Talent Acquisition Specialist

BIA • Guin, AL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will join a team of more than 50 HR professionals supporting HR activities across more than 15 countries in Africa, Mauritius, and Belgium. You will be primarily based in Conakry, Guinea, and will manage and execute recruitment processes for local and regional positions in Guinea. You will also support recruitment needs in other West and Central African countries where BIA operates, according to business needs.

The role has a direct reporting line to the HR Manager based in Guinea and a functional reporting line to the Group Recruitment & Mobility Manager based in Mauritius. Work organization, priorities, processes, recruitment standards, and operational management will be mainly coordinated through the functional reporting line based in Mauritius.

The internal job title under BIA’s job classification is Recruitment & Mobility Officer. The position covers permanent and temporary recruitment, recruitment reporting, talent-pool development, onboarding coordination, and support for Group recruitment projects. It also involves participation in recruitment fairs and employer-branding initiatives where relevant to the country. The role requires short business trips, primarily in West and Central Africa, for one to two weeks per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent education.
• At least 4 years of experience in international recruitment activities.
• Fluent spoken and written French and English.
• Good command of HR databases.
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Availability for short business trips of one to two weeks per year, primarily in West and Central African countries.
• Client orientation, teamwork, results orientation, proactivity, and ability to influence and persuade.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors.
• Recruitment experience in the mining or construction sectors.
• Experience using social media for candidate sourcing and attraction.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process for permanent and temporary local and regional positions.
• Update recruitment processes and applications in the ATS (SAP SuccessFactors).
• Organize briefing meetings with hiring managers and refine job advertisements.
• Upload all recruitment-related documents to the dedicated IT tools.
• Screen applications received.
• Organize and conduct HR interviews, including writing interview reports.
• Follow up on job-related interviews.
• Negotiate salary packages.
• Coordinate the onboarding process for new employees.
• Support the Recruitment & Mobility Manager with Group-level recruitment projects.
• Contribute to managing and enriching the talent pool.
• Develop working relationships with recruitment agencies, where applicable.
• Report on recruitment activities.
• Participate in job fairs, professional events, and other employer-branding initiatives, according to country-specific needs.
• Contribute to other recruitment-related activities according to country-specific needs.
• Promote the employee referral program.
• Maintain recruitment compliance, process adherence, accurate data, and effective ATS use.
• Help reduce reliance on recruitment agencies to optimize hiring costs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an attractive package of extra-legal benefits.
• Human-scale company with an international dimension that encourages autonomy and team spirit.
• Collaboration with experienced and passionate colleagues in a growing family business.
• Stimulating career opportunity and comprehensive training program.
• Opportunity to take initiatives and further develop skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level