Talent Sourcer & Hiring Coordinator (Technology)

About the role

Chapter 2 is looking for a Talent Sourcer to join a high-volume digital, data and technology hiring function in Cape Town. This is a fast-paced, on-site role in Claremont, working closely with the National People Operations Manager and technology hiring leaders. It is a 3-month contract with the potential to transition into a full-term contract. You will own the recruitment process day to day, manage the ATS in real time, coordinate multiple agency partners and build your own engineering talent pipeline.

Key responsibilities

• Own the ATS and recruitment pipeline: update every candidate, stage, note and outcome in real time, close stale records weekly and manage 15-20+ live roles accurately.
• Review new applications daily and respond within 48 hours; communicate decisions to agencies and candidates within 24-48 hours.
• Drive the Tuesday and Thursday feedback cycle: prepare CV packs and interview lists, follow up on outstanding feedback and escalate profiles that remain outstanding.
• Coordinate recruitment partners: manage submissions, briefs and role updates, track outstanding CVs and build strong agency relationships.
• Sourcing: search, approach and engage technology talent across engineering disciplines (integration, APIs, QA, web and mobile), build your own pipeline and deliver strong shortlists.
• Arrange interviews quickly, chase references, approvals and offers, identify bottlenecks and hand successful hires over to onboarding.
• Support hiring managers for Integration Engineer, Senior Integration Engineer, QA Engineer, Web Engineer, Mobile Engineer and Engineering Manager roles.
• Provide regular recruitment reporting to the National People Operations Manager, CTO and senior stakeholders on vacancies, stages, feedback, interviews, offers and accepted hires.

Required profile

• Experience in technology recruitment, in-house, RPO or agency.
• Strong sourcing and recruitment coordination experience.
• Experience managing an ATS in real time; Simplify HR experience is advantageous.
• Ability to manage 15-20+ live technology vacancies without losing momentum.
• Naturally fast-paced approach, acting on things the same day.
• Experience managing or coordinating multiple recruitment agencies.
• Working knowledge of integration, APIs, QA, web and mobile engineering.
• Clear, concise and timely communication with candidates, agencies and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working closely with an HR/People lead as an extension of the internal team.