Senior Recruitment Associate

About the role

The Senior Recruitment Associate will lead end‑to‑end talent acquisition for Genser Energy Côte d’Ivoire, ensuring the company attracts and selects qualified professionals to meet current and future workforce needs. The role partners closely with operational managers, supports workforce planning and drives continuous improvement of recruitment practices.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with division heads to forecast staffing needs, define candidate profiles and prioritize recruitment activities.
• Design and execute sourcing strategies for local and international markets using professional networks, job platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter and university partnerships.
• Screen, interview and assess candidates with structured, competency‑based methods, ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data in the ATS, produce dashboards on time‑to‑fill, cost‑per‑hire and quality of hire, and recommend process improvements.
• Supervise a small recruitment team, set objectives, conduct performance reviews and identify training needs.
• Monitor recruitment budgets, track expenses against forecasts and manage procurement of recruitment services and tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 4 years of full‑cycle recruitment experience, preferably in industrial, energy or engineering sectors.
• At least 2 years of experience supervising or coordinating a team.
• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.

Required skills

• Advanced Boolean search techniques and direct sourcing.
• Proficiency with ATS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter; familiarity with BambooHR, Greenhouse or SAP.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Microsoft Copilot for recruitment.
• Knowledge of Sage X3 for procurement and budget tracking.
• Ability to analyse recruitment metrics and build reporting dashboards.