Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Overview

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment aligned with the manpower plan, ensuring qualified candidates are hired timely, cost-effectively, and matched with appropriate grades and pay scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, selection criteria, and sourcing strategies for each vacancy.
• Identify candidates via direct sourcing methods, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and market mapping; oversee recruitment agencies when direct sourcing is insufficient.
• Evaluate applications, conduct competency-focused interviews, and coordinate technical and panel assessments.
• Create offer proposals consistent with approved pay scales, grade structures, and benefit entitlements, securing necessary approvals.
• Manage candidate communications and experiences from initial contact through onboarding efficiently and professionally.
• Oversee pre-employment procedures including reference checks, background verification, certificate validation, and medical clearances, facilitating handoff to Government Affairs for mobilization.
• Keep comprehensive applicant tracking records and generate recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance, and pipeline status.
• Provide insights on market trends and salary benchmarks to HR Operations and Organizational Design teams.
• Contribute to employer branding activities, updating career content and engaging in recruitment events.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least five years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally in engineering, construction, energy, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience in GCC recruitment is essential; sourcing expertise from CIS, Central Asia, and Indian subcontinent markets is a significant plus.
• Proven ability to recruit for both technical and corporate roles.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in direct candidate sourcing and market mapping.
• Strong aptitude for competency-based interviewing and assessment techniques.
• Proficient with applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics.
• Skillful in offer formulation ensuring alignment with pay gradations.
• Negotiation capabilities and effective candidate relationship management.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Russian is advantageous.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

Collaborate internally with Senior HR Operations Manager, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, Government Affairs, and Organizational Design. Externally, interact with candidates, recruitment agencies, job boards, assessment providers, universities, and professional organizations.