Senior Recruitment Consultant at Festan Consulting Limited

Festan Consulting Limited is a business process management firm providing services on human resources capacity building and business development management services in Nigeria.

We are recruiting on behalf of our client to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Recruitment Consultant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 

• Our client organization is looking to hire a dynamic Senior Recruitment Consultant with a passion for connecting talent with opportunity and building strong client relationships.
• He/she would be expected to thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a proven track record of success in recruitment.
• Your primary responsibility will be to source, attract, and match the best candidates with our clients’ requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned client accounts, providing exceptional customer service and timely updates.
• Serving as the initial point of contact for a large candidate pool and managing, servicing, developing, and building a client portfolio
• Managing client accounts, offering support and top-notch customer care to candidates throughout a portfolio that is both assigned and expanding.
• Maintaining/servicing, developing, and growing a client base; filling shift requests with appropriately qualified and experienced staff; obtaining candidates’ weekly availability; and understanding and getting to know their skills and areas of expertise in order to place them in suitable environments while providing ongoing support.
• Attracting, and identifying candidates through headhunting, generating candidate leads and recommendations, and assisting with compliance management.
• Efficiently manage the allocation of resources, ensuring appropriate staffing levels to meet client demands.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of contracts, ensuring a win-win situation for both clients and candidates.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their recruitment requirements and develop tailored talent acquisition strategies.
• Create and implement successful hiring strategies to achieve the hiring goals and objectives of customers.
• Provide regular reports and updates on recruitment activities to management.
• Maintaining, developing and growing a portfolio of clients, Utilize various sourcing channels to identify top-tier candidates, including job boards, social media, networking events, and referrals.
• Conduct thorough candidate assessments, interviews, and screenings to ensure they meet the clients’ requirements and expectations.
• Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline/pool for current and future opportunities.
• Maintaining competitiveness in the market requires being current on trends in the industry, market conditions, and recruitment best practices.
• Serve as a dependable resource for the organisation, offering market data, wage benchmarking, and hiring best practises for our clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Previous experience in Recruitment Consultancy Talent Acquisition Specialist, or in a similar role within the recruitment industry with minimum of 7 years work experience in similar role in a top recruiting/resourcing firm is a MUST.
• Understands recruitment consultancy of 360-degree roles of Business Development and Recruitment Services
• Previous recruitment sales experience or strong business development background.
• Extensive experience in candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection processes for recruitment.
• Proficiency in applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruiting software
• Proven track record in business development, identifying new opportunities, and expanding client accounts.
• Ability to understand the specific job requirements of clients and to design specialised recruitment strategies.
• Proficient in closing candidate placements and winning employment offers through persuasive and effective negotiation abilities.
• The ability to analyse data and effectively manage one’s time to manage various accounts, projects, and deadlines.
• Ability to function well under pressure and in a quick-paced atmosphere.

Salary Range

• N400,000 – N500,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs@festanconsulting.com using the position as the subject of the email.