<div>Job location: Lusaka, Zambia About the role: The Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition at Sun King will join the Human Resource department to manage and provide help in the end-to-end recruitment activities as the business continually expands across the Region to fill vacancies and promote candidate experience and employer branding.</div> <h2> What you would be expected to do: </h2> <ul><li>Ensure Timely and Quality Hires: Oversee the recruitment process to ensure all roles are filled within the set turnaround time (TAT), with a focus on sourcing high-quality candidates that align with the organizations goals and culture.</li><li>Recruitment Experience: Work closely with all stakeholders, including hiring managers, department heads, and HR teams, to provide a seamless and positive recruitment experience for both internal teams and candidates.</li><li>Strategic Talent Acquisition Planning: Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that aligns with the organization’s long-term business goals, growth plans, and workforce needs.</li><li>Market and Workforce Checks: Regularly identify market trends, workforce planning data, and evolving business needs to prioritize recruitment efforts and refine hiring strategies.</li><li>Team Management and Development: Mentor the talent acquisition team, ensuring effective performance management, fostering their professional development, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.</li><li>Employer Brand Enhancement: Develop and promote the organization’s employer brand through marketing campaigns, social media, and strategic partnerships to attract top-tier talent and position the company as an employer of choice.</li><li>Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and optimize recruitment processes, tools, and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce time-to-hire, and enhance the overall candidate experience, including onboarding.</li><li>Stakeholder Relationship Management: Build strong relationships with hiring managers and department heads to know their current and future staffing needs, offer strategic advice, and ensure alignment with recruitment goals.</li><li>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: Develop and implement recruitment strategies that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that all talent acquisition efforts contribute to a diverse and open workforce.</li><li>DEI Partnership: Work with DEI teams to build a diverse talent pipeline and ensure the recruitment process is fair, open, and reflective of the organizations values.</li><li>External Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies, job boards, and other talent acquisition partners, ensuring they deliver high-quality candidates and services in line with company standards.</li><li>Recruitment Metrics and Reporting: Monitor and report on key recruitment metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, candidate quality) to senior managers, using these insights to drive continuous improvement in hiring practices.</li><li>Data insights: Utilize data insights to make informed recruitment position and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of hiring practices.</li><li>Compliance and Legal Adherence: Ensure all recruitment activities comply with local labor laws, global regulations, and organizational policies to mitigate risk and maintain ethical hiring standards.</li><li>Budget Management: Oversee the talent acquisition budget, including expenses related to job advertising, recruitment events, vendor partnerships, and other hiring initiatives, ensuring cost-efficiency and maximum return on investment.</li><li>Candidate Engagement and Experience: Implement strategies to improve candidate engagement throughout the hiring process, ensuring a positive experience from application to offer, and helping to reduce candidate drop-offs.</li></ul> <h2> What Sun King offers: </h2> <ul><li>Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.</li><li>An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.</li><li>A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.</li><li>Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership.</li></ul>