Talent Partner - Center of Expertise, Cairo, Egypt

The Human Resources function partners with the business to attract, develop, and retain the appropriate workforce to effectively implement business strategy. ABB has HR Center of Expertise (CoE) within the area of Talent to deliver integrated talent services including employer branding and social media solutions.

We are seeking Talent Partner with relevant experience and background for our CoE HR Integrated Talent team. The position is based out of Cairo, Egypt and will cater to Egypt and Central African countries. As a Talent Partner you will work in teams together with other motivated and experienced HR and business professionals. You will have the opportunity to work in diverse areas of talent management and talent acquisition and handle varied tasks from sourcing, interviewing, assessing and developing internal and external workforce. There will be close contact with our customers – candidates and line managers, as well as extended collaboration with SSC (Shared Service Center), HR Business Partners and Talent Sourcers. The position will require some travelling. Your main responsibilities will include; Responsibility for delivering talent processes and partners with HR leadership and business leaders to understand current issues that can be supported or resolved. Good understanding of the business strategy and its implications for talent processes. Performing all strategic activities in relation to integrated talent management.

Acting as internal talent broker and change agent to facilitate cross-organizational moves. Responsibility for search within the internal ABB talent pools to ensure internal career and development opportunities. Liaise with HRBP / Line Managers to gain insight into the short / mid / long term business needs. Using data-based evidence to address hiring manager expectations about the labor market and recruiting process. Recommending continuous improvement to practices, processes, and policies to advance the Talent function. Preparing a list of potential candidates and initiate discussions with current line managers. Ensuring quality of job posting and creating short lists. Responsibility for the candidate communication, interviews, assessments, and reference / background checks. Providing feedback and coaching to the interviewed / assessed internal / external candidates. Effectively partnering with the SSC team to ensure all coordination with candidates / hiring managers run smoothly and efficiently (job posting, candidate scheduling, job offer processing, etc.). Concluding the selection process with the manager and the candidate, incl. offer negotiations and close the vacancy once the job offer is accepted. Educating the business on the Talent function and processes.

As the ideal candidate, you will have; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree 3-5 years’ experience with full life-cycle recruiting including job brief, developing sourcing / marketing plan, candidate outreach and development, offer and close.

Knowledge of business environment and structure and desire to keep up to date regarding business and industry trends and implications. Demonstrated success with various recruiting strategies and techniques. Solid experience with internal talent management / development programs and initiatives and / or previous HRBP role experience. Understanding of succession planning programs and methodologies. Knowledge of CRM tool and experience leveraging the tool to source candidates as well as manage relationships. Skilled use of MS Office and SAP (HR). Excellent command of English and Arabic.

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