Talent Acquisition Advisor at KPMG

KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.Position Summary

We are currently looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our People, Performance and Culture (PPC) team.
This is a fixed-term role, and the successful candidate will partner with stakeholders across the business and provide end to end talent acquisition services that lead to onboarding of high caliber talent, candidates’ meet business needs. 

Key roles and responsibilities

Participate in forecasting of staffing needs and in development of talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans.
Work with internal teams and hiring managers to develop ideal candidate profiles by review of  job descriptions and job advertisements .
Build hiring managers’, Business Units’, and candidates’ capacity on how to use the available recruitment systems.
Timely and accurate posting and tracking of jobs on identified platforms
Participate in end-to-end recruitment and selection processes from sourcing to onboarding in collaboration with HR business advisors.
Provide timely follow-up and feedback to candidates on application and interview status and filter issues to the appropriate parties.
Track and maintain recruitment metrics and ensure  all relevant data is up to date, accurate, and consistent
Proactively provide actionable technology or process improvement solutions to Identified gaps in the recruitment cycle
Build and regularly update the talent pipeline by actively engaging in candidate sourcing initiatives e.g. headhunting; and continuous research and identification of role/function-specific candidate sources.
Collaborate with assigned service providers in administration of recruitment processes where applicable.
Participate in employment branding initiatives by organising and attending to career fairs, assessment centers or other events.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with professional HR associations and keep abreast of developments in the HR and recruitment space.
Participate in the development of Recruitment polices and guidelines and ensure compliance and understanding by the Business Units’ and fair and consistent application in recruitment processes.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree – Upper 2nd Class Honors or equivalent.
Certified Human Resources Professional
Member of IHRM
Minimum of 8 years in talent acquisition

​​​​​​​Personal attributes:

Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills
IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office and recruitment software
An eye for detail
Team player with leadership capability
Excellent coordination and planning skills
Goal driven and results oriented

​​​​​​​We offer:

An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting-edge clients across Africa.
Continuous learning and development.
Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
Opportunity for international travel.