Co-Founder and Director / COO / Talent Acquisition Consultant - STEP Talent Sourcing (Pty) Ltd / Step 4ward Talent Sourcing / Talent Sourcing Mauritius
(2012-01 - 2025-01)
- Day-to-day management of the business and ensuring the smooth operation thereof.
- Management of 6 Permanent Staff Members and 500+ Temporary Staff Members.
- 360 End-to-end Recruitment (National and International) including client engagement, conducting searches, initial contact to negotiation, contract and commencement of service stage, including Senior Hires, Temporary Employees as well as Upskilled Staff.
- Follow-ups on successful placements.
- Marketing, Business Development and Acquisition.
- Strategic Consulting with clients with the purpose of customising hiring strategies (Including Head Hunting Assignments).
- Building and securing a candidate pipeline and database of professional candidates.
- Sourcing candidates for clients using various methods and platforms, including Social Media as well as the various applicable platforms (including CRM).
- Client engagement, liaison, building and maintaining sound business relationships.
- Contract Negotiation.
- Disciplinary Enquiries of Temporary and Upskilled Staff.
- Labour Lawyer / Advocate and CCMA liaison and representation (pertaining to Temporary and Upskilled Staff members).
- Placing of advertisements and the screening of CV's.
- Extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Interviewing Candidates and preparation of CV's including Executive Summaries of Senior Hires.
- Compilation of Shortlisted Candidates for Clients.
- MIE Verifications and Reference checks.
- Co-ordinate Interview Schedules for Clients and arranging interviews with Candidates.
- Candidate tracking and the preparation of Tracking Schedules.
- Monitor, report and analyse Recruitment Statistics.
- Handle confidential information with the required discretion.
- On-boarding and assistance to Candidates, including VISA's and international relocation.
- Ensuring Statutory Compliance (including Insurance, i.e. Professional Indemnity, SARS, etc).
- Adhere to the stipulations of the applicable Client's Service Level Agreement.
- Ongoing communication and regular feedback to Candidates as well as Clients.
- Compiling Job Specifications and Profiles for Clients in the absence thereof.
- Advertising Positions on various portals and media platforms.
- Preparation and placement of Advertisements on behalf of Clients as well as response handling.
- Brand management.
- Building and maintaining a professional network.
- Financial Management and liaison with Registered Auditors.
- Responsible for all tax related matters, including SARS and WC (PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT, etc).
- Staff management and performance monitoring.
- Compilation and implementation of Contingency Policies.
- Recruitment Fields experienced in (but not limited to): Engineering (various disciplines), Mining, Finance, Banking, Insurance, HR, Legal, IT, Consulting, Automotive, Waste Management, Health Care (for the Disabled), etc.
- Clients included: Deloitte, DSS (Du Pont), Barclays, ABSA, SABIC (Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation), Discovery, IDC (Industrial Development Corporation), SASOL (Various Divisions), AECI, Novartis, PPS, InterWaste Holidings, ACSA, SAAT (South African Airways Technical Services).
- Various Ad-hoc duties.
Talent Acquisition Consultant - Le Roux van Blerk & Associates / Moseneke & van Blerk / Step 2 Talent Sourcing
(1995-01 - 2012-01)
Performed duties similar to those listed above to these Companies (Name and Shareholding changes).
Consultant - Own Consulting Company
(1992-01 - 1995-01)
Provided IT Consulting services to Persetel, Nedbank and SA Breweries on a contract basis.
Head of End User Computing - Ciba-Geigy (Now Novartis)
(1989-01 - 1992-01)
- Responsible for all Personal Computers, Laptops, related equipment as well as the Local Area Network.
- Training needs assessment of all users.
- Preparation of Course Material as well as the preparation thereof.
- Responsible for the IT Training Centre.
- Support all users with Service Calls logged (both Software and Hardware related).
- Assist with Microsoft Applications, i.e. Formulas, Formats, Customised applications, etc.
- 3 Incumbents reporting.
Various Positions - Various Companies
(1985-01 - 1989-01)
Held various positions in Buying, Finance, IT and Treasury Departments prior during the period 1985 – 1989 (To be discussed if required).
