Technical Recruiter & Developer Relations Officer

Reporting Line: Chief Human Resources Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (a blend of remote and physical)

Job Purpose: The responsibilities of this role include sourcing, screening and providing a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles. Incumbent will also network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure we attract the best tech talents. Ultimately, he/she will build a strong tech talent pipeline and help hire and retain skilled employees for our Technical positions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop recruitment strategies for the acquisition and retention of tech talents
  • Attract the attention of high-quality candidates
  • Adopt social recruiting strategies to relate with and attract top talents and build a pool of qualified candidates that can be accessed at all times as vacancies arise
  • Manage the technical recruitment process end to end
  • Adopt objective and equitable recruitment processes to ensure vacancies are filled quickly
  • Recruit potential applicants based on experience, skills and education
  • Develop a thorough and robust onboarding process that is unique to the technology industry and aligns with the company vision
  • Work closely with the technology department, increasingly in a consultancy role and assist line managers to understand talent needs
  • Develop technology job profiles and update job requirements on a regular basis
  • Conduct survey on pay and other remuneration packages adopted in the technology industry and advise the management accordingly
  • Display high sense of ownership of the recruitment process from sourcing to interviews through hiring and ensure the highest level of candidate experience.
  • Acts as a support HR generalist and support strategic HR initiatives

Specifications & Requirements:

The ideal candidate must be;

  • A creative thinker and problem solver
  • A self-starter and self-motivated person who is able to influence and direct the technical recruitment process
  • A people oriented professional
  • Adept at using smart technology and collaboration tools for seamless delivery

The Ideal candidate must have:

  • Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Techincal Recruiter in the Technology/Fintech industry
  • Experience in a recruitment consulting role is a plus
  • Ability to understand and interpret technical job requirements for Tech roles
  • Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume management databases
  • Solid knowledge of contemporary hiring techniques like social recruiting etc.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Understanding of best people practices and labor legislation
TechAdvance is a payment application development company with a strategic focus in developing and deploying niche payment companies to serve the needs of large public and private sector organisations in Nigeria.