SUMMARY:
Gijima’s Staffing Solutions team is looking for a proactive Junior Recruitment Consultant to support our client delivery. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, screening, and preparing candidates for placement, while building strong pipelines across scarce-skill markets. This role works closely with Account Managers and Senior Recruiters to ensure clients get top-quality candidates quickly and efficiently.

POSITION INFO:

1. Role Purpose

2. Key Responsibilities

• Proactively source, identify, and attract technically skilled candidates, particularly in scarce-skill and hard-to-reach markets.
• Support the Account Manager and Senior Recruiter in delivering end-to-end recruitment services across multiple clients.
• Build and maintain a high-quality candidate database aligned to client demand.
• Draft, publish, and manage job adverts across relevant platforms.
• Conduct screening, competency-based interviews, reference checks, and verification processes.
• Prepare and format candidate CVs to meet client expectations.
• Ensure candidates are adequately briefed and prepared for interviews.
• Support negotiation of offers and placement administration.
• Meet weekly and monthly sourcing and placement targets.
• Foster strong candidate relationships to build long-term engagement. 

3. Key Deliverables

• Strong, well-curated candidate pipelines for critical client requirements.
• Consistent delivery of quality candidates aligned to client needs.
• Effective turnaround time on sourcing requests.
• Placement targets achieved as per business requirements.
• Compliance with verification, governance, and APSO recruitment standards.

4. Core Competencies

• Sourcing Excellence: Demonstrates strong ability to identify, attract, and engage candidates through multiple sourcing channels (job boards, LinkedIn, headhunting, referrals, databases, and networking).
• Recruitment Delivery: Understands and supports the full recruitment lifecycle, including advert drafting, screening, interviewing, reference checking, verification, and offer negotiation.
• Database Management: Builds and maintains an accurate, updated candidate database that can be leveraged to meet urgent client requirements.
• Client Alignment: Ensures candidates are well-matched to client specifications, with a focus on turnaround time and quality.
• Support Functionality: Provides dependable operational support to the Account Manager and Senior Recruiter, enabling them to focus on strategic client engagement
  
  

• Digital Recruitment Tools: Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), job portals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and candidate management systems.
• Data Literacy: Capable of tracking recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, sourcing ratios, placement ratios) and reporting progress against targets.
• Computer Literacy: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and ability to format professional CVs.
• Governance & Compliance: Understanding of verification processes, APSO standards, POPIA compliance, and recruitment-related legal frameworks.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to brief candidates clearly and professionally, and present shortlists confidently.
• Relationship Building: Builds trust with candidates, managers, and clients through consistent, professional, and ethical conduct.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Able to perform in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines, while remaining flexible to shifting client needs.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrates logical thinking and initiative in overcoming recruitment challenges (scarce skills, counteroffers, urgent requirements).
• Planning & Organising: Prioritises tasks effectively, balances multiple assignments, and delivers against deadlines without compromising quality.
• Teamwork: Collaborative in supporting peers, actively contributing to team goals, and able to influence positively without direct authority

• Market Awareness: Keeps updated on talent market trends, candidate availability, and salary benchmarking to better advise Account Managers and clients.
• Client Orientation: Understands business drivers behind recruitment needs, ensuring candidates not only meet technical requirements but also align to culture and long-term client value.
• Commercial Awareness: Recognises how timely placements and candidate quality impact revenue generation and client satisfaction.
• Continuous Learning: Shows eagerness to learn new industries, sourcing techniques, and evolving technologies within the recruitment landscape

5. Qualifications & Experience

• Matric essential.

• Relevant tertiary qualification (HR, Industrial Psychology, or equivalent) advantageous

• 2–3 years’ recruitment and selection experience, preferably in an agency environment.
• Proven track record in candidate sourcing and placements.
• Exposure to client-facing recruitment delivery desirable

• APSO registration advantageous

6. Role Impact and Decision Rights

• Supports the Account Manager and Senior Recruiter with sourcing, screening, and candidate preparation.
• Provides input into candidate shortlists and hiring recommendations.
• Ensures compliance with recruitment timelines, governance, and quality standards.
• Directly influences client satisfaction and repeat business through candidate quality 

7. Key Interfaces

8. Measures of Success

• Delivery against sourcing and placement targets.
• Quality of candidates shortlisted and submitted.
• Compliance with recruitment governance and verification standards.
• Positive feedback from Account Managers, Senior Recruiters, and clients.