Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Johannesburg (3 month contract)

Mimecast is looking for a Talent Acquisition Coordinator to join our fast-paced global talent acquisition team, in a temporary role for up to 3 months. As a customer centric professional, you will play a key role in delivering a great experience to our candidates, hiring managers and recruiters, delivering the highest degree of administrative support and operational excellence across our talent acquisition team. Based out of our Johannesburg, you will support our EMEA operations, as well collaborating and working with the broader EMEA & APAC Talent Acquisition team.

This a great opportunity for a dynamic individual who is developing their career within Talent Acquisition / HR, excels at managing and prioritising a varied workload, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with advertising vacancies maximising all available sources, including Mimecast website, job boards, CV sites, LinkedIn etc, helping draft job advertisements when required.
• Assist with interview booking, coordinating both candidates and interviewers’ diaries along with room / zoom bookings.
• Provide support for preboarding, onboarding and induction of new starters.
• Work closely with recruiters to draft employment contracts and offer letters, ensuring that all employee documentation is properly signed and accounted for.
• Manage the background screening process for new hires, collaborating with our 3rd party partner, ensuring compliance, and acting on any flagged risks.
• Maintain data and process integrity, via our Applicant Tracking System, and employee file management.
• Corresponding with and creating great relationships with talent acquisition and HR colleagues, hiring managers and stakeholders.
• Provide proactive communication with candidates in the recruitment workflow such as organising interviews and requests for more information.
• Provide vendor support, for onboarding new vendors and organising and tracking payments for existing vendors.
• Assist with the planning and logistics of recruiting events and career fairs.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Highly motivated and able to quickly pick up processes and ways of working
• Strong understanding and hands on experience using Workday ATS alongside Zoom.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and problem solve, with good attention to detail
• Effective multitasker that can remain calm and in control whilst under pressure
• Positive attitude with a can-do flexible approach
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Confident using Microsoft Office suite including Excel
• Knowledge of other recruitment technologies preferable but not essential

Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

*Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.*