Senior Recruiter (Remote)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter (Remote) to manage end-to-end recruitment across its international operations. The role will focus on technical, operational, facilities management, construction, logistics and remote-site positions, including recruitment for projects in Africa and other challenging operating environments. This is a hands-on delivery role. The successful candidate must be able to take a manpower requirement, identify suitable candidates quickly, screen them properly, coordinate interviews, manage salary negotiations and offers, and drive successful candidates through documentation and mobilisation.

Roles & Responsibility

Recruitment Delivery

• Own the full recruitment cycle from approved vacancy through to accepted offer.
• Source candidates directly using LinkedIn Recruiter, regional job portals, existing databases, referrals, recruitment agencies and targeted headhunting.
• Develop candidate pipelines for recurring technical and operational roles and proactively headhunt difficult-to-find candidates.
• Screen candidates against job descriptions, contractual criteria, qualifications, licences and experience requirements before submission.
• Conduct initial competency and suitability interviews and coordinate technical interviews with operational managers.
• Confirm salary expectations, notice periods and availability before presenting candidates.
• Manage offers and candidate negotiations within approved salary levels and maintain contact through mobilization.

Technical and Operational Recruitment

The recruiter must be comfortable recruiting roles including:

• Project and Operations Managers
• Facilities Management personnel
• Fleet and Workshop Managers
• Heavy Equipment / MHE personnel
• Heavy-Duty Mechanics and Automotive Technicians
• Auto Electricians and AC Technicians
• Electricians, Plumbers, Welders, Fabricators and Panel Beaters
• MHE Operators and specialised Drivers
• Warehouse, Spare Parts, Logistics and Supply Chain personnel
• HSE, Quality, administrative and project-support personnel

Experience recruiting blue-collar and technical trades in volume is essential.

Compliance and Candidate Documentation

• Ensure candidates meet minimum education, certification, licence and experience requirements before progressing.
• Collect and maintain CVs, passports, educational qualifications, trade certificates, driving licences, professional certificates, references and employment evidence as required.
• Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready candidate files.
• Clearly identify missing documents or compliance gaps before submitting a candidate.

Recruitment Reporting

• Maintain a live recruitment tracker covering:
• Position | Required headcount | Candidate | Source | Interview status | Compliance status | Salary expectation | Offer status | Availability | Mobilisation status
• Provide concise weekly reporting on vacancies, candidates sourced and shortlisted, interviews, offers, acceptances, roles filled, bottlenecks and matters requiring management intervention.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 8+ years of recruitment experience, with significant hands-on recruitment responsibility.
• Demonstrable experience in technical, engineering, construction, facilities management, logistics, oil and gas, automotive or heavy-equipment recruitment.
• Strong high-volume and blue-collar recruitment experience.
• Proven ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously and deliver to hard mobilisation deadlines.
• Strong direct-sourcing, headhunting, interviewing and candidate-assessment capability.
• International recruitment experience, including rotational or overseas assignments.
• Experience managing salary negotiations and employment offers.
• Advanced use of LinkedIn and online recruitment platforms.
• Excellent written and spoken English and strong Excel/recruitment-tracker capability.
• Ability to work independently and responsively in a remote environment.
• Recruitment experience across Africa, the Middle East and/or South Asia.
• Established candidate networks in Kenya, Uganda, India, UAE and East Africa.
• Experience recruiting for UN, government, NGO, defence-support or international contracting projects.
• Experience with remote camps, hostile or challenging operating environments, and mobilisation into Africa.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Recruiting, Taleo or similar.

If this describes you, then apply now, your next big adventure awaits!

For immediate consideration email an updated resume to career@raints.com

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