Recruitment Specialist - Centurion

About the position

Introduction As part of our ongoing organisational growth and the increasing demand across our technical and operational teams, we are initiating an in-house recruitment process to appoint a Recruitment Specialist (Technical / Telecommunications) to join our HR team. We would appreciate your assistance in sourcing high-quality, suitable candidate. Duties & Responsibilities 1. Requirements Translation (The "Intake") Stack Analysis: Understanding the difference between a Java Developer (Backend) and a JavaScript Developer (Frontend/Fullstack) so they don't waste time on the wrong profiles. Problem Definition: Asking hiring managers if they need a "Maintenance Engineer" to keep things running or a "Greenfield Developer" to build something from scratch. 2. Strategic Sourcing & Boolean Mastery Boolean Searching: Using complex search strings on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, and LinkedIn to find engineers based on code contributions rather than just resumes. Community Engagement: Attending (or sponsoring) hackathons, tech meetups, and dev conferences to build long-term relationships. 3. Technical Vetting & Pre-Screening Initial Technical Screening: Asking high-level questions to verify fundamental knowledge (e.g., explaining the difference between $REST$ and $GraphQL$). Administering Assessments: Managing the logistics of technical tests or "take-home" coding challenges using platforms like Codility or HackerRank. 4. Candidate Experience & "Geek" Advocacy Value Proposition: Selling the "cool factor" of the tech—is it high-scale, does it use AI, or is it solving a difficult legacy problem? Closing the Deal: Acting as a mediator during salary negotiations, often involving complex packages like base pay, bonuses, and RSUs (Restricted Stock Units) . Desired Experience & Qualification Key Requirements: Proven experience in Technical / IT recruitment . Exposure to telecommunications (advantageous). Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills. Ability to manage end-to-end recruitment processes. High attention to detail and quality of submissions. Additional Requirements: Candidates must be based in South Africa, Johannesburg . Must be willing to work on-site (Centurion). Preference will be given to candidates who can operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.