Talent Acquisition Associate

Role: Talent Acquisition, Associate

Start Date: Immediate

Employment Type: Full-time, 1-Year Contract (Renewable)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

The Fellowship is a Leadership Development Programme with two pathways ~ Teaching Partner, and Guru Muda. It is designed to equip aspiring leaders with the skills, on-ground experience and network to create change in the long run for: classrooms, communities, and the education system. Our Fellows work closely with the school and local community to understand and address educational inequity from the roots, while building a global professional network with Alumni, partners and mentors who are ready to guide and collaborate with you throughout your leadership journey.

More information about The Fellowship is available at this link - https://teachformalaysia.org/fellowship/

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

To collaborate with partners from tertiary institutions and youth hubs, to plan and implement activities that will enable the attraction and recruitment of the most promising future leaders into the various pathways of The Fellowship.

The mission of the Talent Acquisition Associate is to work relentlessly and collaboratively across the organisation and with key stakeholders to support the recruitment of at least 2,200 Fellows by 2030.

KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Measure 1 - Number of strategic university and non-university partners who champion the Fellowship and maintain a strong conviction in our mission.
• Measure 2 - Number of high-potential candidates engaged at the sourcing and early engagement stage.
• Measure 3 - Number of Fellows recruited who start the Fellowship.
• Measure 4 - Quality and diversity of Fellows who start the Fellowship.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Sourcing and Recruitment Events Planning and Implementation

• Set ambitious sourcing goals, and drive university campus-based and virtual activities to achieve them.
• Maintain and manage relationships with universities, non-university partners, and student-led organisations locally and abroad.
• Design, plan and execute effective recruitment events, campaigns and marketing strategies to influence campus environment (e.g. careers fairs, recruitment trips).
• Deliver recruitment pitches and campaigns at targeted universities and other talent pools to ensure Teach For Malaysia fills its required Fellowship vacancies with top quality candidates.
• Collaborate with our team of Campus Leaders, ex-interns and other university volunteers in targeted universities or regions to organise activities and events to achieve recruitment goals.
• Efficiently using tracking systems to analyse and determine the effectiveness of campaign strategy and execution.

Fellowship Recruitment

• Represent Teach For Malaysia to potential candidates professionally and convincingly.
• Cultivate relationships with potential candidates to ensure conversion of interest into successful application and matriculation.
• Manage the applicant tracking system (Salesforce) and other platforms & tools.
• Deliver an inspiring candidate experience while providing candidates with support throughout the Selection process and until candidates begin their journey as Fellows.

Others

• Provide support to the organisation’s mission through activities such as conducting relevant research, tracking all aspects of campaign progress, participating in cross-functional working groups, maintaining databases and coordinating travel.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Aligned to TFM Core Values: Sense of Possibility, Excellence, Collaboration & Integrity.
• Passion for TFM’s mission, the education field, and developing people’s potential: believes deeply in the importance of inspiring/investing external people in our mission, and has high expectations for how Teach For Malaysia is viewed by external constituents.
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to manage multiple streams of work, and independently prioritise tasks.
• Strong desire to learn new things and grow professionally.

Role-Specific Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia: can speak and deliver compelling pitches, workshops and info sessions about our organisation, mission and vision.
• Proven ability to build and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• High degree of adaptability: ability to quickly adjust in a fast-paced, dynamic, and Volatile, Uncertain, Challenging, Ambiguous (VUCA) environment.
• Able to think strategically, creatively, innovatively, and in a resourceful manner.
• Analytical mindset: Able to analyse, apply and translate recruitment and selection data into implementable strategies and actions plan.
• Strong organisational skills and detail orientation.
• Willing to travel, as well as working over unconventional hours (e.g. weekends or nights for recruitment & selection events or calls with candidates in different time zones).

Years of experience & qualification

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with 1 to 2 years relevant working experience.
• Experience in recruitment & selection is not required but will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and network with the Malaysian students diaspora in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and/or New Zealand is not required but will be an added advantage.