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Job Type Full TimeQualificationMBA/MSc/MAExperience5 yearsLocationNairobiJob FieldHuman Resources / HR

Duties and accountabilities:

• Proactively manage full lifecycle recruitment process for assigned client group, collaborating with other Recruiters, HRBPs, Recruitment Service Teams, and Hiring Managers.
• Partner with hiring managers to define talent strategies, advise on labor market trends, competitive talent landscapes, and recruitment approaches for critical hiring needs.
• Leverage strategic global sourcing and screening techniques to meet client needs for skilled and diverse candidates.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines in anticipation of hiring needs, leveraging talent mapping, market research, and Talent Insights.
• Manage and provide recruitment advice to clients within the region, using data and relationship-building skills to build credibility and influence decisions, gaining buy-in for a new recruitment model.
• Conduct compensation evaluations and candidate offer negotiations by applying market awareness, analytical reasoning, and clear communication skills.
• Demonstrate candidate care and focus, nurturing talent and managing candidates through the recruitment process.
• Effectively utilize recruitment systems and LinkedIn Recruiter to identify and track candidates, document decisions, maintain accurate data, and generate recruitment metrics, market insights, and reports to continuously improve recruitment outcomes.
• Actively contribute to team and department initiatives, provide backup as needed and volunteer for recruitment-related working groups, sharing best practices and knowledge.

Selection Criteria

• Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant international recruitment experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple recruitment assignments and delivering results in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional stakeholders in complex organizations.
• Proven ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural and consensus-driven environments, exercising sound diplomacy, cultural sensitivity, tact, and discretion.
• Strategic, client-focused mindset with the ability to understand business needs and deliver pragmatic, structured recruitment solutions.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and translate data into actionable insights, recruitment strategies, and workforce plans that support organizational objectives.
• Sound judgment in assessment, selection, and compensation-related decisions, informed by market data and institutional policies.
• Proven ability to identify, source, and headhunt talent for specialized or hard-to-fill roles with in-depth understanding of global talent pools and labor market trends.
• Strong proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS/CRM platforms, with the ability to leverage systems and talent insights to support effective sourcing and candidate relationship management.
• Proactive, agile, and results-oriented approach, with strong prioritization, multitasking, and collaboration skills, thriving in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and professional proficiency in a regional language is an advantage.

• Proactively manage full lifecycle recruitment process for assigned client group, collaborating with other Recruiters, HRBPs, Recruitment Service Teams, and Hiring Managers.
• Partner with hiring managers to define talent strategies, advise on labor market trends, competitive talent landscapes, and recruitment approaches for critical hiring needs.
• Leverage strategic global sourcing and screening techniques to meet client needs for skilled and diverse candidates.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines in anticipation of hiring needs, leveraging talent mapping, market research, and Talent Insights.
• Manage and provide recruitment advice to clients within the region, using data and relationship-building skills to build credibility and influence decisions, gaining buy-in for a new recruitment model.
• Conduct compensation evaluations and candidate offer negotiations by applying market awareness, analytical reasoning, and clear communication skills.
• Demonstrate candidate care and focus, nurturing talent and managing candidates through the recruitment process.
• Effectively utilize recruitment systems and LinkedIn Recruiter to identify and track candidates, document decisions, maintain accurate data, and generate recruitment metrics, market insights, and reports to continuously improve recruitment outcomes.
• Actively contribute to team and department initiatives, provide backup as needed and volunteer for recruitment-related working groups, sharing best practices and knowledge.

• Strategic global sourcing and screening
• Talent mapping, market research, and Talent Insights
• Labor market and competitive talent landscape analysis
• Stakeholder influence and relationship-building
• Data analysis and recruitment reporting
• Candidate assessment, selection, and compensation evaluation
• Candidate offer negotiation and candidate care
• LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS/CRM platforms
• Talent pipeline development and headhunting
• Prioritization, multitasking, collaboration, and diplomacy
• Written and spoken English; professional proficiency in a regional language is an advantage

• Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant international recruitment experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple recruitment assignments and delivering results in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional stakeholders in complex organizations.
• Proven ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural and consensus-driven environments, exercising sound diplomacy, cultural sensitivity, tact, and discretion.
• Strategic, client-focused mindset with the ability to understand business needs and deliver pragmatic, structured recruitment solutions.
• Sound judgment in assessment, selection, and compensation-related decisions, informed by market data and institutional policies.
• Proactive, agile, and results-oriented approach, with strong prioritization, multitasking, and collaboration skills.