Associate – Talent Acquisition

Role Snapshot

Location: Lagos, Nigeria or Accra, Ghana
Department: PEO – People
Reports to: Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Work arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days remote)

Our Mission

We are a technology company that provides electrical grid management software and related network analytics solutions for utilities across Africa. Beacon Power Services was founded with a bold mission to expand access to reliable electricity for over 400 million people living in Africa's cities and a vision to lead Africa's power sector through data and innovation.

How You'll Make an Impact

We are looking for a highly structured and delivery-focused Associate – Talent Acquisition who thrives in high-volume environments. You bring strong workflow discipline, systems thinking, and the ability to manage multiple hiring pipelines with speed and precision. Your role is critical in ensuring we consistently hire high-performing individuals aligned with our culture, values, and mission.

You will participate in the full recruitment cycle, from drafting job descriptions to extending offers, building and maintaining talent pipelines to meet current and future staffing needs, partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and deliver strong candidate experience while leveraging ERP tools and automation to streamline sourcing, screening, and hiring workflows.

What You'll Do

End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across tech and corporate roles
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, role scope, and success profiles
• Develop sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates
• Conduct CV screening, structured interviews, and candidate assessments
• Coordinate interview panels and ensure timely feedback collection
• Drive offer management and candidate closing processes

Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and direct outreach
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for recurring and critical roles
• Develop Boolean searches and targeted sourcing strategies
• Track and report sourcing performance metrics

Data Management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date vacancy reports
• Track and analyse key recruitment KPIs (time-to-fill, time-to-hire, conversion rates, pipeline health, source effectiveness)
• Ensure ATS data accuracy and proper documentation of candidate evaluations
• Produce regular hiring dashboards and reports to support workforce planning and leadership decision-making
• Identify bottlenecks in the hiring funnel

Hiring Process Excellence

• Ensure structured and competency-based interview processes
• Maintain ATS accuracy and proper documentation of candidate evaluations
• Improve hiring workflows to reduce time-to-fill and improve quality-of-hire
• Support diversity and inclusive hiring practices

Employer Branding & Talent Strategy

• Communicate consistently and professionally with all stakeholders
• Support employer branding initiatives (LinkedIn campaigns, job postings, university outreach)
• Assist in workforce planning discussions and hiring forecasts
• Share talent market insights with leadership
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the People & Talent function

What We're Looking For

Professional & Technical Strengths

• Experience in talent acquisition and recruitment within a multinational environment
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes (in-house experience preferred)
• Proficient in using LinkedIn Recruiter
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Greenhouse)
• Experience administering and interpreting competency-based and personality assessments

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths

• Strong automation and data-driven mindset
• Ability to manage high volumes of applications with strong organization and attention to detail
• Effective stakeholder coordination and timely communication, with the ability to see the bigger picture
• High level of ownership with a proactive, execution-focused mindset
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Professional, confident, and candidate-centric approach
• Transformation-oriented mindset, with a focus on continuously improving, modernizing, and scaling recruitment processes
• Change-driven and proactive in identifying opportunities to redesign and optimise existing workflows

Nice to Have

• Experience within technology, engineering, fintech, or start-up environments
• Experience using assessment platforms (e.g., TestGorilla and similar tools)
• Exposure to HR generalist responsibilities or broader HR operational experience
• Experience supporting multi-country or international hiring
• Experience working with different cultures and nationalities
• Fluency in French

What the Recruitment Process Looks Like

• Step 1 - Application Review: Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application to evaluate your experience, qualifications, and overall suitability for the role.
• Step 2 - Behavioral & Cognitive Assessments: If selected to move forward, you will complete behavioral and cognitive assessments. These help us better understand your working style and ensure alignment with the role requirements and BPS’s culture.
• Step 3 - Technical Assessments: If you progress to this stage, you will complete technical assessments designed to evaluate your problem-solving approach and the key technical skills required for the role.
• Step 4 - HR & Culture Fit Interview: At this stage, you will meet with our Talent Acquisition team to discuss your background, motivations, and potential fit within the
• Step 5 - Technical Excellence Interview: In the final stage, you will interview with the Hiring team to further assess your technical expertise and overall fit for the role, and to ensure alignment on expectations from both sides.