Manager, Talent Acquisition

As the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will have the opportunity to join and shape a fast-scaling global foundation by developing a highly effective talent pipeline for all positions in the program. This is a highly hands on, and analytical role with intense stakeholder and project management across the various teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to multi-task and take ownership of the current talent acquisition  process from the get-go. Working closely with our Bridge leadership team and department leads, you will oversee staff and schools hiring.

You’re an extremely effective communicator, both written and verbal, and are  energized by interacting with people, building relationships, and networking. These things come  naturally to you and are what you crave in your working life. A keen sense of ownership, speedy  execution, and scrappiness is a must. The candidate is equally comfortable as an individual contributor as well as a leader who can drive the efforts of a team. This role reports directly to both our People Director and dotted reporting to the Managing Director 

What You Will Do

• Work with hiring managers and their teams to oversee recruitment efforts, across both support staff and school hiring in Bridge. You will take lead on all staff hiring and oversee a Talent Acquisition Officers focussed on schools hiring across Bridge Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and India – Andhra Pradesh.
• Partner with the People team to project and meet teacher and academy manager hiring needs to ensure we have full coverage of all permanent and substitute teachers, and academy managers.
• Support the People team with placement of the hired teachers and academy managers in each recruitment cycle.
• Partner with department leads and the People team for internal hiring efforts (internal recruitment is the assessment of employees for different or more senior roles). 
• Use social media, job boards, internet sourcing, and other technical means to source  candidates for open jobs for current open roles and identify future talent needs and proactively  recruit and source candidates. 
• Develop and maintain networks that ensure we meet our needs for teachers, academy managers and the staff that support delivery in our schools. This could be through targeted community outreach, and partnerships with teacher training colleges.
• Manage the recruitment process and life-cycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and  offers.
• Guide hiring managers and decision makers by providing valuable insight and hiring and  employment data. 
• Manage relationships with recruiters, academic and professional groups, and with a wider  audience through use of social media and other targeted outreach to key audiences; including  coordination of on-campus recruiting, job fairs, conferences, and other opportunities to connect  with audiences interested in for-profit education space. 
• Leverage a candidate experience focused; coach and mentor a team on meticulous candidate  management using an applicant tracking system to track applicants from the selection phase  through to on-boarding. 
• Create and deploy various hiring strategies and initiatives – around sourcing and hiring practices, talent attraction, employer branding, outreach and partnership programs and internships.
• Review current processes objectively, and relentlessly focus on iteration – across quality of hire, time to hire and experience.
• Candidate experience focused; meticulous candidate management using an applicant tracking system to track applicants from the selection phase through to on-boarding. 

What You Should Have

• Bachelor’s degree with superior academic performance.
• 3+ years within Talent Acquisition; we particularly value experience in extreme growth situations. Experience recruiting for field teams is preferred.
• Extensive headhunting / direct recruitment experience, particularly with building diverse teams.
• Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven Talent Acquisition organization (in-house / corporate or agency), as well as in designing and implementing talent acquisition solutions encompassing talent attraction and outreach programmes to build for longer-term talent pipeline.
• Curiosity, grit and a relentless spirit to uncover talent across Kenya and Uganda.
• Experience with establishing and maintaining senior stakeholders, internally and externally, demonstrating the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations for hiring partnerships.