Talent Acquisition Specialist

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) is an investment manager proudly contributing towards mitigating and building resilience to climate change in areas most affected. We use blended finance structuring to attract public and private capital to invest in high-impact sectors in emerging economies. We believe in a world where sustainable investing and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

We provide financing solutions for infrastructure developers in the renewable energy, water sanitation and ocean sectors, and our fund structures provide investments across the entire project lifecycle (development, construction, and operational stages).

Our long-term vision is to raise, deploy and manage funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation that will deliver a transformative role in the renewable energy, water & oceans, sanitation, landscapes, and sustainable cities sectors.

The role:

Climate Fund Managers is looking to strengthen the organization by adding the best available people to our staff. We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to assist us in identifying, sourcing, screening and recommending candidates for all positions as well as onboarding new hires across all the regions which we operate in: Netherlands, South Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The Talent Acquisition specialist objective is to provide input and ensure that the teams consist of diverse, qualified individuals, ensure that the staffing needs are being met with a long term strategy in mind, devise and implement sourcing strategies to build pipelines for potential applicants, implement end to end hiring processes to ensure a positive experience for candidates and build relationships with hiring managers in the business to ensure clear expectations for candidates and the business.

Key duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, facilitates, and implements all phases of the recruitment process
• Collaborates with department managers to identify and draft detailed and accurate job descriptions and hiring criteria
• Support the global human resources function by providing candidates across our Regions
• Manage end to end candidates recruiting to ensure that the best talent get the job, including planning processes with Hiring Managers
   in South Africa and the global market
• Job postings, candidate research, interviews, assessment and reference checks
• Build a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs
• Effectively promote the company brand to candidates by providing compelling information about the company strategy, capabilities and value proposition
• Ensure that all candidates and hiring managers have a great experience
• Research new platforms, new tools and new techniques to reach passive candidates through various resources
• Maintain appropriate internal processes and tools necessary to scale recruiting operations
• Identifies and implements efficient and effective recruiting methods and strategies based on the available role, industry standards, and the needs of the organization
• Schedules interviews: oversees preparation of interview questions and facilitates other hiring and selection materials
• Facilitates the interview process: attending and conducting interviews with managers, directors, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the hiring manager and/or other human resource staff during the offer process, identifying and recommending salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and other pertinent details.
• Ensures compliance with local employment laws and regulations, and company policies
• Attends and participates in college job fairs and recruiting sessions.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent work experience
• At least five years’ experience in end-to-end global recruitment life cycle
• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends

Behavioural Competencies:

• Devotion to quality - Demanding a high quality of provided products and services, and acting accordingly.

• Results orientated - Being focused on achieving objectives and results, persevering in the face of adversity.

• Organisational sensitivity - Recognising the impact of one's own decisions or actions on other parts of the organisation.

• Initiative - Identifying opportunities and taking action.

• Situational awareness - Demonstrate being well informed about developments in one's environment and effectively using this information for one’s own organisation

• Analysing and forming opinions - Being focused on examining matters in a systematic way.

• Commercial drive - Demonstrating the will and the strength to generate business.

• Adaptability - Purposefully adapting actions to different individuals.

• Performing under pressure - Maintaining an effective performance under pressure, or when faced with setbacks or disappointment.