Title: Business Operations Manager–
Shortlist Professionals, Nairobi
The CV is dead. Long live your career.
Do you believe that traditional approaches to placement are ineffective and time consuming?
The CV is dead. Long live your career.
Do you believe that traditional approaches to placement are ineffective and time consuming?
That
the whole process has become frustrating for employers and demoralising for job
seekers?
Then
we're passionate about you!
Shortlist,
a funded recruiting technology startup, is looking for a highly motivated,
strategic, and self-driven individual to join the team as a Business Operations
Manager.
You
will be plugging in right-away to help run and optimize our unique
technology-driven recruitment process.
You
will have ultimate responsibility for managing up to a dozen searches at a
time, working closely with clients, candidates, and the Shortlist operational
team to deliver the best matches for each job search
We’re building the plane while flying it, so you will be responsible for any number of tasks to help us achieve our goals: customer engagement analytics, operational process design, assessment design, database mapping, strategic partnerships, market research, team building, product testing and launches.
We’re building the plane while flying it, so you will be responsible for any number of tasks to help us achieve our goals: customer engagement analytics, operational process design, assessment design, database mapping, strategic partnerships, market research, team building, product testing and launches.
If
you’re looking to get your hands dirty at a fast growing startup, this is it!
At Shortlist, we are re-inventing the way startups, social enterprises, and small businesses can find and engage with the best professional managerial talent.
At Shortlist, we are re-inventing the way startups, social enterprises, and small businesses can find and engage with the best professional managerial talent.
Using
multi-channel sourcing and an online assessment platform, we find the best fits
for a given role, providing employers a “Shortlist” of the best candidates to
interview.
We
offer job seekers a vastly improved experience and an opportunity to
demonstrate real ability and skills.
Responsibilities include:
Implement and manage best-in-class recruitment practices to improve our platform's success:
Responsibilities include:
Implement and manage best-in-class recruitment practices to improve our platform's success:
- Define
and manage in-house 'Shortlisting' processes to fuel product-market fit in
Kenya
- Collaborate
with our Indian team to develop global best practices and refine the
Shortlist model
- Improve
our approach to configuring openings and finding the best candidates
- Improve
the way we engage with candidates and ensure successful on-boarding
- Improve
our tracking and develop dashboard to deliver timely Shortlists to
employers
Manage
up to a dozen ongoing client engagement with support from business development
and operations teams:
- Detailed
requirements gathering from employer on each job profile
- Configuration,
customisation and set up of searches with operations team
- Sourcing
and engagement with right candidates, ensuring high application rates
- Overseeing
assessment, evaluation, and Shortlisting of candidates
Strategic
market research and project management to inform future product direction:
- Conduct
market, customer, and competitor research to inform product priorities
- Manage
internal projects to build knowledge-base and proprietary product elements
- Become
an expert on recruitment and our target sectors disseminate best practices
- Participate
in team strategy sessions and initiatives to take Shortlist to the next
level
Does
this sound like you?
- Strategic
and analytical – you have an ability to see and connect things at a high
level, quickly frame analytics and draw insights to make data-driven
decisions
- Passion
and curiosity – you have demonstrated passion for something in your
professional or personal life. Something you had to learn and explore for
yourself. If it happens to be hiring, recruitment, and human capital – all
the better!
- Organised,
disciplined, and collaborative - you are a self-starter who can take
initiative and be left to manage large projects and initiatives largely
without supervision. You know when to seek input and be collaborative. You
know how to prioritise, have an eye for detail, and are able to achieve
concrete deliverables within a defined time period.
- A
doer - you get excited about the opportunity to grow and develop a
creative business that is at the forefront of the talent space. You want
to prove yourself in a role with excellent opportunities for professional
growth. You're at your best when working on a multiple small and large
projects.