Recruitment Specialist - Centurion

Introduction

As part of our ongoing organisational growth and the increasing demand across our technical and operational teams, we are initiating an in-house recruitment process to appoint a Recruitment Specialist (Technical / Telecommunications) to join our HR team. We would appreciate your assistance in sourcing high-quality, suitable candidate.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Requirements Translation (The "Intake")

• Stack Analysis: Understanding the difference between a Java Developer (Backend) and a JavaScript Developer (Frontend/Fullstack) so they don't waste time on the wrong profiles.
• Problem Definition: Asking hiring managers if they need a "Maintenance Engineer" to keep things running or a "Greenfield Developer" to build something from scratch.

2. Strategic Sourcing & Boolean Mastery

• Boolean Searching: Using complex search strings on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, and LinkedIn to find engineers based on code contributions rather than just resumes.
• Community Engagement: Attending (or sponsoring) hackathons, tech meetups, and dev conferences to build long-term relationships.

3. Technical Vetting & Pre-Screening

• Initial Technical Screening: Asking high-level questions to verify fundamental knowledge (e.g., explaining the difference between $REST$ and $GraphQL$).
• Administering Assessments: Managing the logistics of technical tests or "take-home" coding challenges using platforms like Codility or HackerRank.

4. Candidate Experience & "Geek" Advocacy

• Value Proposition: Selling the "cool factor" of the tech—is it high-scale, does it use AI, or is it solving a difficult legacy problem?
• Closing the Deal: Acting as a mediator during salary negotiations, often involving complex packages like base pay, bonuses, and RSUs (Restricted Stock Units).

Desired Experience & Qualification

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in Technical / IT recruitment.
• Exposure to telecommunications (advantageous).
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage end-to-end recruitment processes.
• High attention to detail and quality of submissions.

Additional Requirements:

• Candidates must be based in South Africa, Johannesburg.
• Must be willing to work on-site (Centurion).
• Preference will be given to candidates who can operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.