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Talent ShorePosted 10 months ago

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$360,000–$600,000 year

On-siteFish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Full TimeSmall

Job Summary

Develop search strategies, source candidates, and manage timelines while preparing reports and conducting interviews. Liaise with clients and high-flying candidates, taking full responsibility for mapping markets and profiling applicants. Lead the preparation of pitch presentations, job descriptions, and reference checks, ensuring accurate database entry and structured documentation. Contribute to business development through events and strategy reports, actively supporting cross-practice search activity and internal process improvements. Work within a founder-led team serving the UK market, maintaining a positive demeanour in fast-paced environments.

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrate flexibility in a fast paced / pressurised environment
  • Project a positive demeanour regardless of changes in working conditions
  • Show the ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities without loss of composure
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment; have high levels of energy, tenacity and focus
  • Determine the appropriate allocation of time
  • Effectively manage the workspace (i.e. keeps a clean and organised office, appropriately handles all paperwork e.g. CVs / internal / external documents / invoices, etc., maintains control over the physical environment, etc.)
  • Balance conflicting priorities in order to manage workflow, ensure the completion of essential projects and meet critical deadlines
  • Confident making nuanced judgements, prioritising time and effort
  • Acute attention to detail ensuring work is produced accurately and of the highest possible standard
  • Excellent time management skills, able to manage conflicting priorities and unforeseen change
  • Demonstrate the ability to foresee problems and prevent them by taking action
  • Utilise analytical skills and a broad understanding of the business to effectively interpret and anticipate needs
  • Innate sense of urgency in everything you do
  • Must have good communication Skills:
  • Listening skills: Understand that the most important aspect of communication is the act of listening and actively works to improve those skills
  • Oral skills: Speak with confidence using clear, concise sentences and is easily understood
  • Written skills: Produces well thought-out, professional correspondence free of grammatical and spelling errors
  • Telephone / Email: Use high quality, professional oral and written skills to project a positive image of the business at all times
  • Interact professionally with clients, candidates and colleagues at all times
  • Promptly respond to requests with accuracy and a courteous demeanour
  • Demonstrate an awareness of fundamental business principles as well as an understanding of the overall industry, ideally has worked for or currently in an Executive Search Consultancy or a similarly fast paced professional services firm
  • Possess integrity and ability to be discreet, trustworthy and completely reliable
  • Work as a competent member of the team, willingly providing back-up support for co-workers when appropriate and actively supporting group goals
  • Display proficiency using standard office equipment
  • Demonstrate advanced proficiency by quickly adapting to new technology and easily acquiring new technical skills
  • Exhibit sound judgment and the ability to make reasonable decisions in the absence of direction
  • Swiftly refer problems / issues to the appropriate person(s) when necessary
  • Work effectively without constant and direct supervision or guidance from the Director
  • able to assess a situation and take initiative but also not be afraid to ask for help when required

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally has worked for or currently in an Executive Search Consultancy or a similarly fast paced professional services firm

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