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scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value
provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture, and make delivering
innovative work part of your extraordinary career.
Accenture people build careers in four different areas of our business: Consulting, Technology,
Operations and internal Corporate Functions. Each area offers a unique career experience and a
compelling mix of work and training opportunities, work environment and structure for career progression.
Professionals in our Corporate Functions run and manage Accenture’s internal operations and all
activities across our business, from finance, HR and legal to workplace management, operations and
marketing and communications. They are the engine that powers Accenture, enabling us to provide the
capabilities and expertise that clients need to help them become high-performance businesses.
Human Resources professionals develop and execute HR strategies, programs and services across one
or more parts of the employee lifecycle to attract, develop and retain a highly engaged and differentiated
workforce that enables the execution of human capital and business strategies.
Job Description
HR and Talent Management professionals attract, develop and continuously optimize the talent
resources needed to execute business strategies.
Recruitment professionals identify talent needs and recruiting channels, source and screen candidates,
hire qualified candidates, and coordinate onboarding activities for new hires.
A professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities:
Analyzes and solves problems that are lower complexity and may be routine in nature, requiring
varied responses depending on the situation.
Interacts with peers within Accenture before updating supervisors. Likely has some interactions with
non-management levels at the client and/or within Accenture.
Receives minimal instruction on daily work tasks and a moderate level of instruction on new
assignments.
Decisions impact own work and may impact the work of others.
Individual contributor and/or oversees a small work effort and/or team.
Job Summary:
This Senior Graduate Recruiter role is accountable for the delivery of candidates to meet the recruiting
demand based on the business Graduate and Intern Recruiting Plan. The incumbent will administer the
recruiting process for a medium to large recruiting demand plan. Further role responsibilities are detailed
below:
Key Responsibilities:
Operational:
• Understand recruiting demand and skills profiles within area of responsibility
• Liaison with 23 universities across SA
• Responsible for a medium to large recruiting pipeline , meeting recruiting targets and providing regular
status reports
• Screen applications and select candidates
• Conduct interviews locally and nationally
• Organize and facilitate Assessment Centres
• Participate in high-touch recruiting events and sourcing activities on campuses across the country
• Ensure all paper work is received and completed according to policy
• Responsible for post offer management
• Act as single point of contact for designated candidates for all recruiting related questions and concerns
• Administer referral process of applicants
• Provide external marketplace information to Recruiting Manager
• Update and utilize recruiting databases and tools
• Review recruit files for completeness
• Conduct and distribute reports on a regular basis and special reports on request, identify issues and
recommend actions
• Participate in projects and/or initiatives within or outside the team
• Market Accenture Brand
• Manage Applicants for Strategy, Digital, Operations, Technology and Solutions- method of screening
and short listing differ for each work force
• Project manage ad hoc projects same as above
• Reporting
• Manage candidate experience in the process
• System clean ups
Strategic:
• Assist Lead in planning strategy for execution of Graduate and Intern recruitment marketing annually
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholder group and possibly serve as point of contact for
stakeholder groups internally and externally.
• Deliver key marketing messages to recruiting team to ensure selling messages are integrated into the
recruiting process
• Cooperate with Recruiting Team, HR and Talent fulfillment team regarding candidates
Relationships:
Reports to: Graduate Recruitment Lead directly and Talent acquisition Lead indirectly
External Relationships: Channels/Sources (Universities, Search Firms, Internet Job Boards, Accenture
Alumni, etc.), Recruiting and/or HR Organization
External Qualifications
Education: Undergraduate degree preferred- HR
Work Experience: 3+ years of graduate recruitment experience
Work Requirements: Travel will be required
Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
• Strong understanding of recruiting processes and procedures
• Strong understanding of recruiting profiles
• Very good understanding of selling messages for each organization
• Strong interviewing skills
• Understanding of recruiting resource and marketing plan
• Good understanding of pipeline management and yield analysis
• Very good understanding of the external marketplace/trends
• Good understanding of the company’s business objectives and organizational structure
• Strong understanding of the company’s position in the marketplace
• Data analysis experience
• Strong team player
• Strategic thinker who can understand the bigger picture and conceptualise
• Basic Leadership and coaching skills
• Analytical skills and problem solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Please also note that Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all
sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national
origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or
gender identity.
If you’re interested in applying, please go to the following site:
http://careers.accenture.com/za-n/jobs/Pages/jobdetails.aspx?lang=en&job=00257505&carsec=10002