterly the "Ready Now / Ready Soon / Ready Later" succession pipeline with operational leadership.
• Manage and maintain the consultant database, ensuring all consultant profiles include accurate, up-to-date contracts, NDAs, licenses, and certifications.
• Ensure HR policy compliance, employment law adherence, and HR best practices.
• Coordinate the onboarding and offboarding of external consultants.

• Proficiency in sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, Facebook, conferences, and referral networks.
• Skilled in scorecard-based candidate assessment.
• Proficient in Google Workspace.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and the ability to follow through to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Customer service-oriented.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a closely related field; or a Diploma in Human Resources or Business Administration.
• Formal training in structured behavioural interviewing and/or psychometric assessment administration.
• Membership or registration with the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), Kenya, or an equivalent professional HR body in the applicant's home country.
• Proven experience recruiting for security, protective services, fleet operations, 24/7 operational environments, or personnel deployment across borders.
• Demonstrated experience supporting employee deployment and mobilization cycles.
• Experience working within a multi-entity or group company structure.