JOB OVERVIEW

The Talent Acquisition Business Partner (TA BP) will lead the design and execution of a holistic talent acquisition strategy across the business. This role requires both hands-on recruitment expertise and strong people leadership, managing a team of talent consultants while ensuring compliance, efficiency, and alignment with the broader talent management lifecycle.

The TA BP will play a critical role in enabling business growth by ensuring the company attracts, hires, and retains top talent, while partnering closely with business leaders to forecast workforce needs, support succession planning, and embed best practice processes.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Leadership & Team Management

• Manage and mentor a team of Talent Consultants (3–5 years’ experience leading teams).
• Build capability within the team by providing coaching, training, and development opportunities.
• Set performance objectives, track progress, and ensure accountability.

Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Partner with leadership to understand workforce needs and develop effective talent acquisition strategies.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessments, offers, and onboarding.
• Ensure recruitment practices reflect diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles.
• Develop and implement recruitment policies, frameworks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) that align with business needs.

• Ensure all recruitment processes are compliant with labour legislation, company policies, and industry standards.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, dashboards, and reporting for audit, compliance, and decision-making.
• Provide regular reports to leadership on hiring performance, pipeline health, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and other key metrics.
• Implement fair, transparent, and consistent practices across all hiring activities.

 Talent Management Integration

• Partner with HRBPs and Learning & Development to ensure seamless integration between recruitment, onboarding, and career development.
• Contribute to workforce planning, succession planning, and talent pipeline development.
• Support employer branding initiatives to position the business as an employer of choice.
  

SKILLS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a people management role.
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing a recruitment team.
• Strong knowledge of compliance, labour law, and best practice in recruitment.
• Experience developing and implementing recruitment policies and processes.
• Proficiency in data-driven reporting, HRIS, and recruitment systems.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner and influence at all levels of the business.

• Leadership: Ability to inspire, coach, and hold others accountable.
• Strategic Thinking: Aligns recruitment activities to long-term business objectives.
• Problem-Solving: Anticipates challenges and develops proactive solutions.
• Relationship Management: Builds trust with stakeholders and candidates.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Analytical Skills: Uses data and metrics to inform decision-making.