Manager: Talent Sourcing and Operations
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
Posted 11 December 2025
- Closing Date 11 January 2026
Job Details
Job Description
HUMAN CAPITAL SERVICES – TALENT SOURCING AND OPERATIONS
POST: MANAGER TALENT SOURCING AND OPERATIONS
REFERENCE NUMBER: 30000073
Minimum Requirements:
- Honour’s Degree (NQF Level 8) in Human Resources Management, OR Psychology, OR Industrial Psychology, OR related field.
- 7 years’ Experience in Human Resource Management, including sourcing and selection of employees across all levels of the organisation and enhancing performance management practices.
- 3 years’ Experience in utilizing technology platforms and social media channels for sourcing and establishing talent pools.
- 3 years’ Experience in managing Human Capital Services operations through a business partnering approach.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement an integrated talent acquisition strategy aligned with organisational goals.
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes including workforce planning, job profiling, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, selection, and offer management.
- Provide input into the organisation’s recruitment and selection policies and procedures and monitor the adherence to these policies and procedures.
- Establish and advise on latest trends around talent acquisition and sourcing.
- Leads the effective and timeous turnaround implementation of talent sourcing strategies and methodologies.
- Report on the sourcing plan implementation and the identification of hard to fill vacancies.
- Ensure that external service providers adhere to the service level agreements and address any non-compliance.
- Oversee the implementation of fair selection processes, alignment to legislative and job specific requirements as well as alignment to DUT’s Employment Equity Plans
- Provide guidance to relevant stakeholders and assist with the upskilling of line managers in competency - based interviewing and any other relevant selection tools / methods.
- Lead the sourcing and selection of senior members of staff and collaborate with the Senior Director: HCS
- Identify recruitment related technology and provide input into any recruitment systems / technology related budgets.
- Analyse and report on recruitment related statistics
- Facilitate induction and on-boarding of new recruits in collaboration with the various portfolios, departments and divisions of the institution.
- Oversight management and reporting on vacancy analysis, ensuring that this is kept within best practice and industry norms
- Oversee and improve core HC processes including employee onboarding, contracts, HC records, benefits administration, and exit processes.
- Ensure HC operational excellence through process automation, compliance with policies, and standardisation of procedures.
- Function as the strategic HC advisor to a portfolio of departments/faculties, guiding on HC policies, workforce planning, organisational design, and performance management.
- Coach line managers on talent management, employee engagement, conflict resolution, and disciplinary processes.
- Analyse data, identify trends and risks and make necessary recommendations for improvements
- Create and maintain a climate conducive for team performance to enable the team to deliver on set targets, service level agreements.
- Initiate pro-active and corrective actions as required to ensure service delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of own reportees development interventions on performance
Salary: Market related
Contact Person: Ms ZJ. Ngcobo
Status of Position: Permanent
Applications should include:
- A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from ac.za (under the QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
- A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above-mentioned fields)
- Covering Letter
- Copies of all relevant academic records and certificates
- ID Copy
- Matric Certificate
- Current contact information of referees
Please note:
The University reserves the right not to appoint.
While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be given in terms of the University’s Equity Plan.