Title:  Talent Attraction Specialist (Bilingual - Mandarin Speaker)

We are JTI, Japan Tobacco International, and we are present in 130 countries. We have spent years innovating, creating new and better products for the consumers to choose from. This is our business. But not only. Our business is our people. Their talent. Their potential. We believe that when they are free to be themselves, and they are given the opportunity to grow, travel and develop, amazing things can happen.

That’s why our employees, from around the world, choose to be a part of JTI. It is why 80% of employees feel happy working at JTI. And why we’ve been awarded Global Top Employer status, ten years running. 

So when you’re ready to choose a career you’ll love, in a company you’ll love, feel free to #JoinTheIdea. 

Learn more: jti.com

Duty Post: Taguig City, Manila, Philippines

Department: P&C Service Delivery, Talent Attraction Team

Employment Type: Permanent

What is the purpose of this position?

As the Talent Attraction Specialist, your purpose is to ensure that there is an adequate pipeline of candidates for existing vacancies at specialist to managerial level by facilitating end-to-end recruitment operations. You are expected to provide personal recommendation and subject-metter expertise in recruiting and assist the hiring manager and local P&C team until the identification of the successful candidate. 

What you will do

• You will coordinate routine and/or recurring WG4 - WG3 processes and supporting candidates sourcing and search as per needs. Together with hiring manager and local P&C partner, you will create a recruiting approach and plan of actions for these roles, whilst communicating and supporting hiring manager and local p&c partner in the process.
• You will conduct phone interviews with the pre-screened candidates to identify the further match to the role's requirement and to generate the shortlist of personal recommendations for the further interviews. You are expected to advise hiring managers and support their preparation for recruitment steps (with help of more advanced team members if requred).
• Communicate with the candidates as per agreed process - scheduling interviews and other process elelements, sharing updates, providing feedback (on the phone, via email or /and face to face). And share relevant updates and information with hiring manager and local P&C
• You are encouraged to continously improve own services delivery level and recommend changes to overall process based on own experience and external best practice.
• Effectively manage relationships with immediate business partners - more senior talent attraction tream members, hiring managers or/and local P&C Business Partners as per agreements
• Drive own development - identify and discuss own development gaps, discuss and plan development activities with direct manager. Support Talent Attraction Specialists and other colleagues in covering their knowledge gaps

Who we are looking for

• University degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years of end to end recruitment experience preferably from an FMCG, multinational company or shared service center. This includes:
  • Volume Recruitment and High Caliber Selection
  • Sourcing and Talent Pool Building
  • KPI-driven Recruiting
• Above average communication skills in English and a Level 3 in Mandarin
• Knowledge of social media and sourcing channels, interviewing techiques
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Good awareness of DE&I policies and practices
• Strong sense of collaboration and team work

What the next steps are

Thank you for applying! We will make sure to provide you feedback within the next two weeks.