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Company Description

Founded in 2018, Lokal is on a mission to strengthen hyperlocal communities by enabling its mostly non-English users to share, interact and transact in their regional language. Lokal users gain access to hyperlocal information such as daily commodity prices, local jobs, real estate, matrimonial, local business advertorials and classifieds which would otherwise be scattered across local newspapers. The app is available in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil,Malayalam, Gujarathi and Marathi, and has 10 million downloads with a presence in 100+ districts across South India. Having achieved unmatched user density in deep tier 2 & 3 locations in India, Lokal has been supported by marquee investors, namely 3one4 Capital, India Quotient, Y Combinator. To know more do click: https://getlokalapp.com/

Job Description

The Talent Acquisition specialist is accountable for supporting the Talent Acquisition duties for assigned departments. This position will be responsible for developing a proactive approach to attract and retain top talent for assigned departments. In direct partnership with hiring managers and HR leadership, the Talent Acquisition specialist will work to establish recruitment strategies and assess needed talent to ensure alignment with achieving business objectives

ACCOUNTABILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Coordinates talent acquisition as needed, including required approvals, advertising, candidate sourcing, interviewing, offer development and preparation, and on-boarding assistance.
• Partner with all levels of the organization to assess staffing needs and fill positions in a timely manner.
• Build a bench of qualified candidates to meet both current and anticipate future staffing needs.
• Utilize social networking resources and other strategies to hire the right people for the job.
• Provides a high level of customer service in interactions with employees and candidates.
• Serve as brand ambassador at various events, like career fairs or on-campus recruiting events.
• Represent company internally and externally at events with a goal of networking and relationship building with potential candidate communities.
• Counsel the candidate on corporate benefits, salary, and corporate environment.
• Possess sound knowledge in talent acquisition and demonstrate advanced skills at working with complex requirements.
• Understand the requirements and able to be a trusted advisor to hiring managers on selection of candidates. 

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Proven expertise and knowledge of proactive Internet sourcing techniques.
• Established track record of innovative and creative sourcing tactics for passive job seekers; i.e. social mediaExperience in managing candidates through an applicant tracking system Sound judgment, demonstrate problem solving abilities, decisiveness and flexibility.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills 
• Volume Hiring
• Proficient with internet email, Word, Excel, Outlook and other software. 
• Ability to effectively learn and manage various systems used in an HR environment 

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor degree in Human Resources Management, Business or related field and/or equivalent experience.

A minimum of 2-4 years experience in full-cycle,Volume & Niche - recruiting experience with a start up.

Should be a south Indian, should know 2 of south Indian languages. This is a summary of the primary accountabilities and requirements for this position. 

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