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Head up Talent Acquisition (Experienced Hires and Graduate Recruitment), Assessments, Brand and Attraction

SAPRO specializes in providing experienced Audit, Tax and Advisory Consultants to Global Firms including the Big 4 and Mid-Tier to help them meet their seasonal demands.Achievement: Grew headcount from 200 to 1200 in 6 months (placing secondees in the US, Canada, UK and Australia)Responsibilities:• Strategy Management• Talent Acquisition Operational management• Budget/Financial Management • Team management

Responsibilities:Client Relationship Management & Talent Acquisition:- Support clients in identifying their needs to create a brief to be signed off- Provide brief to partner for the team to work on Talent Mapping and candidate pooling- QA submitted Talent Map and Candidate Pool and submit to clients- Direct headhunting of Talent Map candidates if required by the client

Responsibilities:Recruitment & Talent Acquisition:- Responsible for full recruitment process start to end of all graduate as well as senior leadership roles at Director/Partner and Associate Director Levels- Ensured recruitment processes were efficient, transparent and optimized the recruiting manager and candidate experience- Implemented and executed a full Talent Strategy (Recruitment and RPO) aligned to client needsPolicies & Procedures: Recruitment & Selection Policy; Deviation scenario input; Talent Acquisition policy, processes, process flows and SLA; Decks for TA Leader – Digitization, Innovation, Crowdsourcing, Open Talent NetworksTeam Operations management- Lead all teams within the talent acquisition function and set priorities, standards and delivery in line with business requirements and expectations- Internal and External Relationship Building - Risk, Reporting, Process adherence, quality assurance- Onboarded all new hires / internsStrategic Workforce Planning: - Reviewed strategic business goals within the context of talent required - Identified key skills and competencies and prepared detailed Talent Forecasts- Reported on progress towards achieving the Strategic Workforce Plan with full responsibility for the operational and financial reporting- Continual re-evaluation, improvement and implementation of processesStakeholder Relationship ManagementStrategic Branding and events for Business Unit: Identified and arranged talent initiatives to meet objectives of the Talent strategy with assistance from Marketing and EventsProjects completed, but not limited to: Global Experienced Hire Recruiting; Consulting Graduate Recruitment and Brand Strategy; Implementation of a structured Consulting Internship program; Alignment of Talent Acquisition processes across Africa; 3rd Year retention Project manager (Audit CA trainee retention program)

Responsibilities:- Managed a full end-to-end Recruitment Function: Advisory (Consulting, Risk Advisory Services, Corporate Finance & Transaction Services)- Assisted in developing the Recruitment Strategy with the Advisory HC lead and CPA HC partners- Co-ordinated, designed and implemented a successful graduate recruitment program- Tracked and reported recruitment costs and savings- Acted as a trusted adviser by building and maintaining credible stakeholder relationships - Managed and coached a team of 10

Responsibilities:- Overall responsibility for HR, Recruiting and Personnel- Managed and coordinated global and regional recruiters: Brazil, Philippines, US and South Africa- Implemented HR Policies and Procedures globally and locally- Implemented training programs and coordinated such programs- Helped project managers identify the right resources for their projects- Maintained the resource database of all active employees and contractors- Oversaw and coordinated with finance staff globally to ensure consistency with policies and reporting of financial information