HEAD OF RECRUITMENT

Company logo KAZI SOLUTIONS LIMITED

  • location

    Kenya, Nairobi

  • location

    Full-Time

  • location

    Negotiable

Posted on 26 May 2025

Expire on 15 Jul 2025

Salary: KES 200,000 - KES 250,000

Experience Level: Senior-Level Job Category: Human Resources Industry: Law & Compliance Location Type: On-Site

Description

Our Client is looking to hire a Head of Recruitment is responsible for leading and managing the full-cycle recruitment process. This includes overseeing candidate sourcing, client engagement, interview facilitation, and final placements. The role also involves designing and managing the client onboarding lifecycle, maintaining an up-to-date candidate database, and building a high-performing recruitment team that contributes to client retention and revenue growth.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (Master’s is an advantage)
  • Minimum 7 years of progressive recruitment experience, 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Demonstrated success in full-cycle recruitment and client management
  • Experience in invoicing and client lifecycle management
  • Familiarity with candidate database systems
  • Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed candidate research to build a strong talent pool
  • Manage long-listing, shortlisting, interviewing, and client reporting
  • Guide clients on candidate selection and manage end-to-end interview coordination
  • Deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes aligned with client expectations
  • Develop and implement a standard client onboarding process
  • Draft and issue engagement letters and ensure proper documentation
  • Oversee invoicing processes and monitor payment tracking across recruitment cycles
  • Act as the liaison between finance, legal, and operations to streamline client contracts and payment follow-ups
  • Ensure candidate database is clean, categorized, and searchable
  • Develop a system for annual CV updates and candidate engagement
  • Introduce tagging, profiling, and skills-based classification for efficient talent matching
  • Build and mentor a team of recruiters focused on service excellence
  • Implement performance management systems for the team
  • Promote client relationship management and strategic account growth
  • Foster a culture of proactive talent pipeline building
  • Increase revenue per client through strategic recruitment planning
  • Collaborate with the BD team to upsell services based on emerging client needs
  • Analyze trends and generate insights that help anticipate recruitment demand
  • Achieve 90%+ client satisfaction score on placements every quarter
  • Maintain an average placement time of under 30 working days
  • Submit longlist/shortlist reports to clients within 5 business days of request closure
  • Create and implement a full client onboarding process within 30 days of role start
  • Ensure 100% of clients sign engagement letters before project start
  • Achieve 90% invoice realization rate within 45 days of invoicing
  • Update 100% of CVs in the system annually
  • Tag and categorize all candidates based on at least 5 key skills by Q3
  • Launch a quarterly campaign to keep candidates engaged and data current
  • Hire and train 3 recruiters within 6 months
  • Implement quarterly performance reviews for all team members
  • Ensure each recruiter actively manages at least 3 client relationships
  • Increase average revenue per client by 15% YoY
  • Identify and meet 3 additional talent needs per client per year
  • Collaborate with BD team to upsell value-added recruitment solutions quarterly
Kazi Solutions Ltd is a professional firm that offers Human Resource Solutions and support to businesses, organizations, and personnel, in Kenya, the region and globally.