About this role
Recruitment & Onboarding Specialist
Job Summary
The Recruitment & Onboarding Specialist manages end-to-end recruitment and onboarding for the company's Kenya operations, covering permanent hiring, high-volume contractor recruitment and coordination of the contractor workforce.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment
- Plan and run high-volume recruitment campaigns, online and in person, to meet contractor headcount targets within agreed timelines
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for permanent roles up to mid-level: intake with hiring managers, job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer preparation and pre-employment checks
- Build talent pipelines through job boards, LinkedIn, community networks, referrals and approved recruitment partners
- Administer assessments and keep candidates informed at every stage of the process
Onboarding
- Own onboarding for new employees and contractors, including documentation, contracts and first-day readiness
- Hand over new hires to HR for orientation, with complete and compliant onboarding records
Contractor Coordination
- Act as the first point of contact for the contractor workforce, resolving queries promptly
- Track contractor deliverables, quality results and availability, and flag gaps to the HR Manager
- Keep an active contractor bench between programs to support fast scale-up
- Coordinate contract renewals, endings and payment queries with HR and Finance, and escalate disputes to the HR Manager
Reporting
- Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system and contractor trackers
- Report weekly on pipeline, time-to-hire, onboarding completion and contractor retention, and recommend process improvements
Requirements
Qualifications
Required
- Degree or diploma in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or a related field
- Two to four years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including permanent hiring
- Proven experience in high-volume or campaign-based recruitment
- Excellent written and verbal English; Kiswahili is an advantage
- Working knowledge of Kenyan employment requirements for hiring and onboarding
- Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and spreadsheets