About Deloitte

Deloitte is a leading provider of world-class professional services dedicated to providing value added solutions to our clients. We take pride in our reputation for providing a globally consistent quality service, an integrated approach and world-class expertise. Deloitte is renowned for its innovative and collaborative culture, where talented people work closely with like-minded individuals to achieve collective success. 

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across four (4) countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

About the Department

Deloitte Kenya Internal Client Services – Human Resources professionals offer our internal clients day-to-day operational services to support our business activities.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.

Main Purpose of Job 

Deloitte East Africa currently has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Internal Client Services – Human Resources team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, who will serve as a strategic advisor in guiding and supporting timely and effective talent searches. 

• Building strong relationships with client teams.
• Implementing agreed recruitment and mobility strategies, policies and practices in liaison with the hiring manager.
• Sourcing candidates utilising cutting-edge technology, social media, targeted outreach and networking.
• Reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates and managing candidate communication and expectations.
• Negotiating job offers, coordinating background and reference checks and ensuring candidate records are accurate and complete.
• Actively sourcing, assessing and pipelining talent for future consideration.
• Ensuring consistent and well-coordinated recruitment efforts that support the function's strategic objectives and conducting comprehensive staff induction.
• Managing the recruitment management system to effectively support recruitment activities.
• Creating and analysing HR Management reports for leadership consumption.
• Acting as a point of contact for regional and global mobility as well as conducting mobility surveys, assessments and preparing reports on mobility statistics.
• Obtaining a clear understanding of the labour laws across the region and ensuring the firm's compliance.
• Implementing assigned HR Projects.

• Bachelors Degree in HR or related field.
• Professional qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. HD-HRM,CIPD,CHRP,SHRP, ) will be an added advantage.
• At least five (5) years' working experience with a minimum of three (3) years' Talent Acquisition experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and organization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good Leadership, supervisory and influencing skills.
• Negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Good understanding of HR best practices and application of the same.
• Ability to multi-task and undertake research initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Specialized Competencies

In this role, you will be supporting high performing teams to make an impact that matters to deliver exceptional client service. Competencies that are required for the role are:

• Managing to results: Seeks to understand how assigned areas of responsibility contribute to broader business objectives and desired outcomes.
• Managing and executing projects: Seeks to understand the key components of a work plan.
• Solving problems: Conducts analysis to clarify the problem and its root causes
• Managing quality and risk: Maintains independence, when required, and an attitude of objectivity in the performance of services; complies with personal and other independence requirements set by regulatory bodies and Deloitte Global/Deloitte network policies.

Technical Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Sound business acumen
• Focus on quality and risk
• Well-developed computer user skills.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters. 

Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities 

Living our Purpose - Identifies and embraces our purpose and values and puts these into practice in their professional life

Influence - Builds relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders

Performance drive – Seeks opportunities to challenge self; teams with others across businesses and borders to deliver and takes accountability for own and team results

Strategic direction – Understands objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities

Talent development – Develops self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others, and acts as a strong brand ambassador

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. 

Our purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world.  https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/impact-that-matters.html

To the successful candidates, the Firm will offer a competitive and performance driven remuneration package, a highly energised team environment comprising individuals who are committed to working as one, producing results and enjoying it. 

If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online: www.deloitte.com/ke

Closing date: 30 August 2019.                                     

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process.