WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Recruitment Specialist
Location: Lagos
Department: Human Resources
Job Purpose
- The role is responsible for supporting and coordinating the end-to-end recruitment process to ensure the organisation attracts, assesses, and hires suitably qualified candidates in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Job Duties/ Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Operational Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process in line with approved manpower needs, job requirements and agreed timelines.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, selection criteria and assessment approach.
- Drive proactive and independent candidate sourcing by leveraging professional networks, direct outreach, referrals, talent databases, industry contacts, and other direct recruitment channels to build a strong talent pipeline and reduce reliance on external recruitment agencies.
- Source, screen, shortlist and recommend qualified candidates through appropriate recruitment channels.
- Coordinate interviews, assessments, candidate communication, feedback, reference checks and background verification.
- Prepare recruitment documentation, employment offers and pre-employment records in line with approval procedures.
- Support onboarding and mobilisation activities with relevant departments.
- Maintain recruitment records, trackers, reports and candidate database for current and future hiring needs.
- Manage relationships with candidates, hiring managers, recruitment agencies and other talent acquisition stakeholders.
- Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, confidentiality requirements, fair recruitment practices and applicable employment requirements.
- Recommend improvements to recruitment processes, turnaround time, candidate experience and recruitment effectiveness.
Self-Development:
- Continuously and actively engage in learning and development activities to improve competence in functional areas.
- Stay abreast of HR trends and best practices
Job Description Form QHSE Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to quality, Health, Safety and the Environment through safety leadership
- Apply PACE, and where appropriate Client Company’s, Quality, Health, Safety & Environment Policy and Safety management System
- The employee is responsible for both their own Health and Safety and for the Health and Safety of others affected by their acts or omissions
- The employee has the duty to cooperate with the employer and others to enable them to fulfil their legal obligations
- Adhere to Company Safety procedures and policies in accordance with safety management systems including:
- Adhere to company Quality procedures and policies in accordance with the quality assurance system
- At least 80% participation in site HSE meetings
- Actively promote positive safety culture
Key Performance Indicators/ Performance Goals
- Recruitment turnaround time / Time-to-Fill.
- Percentage of vacancies filled within agreed timelines.
- Quality and suitability of shortlisted candidates.
- Offer acceptance rate.
- Recruitment process compliance.
- Accuracy and completeness of recruitment documentation.
- Candidate and hiring-manager experience.
- Effectiveness of recruitment sourcing channels.
- Recruitment cost per hire.
- Retention/early attrition of newly recruited employees.
- Timeliness and accuracy of recruitment reports.
Limits of the Scope of Work:
- Cannot act on behalf of the company with third parties without Management’s prior agreement.
Job Specification
- Education Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in human resources management, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Psychology, or a related discipline.
- Professional Qualification: Professional HR certification such as CIPM, SHRM, or CIPD is an added advantage.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in recruitment/talent acquisition or a related HR role.
- Experience recruiting for technical, engineering, project, construction, oil & gas, or other specialised roles will be an advantage.
- Demonstrable experience managing recruitment processes from sourcing through onboarding.
- Experience using recruitment platforms, HRIS, applicant tracking systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
Job Description Form Key Competencies Requirements:
Functional/Technical:
- Recruitment and talent acquisition.
- CV screening and candidate assessment.
- Competency-based interviewing.
- Candidate sourcing and talent mapping.
- Interview and assessment coordination.
- Recruitment reporting and data analysis.
- HRIS/Applicant Tracking System proficiency.
- Employment documentation and HR administration.
- Knowledge of Nigerian employment practices.
- Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly Excel and Word.
Behavioural:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Professionalism and confidentiality.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Organisation and time management.
- Ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
- Stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive and results-oriented approach.
- Sound judgement and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Addidtional Info:
- Reports Relationship: Functionally Reports To: HR & Admin Manager
- Supervises: N/A
- Working Relationships:
- Internal Collaborates with all staff
- External Clients, Vendors, suppliers, etc.
- Work Cycle (Hours/ Days): Monday – Friday, (7.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m).