Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist – 6 month contract

Old Mutual Limited

Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist managing the recruitment lifecycle for Old Mutual's niche roles. Sourcing candidates across various platforms and ensuring compliance with employment equity.

Posted 5/22/2026contractJohannesburg • 🇿🇦 South AfricaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the full recruitment lifecycle — advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, vetting and offer — within agreed SLAs
Manage all activity accurately in Workday ATS and ensure employment equity compliance
Source beyond job boards — GitHub, Stack Overflow, tech communities, developer forums, LinkedIn and direct outreach
Build hire-ready pipelines for recurring, niche and hard-to-fill roles, particularly in financial services technology
Engage passive candidates and convert market intelligence into active candidate relationships
Design and execute graduate and school leaver recruitment campaigns informed by the values and aspirations of each talent segment
Propose evidence-based channel and media selections — career fairs, university partnerships, campus activations and digital platforms
Draft candidate-facing communications, event materials and agency briefings; track campaign performance and optimise
Partner closely with Hiring Managers and HRBPs throughout — proactive updates, no surprises
Manage external Search Partners and assessment providers; coordinate onboarding for all placed candidates
Report on TTH, Vacancy Age Analysis, source of hire and offer acceptance rates; identify and escalate process risks proactively

Requirements

What you’ll need

Matric; tertiary qualification in HR or related field advantageous
Minimum 3 years' full-cycle TA sourcing experience — financial services or technology strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience recruiting specialist technical roles (engineering, data, architecture, product)
Workday or comparable ATS proficiency; strong MS Office / Excel skills
Skilled in non-traditional sourcing — tech communities, developer forums, direct outreach

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle talent acquisitionsourcingrecruiting specialist technical rolesemployment equity compliancecandidate communicationscampaign performance trackingdata analysisonboarding coordinationnon-traditional sourcing

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationproactive updatescollaborationmarket intelligence conversion

Certifications

tertiary qualification in HR