Location: Roo Bay Farm, Sindo (Homabay)
As the Talent Acquisition Coordinator, you will provide essential support to the Talent Acquisition team, contributing to its effectiveness and improving key talent acquisition metrics. This role involves but not limited to; screening applications, scheduling interviews, posting job advertisements, and developing talent pipelines for assigned portfolios, including easy-to-fill, hard-to-fill, and critical roles.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development
- Prepare job descriptions for new roles and review and update job descriptions for existing roles with the Line Managers to reflect any changes in the job requirements.
- Utilize strategic recruitment methods, including job boards, networking platforms and recruitment agencies to identify and attract top talent
- Build and maintain a robust talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs
Candidate Screening and Assessment
- Review resumes and applications to identify qualified candidates
- Prepare interview questions beforehand in liaison with Line Managers
- Prepare and administer pre-employment assessments and Interview Challenges as needed
- Conduct interviews to evaluate candidates’ skills, experience, and cultural fit
Interview Coordination
- Schedule and coordinate interviews with the Hiring Managers
- Provide guidance and training to interviewers on effective interviewing techniques and best practices
- Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
- Communicate clearly and consistently with candidates, providing timely updates and feedback
Offer Management
- Drafting offer letters and employment contracts for new hires in a timely manner
- Facilitate quality background checks for all roles.
Onboarding and Integration
- Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Team and Line Managers to facilitate a smooth onboarding process for new hires
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field. CHRP Certification is an added advantage
- Prior experience in recruitment role for at least 3 years including recruitment of specialized roles such as Aqua, Engineers,
- Excellent IT skills with knowledge of MS Office
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
- Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, can-do attitude and ability to work on own initiative
- Commitment to providing excellent service
- Trustworthy in managing sensitive situations and information; you are discrete, professional, and possess excellent judgment.
Benefit:
- Visibility into the world’s fastest growing aquaculture company.
- Ideal for a candidate looking to dive into a mission-oriented Organization.
- The team is committed to the candidate’s success and will provide coaching, mentorship, and unique exposure to people and experiences that come from the most successful leaders in the entrepreneurial community and the social sector.
About Victory Farms
Victory Farms (VF) was established on Lake Victoria in 2016 with both on-shore and off-shore facilities. The head office is in Nairobi, and its Farm site is in Homa Bay County, with distribution across Kenya. VF has since become one of the fastest growing companies in aquaculture globally. In its first eight months of operation, the Company became the largest aquaculture producer in Kenya. Victory Farms aims to become the leading tilapia farm in Africa over the next 5 years while maintaining the highest environmental and social standards; as the most sustainable tilapia farm in the world, adhering to global standards and best practices, and producing affordable, sustainable protein to feed millions of people across Africa. Today, it is the largest commercial aquaculture player in East Africa and operates one of largest hatcheries on the continent.
The Company is continuing to rapidly expand its vertically integrated model: production, processing, and sales & distribution, to keep pace with the rapid growth in demand for protein. To support this, Victory Farms employs world class technologies, people, and processes to build its model for sustainable protein production on the continent. VF strives for the highest standards in performance, execution, culture, and integrity.
VF’s growth trajectory provides enormous opportunity for excited professionals to uplift their careers and make an impact within a diverse operation. We recognize the utmost importance which contributions by individuals and teams have to the success of Victory Farms. We work to create a fantastic environment for our employees. An environment where employees have an opportunity to develop professionally and personally.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and cover letter expressing your interest and qualifications to recruit@victoryfarmskenya.com. Indicate the Job Title as the email subject – Talent Acquisition Coordinator
