Talent Acquisition Manager

Listing reference: agsa_000148
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 6 October 2026
Position summary
Industry: Auditing/Accounting
Job category: Recruitment and Selection
Location: Pretoria
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
Introduction
The purpose of this role is to contribute to a clear and effective recruitment processes and hiring strategies for the organisation through leveraging various tools. Furthermore, securing a positive candidate experience thereby supporting and promoting the employer brand and EVP of the organisation. This in return will secure top diverse talent to meet the company's staffing pipeline for future recruitment needs.
Job description

Strategic Function 
  • Responsible for effective and efficient execution of the AGSA talent sourcing programmes, practices, and initiatives for, senior manager and above roles.
  • Understanding the strategy of your stakeholder and ensure that the talent sourced are in line with that strategy. 
  • Support the implementation of the People Portfolio BSC initiatives at centre level.
  • Support the implementation of an organisational talent brand and strategies that position the organisation as the employer of choice for internal and external top talent.
  • Support customisation of the organisation’s talent brand proposition to relevant business units.
 
Product Management 
Talent Sourcing:
  • Manage the hiring plans for all vacancies across the AGSA. 
  • Provide Business with project plans and SLAs, enabling the business to have full confidence in your execution of their hiring plans especially senior manager and above.
  • Develop talent acquisition plans in conjunction with the business partner and the leadership of the business units. 
  • Manage partnerships with business partners and hiring managers, to deliver workforce and talent acquisition plans.
  • Drive a broad talent acquisition strategy through social media, head-hunting, direct sourcing and employee referrals.
  • Be a valued and collaborative member of the team, contributing ideas, feedback and improvements.
  • Apply and manage screening techniques for the purpose of shortlisting or attracting candidates for executive positions. 
  • Upholding an excellent candidate experience through effective response handling and timeous candidate feedback
  • Advice the client as subject matter expert on recruiting markets, competitive trends, compensation, and other relevant areas, and share your knowledge with the business leaders and People Portfolio teams.
  • Design, maintain and manage talent acquisition process for the AGSA
  • Manage all vacancies across the 9 provinces through the talent acquisition team
  • Maintain the recruitment system and develop and enhance to fulfil its requirements for the AGSA
Recruitment policies and procedures:
  • Regularly review and update the recruitment policy, procedures and guidelines and advice leadership where needed.
  • Drive and implement the policies relevant to recruitment thereby ensuring good governance. 
  • Initiate the development of customised, BU or role specific recruitment strategies aligned with BU requirements. 
Reporting and analytics 
  • Manage the talent acquisition systems and provide people analytics.
  • Manage the reporting and tracking of roles and recruitment activities.
  • Ensure that data storage is secured and updated.
  • Analyse system data, report and provide insights to ensure data-driven talent acquisition planning and decision making.
Administration: 
  • Oversee the utilisation of the e-recruitment system and ensure effective running of the e-recruitment system. 
  • Ensure proper documentation of each recruitment process as per the secure filing system in place. 
  • Quality review recruitment files in respective portfolios
  • Prepare, sign off and finalise salary offer in respective portfolios.
  • Prepare and finalise the contract.
 
Stakeholder Management
  •  Provide talent acquisition subject matter expertise and advisory to business and key stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders. 
  • Communicate the recruitment strategy and objectives to both internal and external stakeholders to ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders.
  • Manage outsourced processes with recruitment agencies.
  • Ensure stakeholder satisfaction and successes through surveys including candidates. 
  • Liaise with relevant stakeholders in the people portfolio.
 
People Management 
  • Manage own and team performance to drive productivity.
  • Support staff in initiatives to attract and retain talent.
  • Motivate, coach and mentor the team to ensure maximum productivity and development of staff to their full potential.
  • Cascade People Portfolio initiatives to staff. 
  • Provide support to the Senior Manager with regard to centre management and other business unit tasks.
 
Financial Management & Operational Management 
  • Manage recruitment agency spend, where outsource services were required. 
  • Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance to supply chain processes.
  • Contribute to the risk assessment activities in the centre and BU.
  • Manage the Preferred Suppliers List for recruitment through the SCM agreements. Compile, manage and execute the preferred supplier process for recruitment agencies in line with the approved internal SCM processes.
  • Monitoring the quality of services provided on an ongoing basis to ensure a high quality of delivery is maintained.
  • Effectively manage agency and Third Party spend across the organisation to ensure that agencies are only briefed on critical, scarce skills requirements.
 
Other Responsibilities
  • Perform other projects within the People Portfolio as and when required by the People Portfolio

Minimum requirements

Formal Education 
  • This position requires a relevant Bachelors’ degree in HR management or behaviour sciences or similar field.
 
 
Experience
  • The incumbent is required to have 5-8 year’s talent sourcing experience in an agency and /or corporate financial services, preferably in the accounting and auditing profession.
  • Extensive experience in competitor analysis, talent mapping and head hunting
  • Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System or equivalent
  • Team Management experience advantageous
 
The performance agreement of the incumbent, which attributes specific targets to the above mentioned outputs would be developed and agreed separately in line with this job description.
 
Closing Statement

The AGSA is not responsible for the verification of data provided and shall not be liable for any errors, factual, transcription or otherwise, contained in the information posted. Therefore, ensure that your online application and CV is correct, accurate and up to date. To successfully upload documents on the career site, ensure that the document name does not contain any special characters. This appointment is subject to the preferred candidate obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking and competency assessment. We embrace and committed in achieving employment equity within the organisation. Auditor General welcomes applications
from all persons with disabilities.

Any inaccurate and false information will result in a disqualified application.
 
NB: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from the us
within four weeks, kindly consider your application unsuccessful

 

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