Reference Number Shoprite Graduate and Youth Consultant
SHO240219-2
Job Title
Job Type
Permanent
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Location – Country
South Africa
Location – Province
Western Cape
Location – Town or City
Brackenfell, Cape Town
Purpose of the Job
The purpose of the Graduate & Youth Consultant role is to deliver graduate talent pipelines to the specific business/divisional portfolio being serviced. The role ensures the attraction, selection, and contracting of candidates to achieve business objectives. This role achieves success by driving an effective, professional, and proficient recruitment experience within their specific business/divisional portfolio for permanent and non-permanent staff members engaging in individual role-specific graduate and youth consultant activities and from time-to-time specific targeted recruitment (graduate, intern or youth) and/or bulk recruitment as required within their respective business/divisional portfolios. This role includes working with stakeholders at different levels internally and externally to achieve the portfolio’s objectives.
Job Advert Details
Job Category
Human Resources
Job Objectives
Employee Centric Delivery
Including campus activation campaigns, selection, induction and bursary holder engagement and management.
Overseeing the establishment of a pipeline of bursary students and graduates to fulfil future business needs within the specific business/divisional portfolio.
Overseeing the provision of support to the specific business/divisional portfolio with sourcing, screening, reference checking/validation, shortlisting of applicants, the bursary contracting process, and facilitating the job placement processes.
Collaborate with university stakeholders, including faculty members, administrators, and student support services, to ensure the smooth operation of the bursary program
Monitor the academic progress of bursary recipients through regular check-ins, academic reports, and performance evaluations.
Provide personalized support and guidance to students facing academic challenges, including tutoring, study skills workshops, and referrals to relevant resources.
Develop and implement strategies to enhance student success, such as academic goal setting, time management techniques, and access to supplementary learning materials.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the bursary program in promoting student success and make recommendations for improvements based on data analysis and feedback from stakeholders
Dependent on business/divisional portfolio, building relationships with recruitment partners, institutions and other related vendors to enhance the turnaround time and efficiency of the recruitment process and the outcome of successful placements.
Conduct awareness campaign at different institutions for bursary and graduate opportunities
Reporting on bursary holder recruitment, academics, and graduate placements.
People (Self, Team & Organisational)
Participating in and aligning with the People team to deliver solutions and services to the business.
Participating in various team activities that foster an innovative, agile and employee centric culture where employees are supported, empowered and valued.
Participating in various team activities that foster a wellness culture to ensure that the team mentally, physically and emotionally feels supported.
Participating in the enablement of a culture of open and transparent communication within the team.
Financial, Reporting & BI
Ensuring accuracy in data input and relevant reports as applicable to the functional area.
Using official data sources to inform administrative outputs.
Assisting with compiling basic reports for input to broader People requirements.
Consolidating basic costs or data as required by the functional area.
Governance & Compliance
Ensuring compliance with relevant labour relations frameworks and legislation.
Ensuring compliance to organisational and legislative governance frameworks and standards including the H&S requirements and POPI Act.
Identifying and mitigating of functional team and administrative risks.
Future-Fit
Participating in the integration and effective flow of work with other service areas and business.
Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in recruitment delivery services.
Suggesting or sharing ideas related to relevant recruitment technology requirements where required.
Qualifications
Diploma/Degree in Social Science, Psychology and Human Resources or equivalent
Grade 12, National Senior Certificate
Experience
+1 year in a recruitment consulting role rendering a bursary or graduate recruitment service to a business portfolio and/or providing recruitment services within an agency environment
Experience within the FMCG, retail sector or similar
Knowledge and Skills
Connecting & Initiating – Works cooperatively with others and effectively manages disagreements. Works as part of a team and collaborates with others. Invites input and suggestions from colleagues. Shares information that may be useful to others. Handles conflict situations in a constructive way. Makes proactive decisions but refers to others when necessary. Takes responsibility for own work or projects. Gets involved in projects without being prompted and takes on additional responsibilities. Takes initiative to update own knowledge base and skillset.
Executing & achieving – Identifies what needs to be achieved. Establishes priorities and manages time effectively. Creates clear action plans including tasks and timelines. Takes account of possible changing circumstances. Monitors own progress to ensure the accurate and timely completion of work. Sets realistic goals for themselves. Clarifies task requirements and expectations for delivery. Monitors activity to measure progress against set timelines. Ensures tasks have been completed in line with expectations. Shoprite Graduate and Youth Consultant
Responding & adapting – Remains productive and maintains high levels of performance in a pressurised environment. Remains calm and composed in stressful situations. Is able to maintain focus in pressurised environments. Maintains a positive outlook believing challenges can be overcome. Perseveres despite setbacks, not giving up prematurely. The ability to embrace uncertainty and adapt swiftly to changing situations. Is comfortable working with ambiguity. Adapts to new information and changing conditions. Demonstrates a willingness to change ideas or perceptions based on new information or contrary evidence.
Analysing & Innovating – Works through the relevant details and facts. Makes connections in information identifying how different aspects of a problem are related and possible causes within the context of their role and function. Recognises the need for additional information and works to obtain it. Develops alternative approaches to the prevailing processes. Modifies and adapts current methods and approaches to better meet needs. Displays curiosity and an openness to new ideas. Takes accountability for embracing new processes, methods or systems that are introduced.
Performance & output alignment – Interprets individual performance data to identify areas of poor performance. Co-creates individual performance improvement plans. Aligns functional activities and outputs to the broader People team. Seeks to continuously improve. Shoprite Graduate and Youth Consultant
Human Capital administration, policies & procedures – Understands the HC administrative processes to process employee data. Generates People orientated documentation in support of HC processes. Understands the regulatory and policy requirements to maintain and keep employee files and records. Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality when working with employee information.
Recruitment – Applies recruitment processes within established recruitment frameworks, policies, procedures and templates. Able to integrate the execution of recruitment and selection with other HC and operational practices. Conducts interviews and completes all relevant administrative requirements.
Processing – Uses the required system within this process. Knows the company process requirements with regard to keeping relevant logs, files and records up-to-date and accurate. Knows the requirements for accurate reporting on process outputs. Knows how to maintain compliance with policy and process requirements.
Governance & ethical behaviour – Applies the Governance Policy, Code of Conduct and ethical behaviour. Addresses non-compliance and implements suitable corrections.
