Talent Attraction & Employer Branding Specialist

Do you have experience positioning a business as an employer of choice to support talent recruitment through EVP and branding. Are you an exceptional storyteller with excellent and demonstrable copywriting skills? Are you naturally curious and possess an analytical mindset that enables you to extract and manipulate data to understand campaign performance to optimise and share learnings with key stakeholders. Do you have experience planning and creating content for social campaigns across multiple channels? Are you intrigued about building a large-scale community of exceptional global talent?

ABOUT US

Africa has an untapped talent pool that is increasing exponentially, with a projected workforce that will exceed India and China by 2035. Fuelled by this, our mission is to create work opportunities for millions of Africa’s youth and solve the world’s shortage of technology talent.

Our company SAND has 170+ staff members from 30+ countries with plans to acquire several companies around the world to become a multi-billion dollar global technology services provider that employs over 100K employees across the globe.

We have 3 brands represented in our ecosystem:

• With ALX, we are building the fastest-growing pool of technology talent in the world, training young talent across Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Data Science and Salesforce. We are shaping the next generation of software engineers in over 60 countries.
• Through our talent agent, The Room, we are creating a community (43+ countries represented to date) for the World’s top tech talent sparking transformative careers by connecting top technology talent with extraordinary opportunities for impact.
• Through Sand Technologieswe support enterprises and scale-ups around the world to develop world class technology products, build great technology teams, generate more revenue, and deliver outstanding customer experience. Our clients include one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world as well as Bestseller A/S (Denmark), Create Prime (New Zealand), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), and Tamara (Dubai).

With varying levels of expertise in software development, data, cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, UX design, web development, etc, we providing unparalleled opportunities to technology talent worldwide while reshaping industries, disrupting traditional business models, and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth.

We do hard things!

ABOUT THE TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM

We are a team of generalists with a fail fast and beginner mindset. We are a fun-loving, vibrant, hard-working and dedicated team that believes in pushing the boundaries of excellence to ensure a rigorous and engaging hiring process for all involved. We consider ourselves the gatekeepers of the organization, tasked with partnering with managers across the org to help them fill their talents needs now and in the future.

Our mission is simple, attract & select top talent while creating a memorable and engaging candidate experience. As our organisation is scaling fast, the TA team is constantly thinking about ways to find the right talent, how to iterate the process to make it more efficient for both managers and candidates while maintaining rigor.

If you are excited about working in a high growth and autonomous team, come join us and make history.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Talent Attraction and Employer Brand Specialist, you will be responsible for enabling and setting up our Sand internal brand assets, marketing, social and digital activations to drive more applicants to apply for jobs at our company.

More specifically your role will include:

• Working closely with the VP of People and Talent Acquisition Lead to understand the company's goals and objectives related to employer branding.
• Co-developing with the internal brand development team the Sand internal brand assets, marketing, social and digital activations to drive more applicants to apply for jobs at the company.
• Redefining the company's employer brand by developing key messaging, themes and a value proposition that appeals to potential candidates.
• Developing and implementing a content strategy for social media to promote the employer brand, build brand awareness, and engage with potential candidates.
• Identifying and managing external agencies or vendors to support employer branding initiatives where needed.
• Monitoring, measuring and reporting on the success of employer branding initiatives, using data and insights to continuously improve our strategy and approach.
• Collaborating with other teams, including marketing, People Experience and communications, to align messaging and ensure a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints.
• Engaging with employees to gather insights and feedback to inform employer branding initiatives.
• Assisting in the activation of the brand, driving brand and sentiment growth to make it a company that people want to work at.
• Participating in other projects as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or relevant portfolio and experience in marketing, communications, People Experience or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in employer branding, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing employer branding initiatives, with a track record of success in driving brand and sentiment growth.
• Experience in social media management and content development for social media.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data and insights to drive decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
• Passion for employer branding and creating a great candidate experience