Technical Recruiter Job at Gokada Rides Limited

Gokada is a leading technology startup in Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, and has the potential to become one of the most impactful companies in all of Africa. Gokada's services include instant parcel delivery, food delivery, ride-hailing, and more. Currently headquartered in Lagos, Gokada is in the process of expanding to other cities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Technical Recruiter
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• We are seeking to engage with the world’s top Tech talents all over the world.
• As a Technical Recruiter, you will play a key role in identifying, attracting, sourcing and hiring qualified talents for technology positions by using a wide range of sourcing and talent attraction techniques, active sourcing on social media, databases and Boolean searches, as well as leveraging referrals.

Job Dimension

• As the Technical Recruiter, you would report directly to the Head, People and Culture and you would be responsible for building a talent pipeline through online sourcing tools, progressive candidates and assist hiring managers through the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Source top engineering talent online to build a funnel of qualified candidates for a quickly scaling and dynamic global team
• Optimize systems that guarantee punctual and delightful evaluation processes for our candidates
• Coordinate (using recruiting software & tracking systems) and communicate with internal stakeholders to guarantee headcount is filled on time, and through the most equitable and objective processes possible.
• Coordinate recruiting tasks to ensure a consistent data collection towards active sourcing, candidate application review, interview pass-through rates and hiring goals.
• Engage and captivate the interest of high-quality candidates and convert those candidates into hires
• Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioural questions)
• Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals.
• Keep up-to-date with new technological trends in order to form strategic conversations with management on future hiring needs.

Must Have Skills and Experiences

• At least 3 years experience in a Talent Acquisition or Recruitment related role -ideally as a Technical Recruiter.
• Hands-on experience with various interview formats (e.g. Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts)
• Must have recruited for roles globally.
• Technical knowledge to be able to understand and explain requirements & qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong social aptitude and ability to build relationships
• Organizational & project management skills
• Good Negotiation skills
• Understanding of HR practices and labour legislation.