Talent Acquisition Associate at Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Associate

Location: Lagos
Reporting Manager: Human Resource Business Partner, Nigeria.

The Role

• The Talent Acquisition Associate will work closely with heads of department to fill vacancies and promote employer branding.
• We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia.  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities
Key responsibilities for the role:

• Established recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
• Determine applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.
• Coordinate full cycle recruitment as necessary, following all HR processes, procedures, hiring deadlines and job requirement.
• Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements as well as head hunting, when required.
• Coordinates virtual and physical interviews.
• Evaluates applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers, interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications.
• Execute and maintain sourcing strategy for short term and long-term talent acquisition forecasts.
• Reviews employment applications and background check reports
• Counsel the candidate on corporate benefits, salary, and corporate environment
• Build long-term relationships with past and potential candidates.
• Manage respective candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities.
• Create monthly reports on key talent acquisition metrics.
• Proactively seek market intelligence to gain competitive advantage in attraction, assessment, and sourcing methodologies
• Suggest new ideas for improving talent acquisition activities.

Requirements
The ideal candidate is:

• Working experience in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment role of at least 3 years (post NYSC)
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• In-depth knowledge of candidate’s selection methods
• Excellent understanding of full cycle recruitment processes for both technical and non-technical recruitments.
• Hands on experience with Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Outstanding communications and interpersonal skills
• Impactful presentation style
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.
• Creative thinker and proactive problem solver
• A positive, “can do” attitude.

Remuneration
Greenlight Planet offers competitive compensation, a fun, supportive work environment, and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.