Position Title: Talent Research Manager,
West Africa (Nigeria & Ghana)
Level: Level 5
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Reports To: Head of Talent Acquisition,
Africa
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Context/Scope:
Diageo Africa
Diageo Africa consists of four strategic
business units, Africa Regional Markets,
Nigeria, East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and
Tanzania) and South Africa (brandhouse).
The Talent Research and Acquisition team
ensures the best senior-level talent is available
to the business when and where needed. Talent
Researchers, dedicated to a particular
geography and business group, are responsible
for filling immediate vacancies and building
pipelines of candidates for future roles
through direct sourcing techniques, and
occasionally partnerships with external
suppliers.
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Guinness Nigeria
There are two Diageo companies within
Nigeria; Guinness Nigeria, which
manufactures and sells beer and ‘ready to
drinks’ (RTDs), and Diageo Brands Nigeria
(DBN) selling Diageo’s spirits brands.
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Guinness Ghana
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) is
the leading total beverage company in Ghana,
which manufactures and sells beer and ‘ready
to drinks’ (RTDs) as well a world class
spirits, which are imported from Diageo Plc.
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Dimensions:
The role primarily focuses on the businesses in
Nigeria and Ghana, and builds a rapid
pipeline of talent to fill immediate and
future vacancies, to support Diageo’s growth
across Africa. This role will be responsible
for sourcing for a broad range of roles,
including sales, marketing, supply chain and
business support. Focus is on senior level
positions ; however talent mapping and
pipelining activities may also be carried out at
more junior levels.
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Complexity:
The incumbent will need to build strong
relationships with multiple stakeholders in the
different businesses including hiring
managers, HR business partners, reward teams
and co-ordination teams to ensure flawless
process execution.
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Key Accountabilities :
• Pre-screening – pre-screen external talent to
build ‘long list’ of candidates for hiring
managers to interview
• Talent Pools – through effective use of
appropriate sourcing channels, build external
talent pipelines for current and future
vacancies/talent gaps (direct headhunting,
social networking, talent mapping, on-line
recruitment etc)
• 3rd Party Management – Set up effective
relationships with and work with recruitment
agencies in the region
• Team Cooperation – work effectively and
efficiently with the rest of the remote global
research team to deliver high calibre “long
lists” of candidates to ensure the best talent
being appointed into roles at Diageo in the
shortest possible time
Skill, Qualifications and Experience required:
• Minimum 5 years experience as an Executive
Recruiter/ Talent Researcher
• Knowledge of West African markets is an
added advantage
• Strong knowledge of best practice proactive
resourcing methodology
• Excellent relationship building and
influencing skills
• Understanding of market trends and ability
to use these to define innovative sourcing
strategies
• Ability to use modern technologies and
social media platforms in talent attraction
processes, such as Linkedin recruiter, Twitter
and Facebook.
Barriers to Success in Role:
• Lack of understanding of research
techniques
• Lack of responsiveness and urgency
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