About ENGIE Energy Access

ENGIE Energy Access is one of the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable installments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in 9 countries across Africa (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.2 million customers and more than 6 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to remain the leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025. 

www.engie-energyaccess.com 

Job Purpose/Mission 

We are looking for someone who enjoys partnering with hiring managers to develop thoughtful approaches to recruiting talent in our different markets. Our ideal candidate is passionate about not only building a strong team, but also a team that exhibits and leads with our core values.

Our future Global TA Specialist is someone who cares about both the candidate experience and applying best practices to continue building an incredible team, and who will help us improve how we support hiring managers. The Global TA Specialist will support the HR Team by managing end to end recruitment processes and by attaining recruitment targets set by the team. 

As the Global Talent Acquisition Specialist you will be joining a hardworking team, be supported by great colleagues and have a direct impact on EEA success.

Responsibilities

• Source a diverse pool of candidates for EEA Global team roles and for country senior management roles.
• Ensure delivery of a first-class candidate experience, manage all email communication and interview booking with candidates, and ensure timely responses on next steps and hiring decisions.
• Use the applicant tracking system to manage recruitments - posting jobs, screening candidates, sending regret communication, document progress and communicate with candidates.
• Post vacancies to LinkedIn and other job boards and manage relationships with recruitment firms.
• Conduct reference checks on selected candidates.
• Make and negotiate offers with selected candidates and communicate our employee value proposition.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to hiring managers throughout the recruiting and offer process.
• Responsible for managing the end to end recruitment process, ensuring that stakeholders within EEA understand their role and responsibilities and are trained in the EEA recruitment process.
• Liaise between EEA and candidates - providing each stakeholder with timely progress updates.
• Track recruiting metrics to allow the team to create data-driven strategies and contribute to weekly and monthly reporting.
• Pipeline curation and management: Develop and populate candidate pipelines that will allow teams to fill positions faster.
• Provide thought leadership in recruitment leading practices and make process improvement recommendations on recruitment tools, templates, policies and procedures

Knowledge and skills 

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in recruitment, talent, and sourcing
• Experience recruiting technical roles in the areas of Data, IT, Software, and  Hardware
• Hands-on experience with global recruitment for both senior and mid-level roles across several business functions such as Strategic Marketing, Digital & IT, Operations & Products, Finance, HR, Customer Finance, etc.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Poise when confronted with sudden setbacks
• Willingness to operate in a dynamic and decentralized environment
• Strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask and coordinate processes in a high-pressure environment.
• The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Proven track record of successfully making and negotiating employment offers

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field.

Language(s): 

• Fluent in English
• French or Portuguese is highly desired

 Technology:

• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System
• Experience using sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Knowledge and understanding of computer applications: MS Office; G-Suite

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!