Recruiter, Africa

Responsibilities

• Manage full life‑cycle recruiting for a broad and complex mix of roles across Africa, including regular, fixed‑term, contract, temporary, and cross‑regional positions;
• Build strong, consultative partnerships with hiring managers, Regional HR colleagues, and the HR Director to align recruitment strategies with regional workforce needs;
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, recruitment approaches, and evaluation criteria;
• Leverage advanced sourcing techniques, market research, and professional networks to identify and engage active and passive candidates across Africa and relevant global talent markets;
• Review applications, conduct phone screens, and recommend qualified candidates to hiring managers;
• Manage interview processes to ensure all interviewers conduct meaningful, professional, and fair assessments;
• Advise hiring managers throughout interviews, debriefs, and offer negotiations to support high-quality hiring decisions;
• Partner with hiring managers, the HR Director, Regional HR, and Global Talent Acquisition to create competitive offers, coordinate approvals, and present offers in a compelling and compliant manner;
• Use data, insights, and talent trends to advise hiring managers and continuously refine recruitment strategies;
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable regional and country‑specific employment requirements, Safer Recruitment standards, safeguarding principles, data protection expectations, and IJM policies throughout the hiring lifecycle;
• Maintain accurate candidate and hiring data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Workday, and related regional reporting tools;
• Coordinate interview scheduling, logistics, assessment documentation, and job posting processes;
• Supporting the HR Director with other activities in the HR department as necessary.
• Support onboarding coordination to ensure a positive transition for new hires;
• Collaborate with Regional HR, Global Mobility, vendors, and agency partners to support cross‑regional and specialized hiring needs; and
• Participate in IJM’s community of spiritual formation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field, or equivalent professional experience preferred;
• Minimum of five (5) years of full life‑cycle recruiting experience; Experience and exposure to other areas of core HR function is added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting across multiple countries or markets, preferably within Africa and across early career through senior-level roles;
• Advanced sourcing expertise, with a proven ability to identify, engage, and convert passive candidates in hard‑to‑fill talent markets;
• Experience advising hiring managers on recruitment strategy, interview processes, and offer decisions;
• Familiarity with Africa practices, recruiting compliance requirements, data protection expectations, and ethical hiring practices, with the ability to navigate country‑specific requirements through appropriate HR and legal guidance;
• Experience using ATS and HCM systems, with Workday Recruiting preferred;
• Ability to manage multiple searches with strong organization, judgment, and attention to detail;
• Global and regional hiring exposure strongly preferred, particularly across Africa;
• Blend of corporate in-house and agency recruitment experience strongly preferred.

Critical Qualities:

• Eager commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building; 
• A mature faith in Christianity demonstrated through daily life, character and service.
• Modelling the IJM values of professional, bridge-building and Christian; 
• Sound judgment, integrity, and discretion;
• Proactive, adaptable, and solution oriented;
• Clear and professional communicator;
• Collaborative team player who supports others; and
• Adept at managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.