Talent Acquisition Officer – VSO

Talent Acquisition Officer – VSO

VSO is looking for three Talent Acquisition Officers to become part of a new global team to attract talent for new development programmes to be developed. In order to be ready once programmes become operational, we aim to build pools of strong candidates: VSO volunteers, staff and consultants. You will build, manage and maintain a high quality talent pipeline of prospect candidates for VSO projects. This includes managing the screening process for candidates in the talent pool and the relationship management of the talent pipeline.

The ideal candidate has a HR qualification or equivalent experience in Human Resource Management. You will also have experience of using an applicant tracking system, preferably salesforce.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a high-quality pipeline of candidates in a timely nature, using the global programme talent pool to provide for project and proposal-based pipelines
• Manage the application review process based on skills and qualifications and decide which ones to maintain or withdraw.
• Manage the pre-screening process for applicants as a step to joining the talent pipeline, providing timely feedback on their status and the next steps and ensuring an overall positive applicant experience.
• Recruit and build the capacity of adequate numbers of voluntary Workforce to support the application review process, providing them with relevant information and continued engagement with the organisation.
• Maintain consistent and accurate use of Salesforce ensuring data integrity as an integral part of talent pool management. 6. Maintain total compliance with policy and adherence to processes relating to safeguarding, duty of care and data protection.

Required skills and competencies:

• Qualification or equivalent experience in Human Resource Management
• Recruitment experience, particularly in an international context
• Experience in using an applicant HRIS (Human Resources Information System), ideally Salesforce based
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent team working skills and the confidence to deal with people at all levels
• Excellent customer care skills H
• Highly organised with excellent administration skills
• Ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines and have a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Data and system management: IT literacy Microsoft 365 package