Recruitment & Onboarding Specialist

Job Summary

The Recruitment & Onboarding Specialist manages end-to-end recruitment and onboarding for the company's Kenya operations, covering permanent hiring, high-volume contractor recruitment and coordination of the contractor workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment

• Plan and run high-volume recruitment campaigns, online and in person, to meet contractor headcount targets within agreed timelines
  

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for permanent roles up to mid-level: intake with hiring managers, job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer preparation and pre-employment checks
  

• Build talent pipelines through job boards, LinkedIn, community networks, referrals and approved recruitment partners
  

• Administer assessments and keep candidates informed at every stage of the process
  

Onboarding

• Own onboarding for new employees and contractors, including documentation, contracts and first-day readiness
  

• Hand over new hires to HR for orientation, with complete and compliant onboarding records
  

Contractor Coordination

• Act as the first point of contact for the contractor workforce, resolving queries promptly
  

• Track contractor deliverables, quality results and availability, and flag gaps to the HR Manager
  

• Keep an active contractor bench between programs to support fast scale-up
  

• Coordinate contract renewals, endings and payment queries with HR and Finance, and escalate disputes to the HR Manager
  

Reporting

• Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system and contractor trackers
  

• Report weekly on pipeline, time-to-hire, onboarding completion and contractor retention, and recommend process improvements
  

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Degree or diploma in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or a related field
  

• Two to four years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including permanent hiring
  

• Proven experience in high-volume or campaign-based recruitment
  

• Excellent written and verbal English; Kiswahili is an advantage
  

• Working knowledge of Kenyan employment requirements for hiring and onboarding
  

• Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and spreadsheets