# Recruiter

> Pavago · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-04-24

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Candidate Sourcing

## Description

**Job Title:** Recruiter  
**Position Type:** Full-Time, Remote  
**Working Hours:** U.S. client business hours (with flexibility for candidate availability and interview scheduling)

**About the Role:**  
Our client is seeking a **Recruiter** to lead the end-to-end hiring process. This role is responsible for sourcing, screening, and presenting top candidates, while managing client relationships and ensuring a world-class candidate experience. The Recruiter is both a strategic advisor and hands-on executor, balancing pipeline generation, process management, and stakeholder communication.

**Responsibilities:**

**Role Intake & Strategy:**

-   Meet with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, success profiles, and timelines.
-   Draft compelling job descriptions and posting strategies aligned with market conditions.

**Sourcing & Outreach:**

-   Build candidate pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, niche job boards, and Boolean search.
-   Engage passive candidates through direct outreach and talent mapping.
-   Maintain active presence in talent communities relevant to the industry.

**Screening & Assessment:**

-   Conduct structured phone/video interviews to assess skills, cultural fit, and career goals.
-   Use behavioral and competency-based questions to evaluate alignment.
-   Administer skills assessments or case studies where required.

**Candidate Experience:**

-   Manage communication throughout the process — from outreach to offer.
-   Provide timely feedback and ensure candidates feel respected and informed.
-   Serve as the brand ambassador for the client company.

**Interview & Selection Support:**

-   Coordinate interviews, prepare candidates, and gather hiring team feedback.
-   Facilitate debriefs with managers to align on decisions.
-   Maintain structured evaluation notes in the ATS.

**Offer Management & Onboarding:**

-   Draft and present offers, negotiate terms, and secure candidate acceptance.
-   Support onboarding processes to ensure smooth transitions.

**Reporting & Analytics:**

-   Track and report on time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and pipeline health.
-   Present weekly/monthly recruitment dashboards to leadership.

**Process & Relationship Management:**

-   Partner with HR and hiring managers to refine processes and improve hiring efficiency.
-   Ensure compliance with labor and data privacy laws.

**What Makes You a Perfect Fit:**

-   Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
-   Skilled at balancing speed, quality, and candidate experience.
-   Organized, metrics-driven, and able to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously.
-   Trusted advisor to hiring managers, with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

**Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):**

-   2+ years in recruiting, talent acquisition, or staffing.
-   Proficiency with ATS platforms (Greenhouse, Lever, JazzHR, iCIMS).
-   Experience sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and Boolean searches.
-   Strong interview and candidate assessment skills.

**Ideal Experience & Skills:**

-   Agency or high-volume recruiting background.
-   Industry exposure in SaaS, finance, professional services, or property management.
-   Knowledge of employment law and compliance requirements.
-   Experience managing a team of recruiters or scaling a TA function.

**What Does a Typical Day Look Like?**  
A Recruiter’s day revolves around keeping hiring pipelines full, candidates engaged, and clients aligned. You will:

-   Start the day sourcing candidates for active roles using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
-   Screen candidates, conducting phone or video interviews and entering structured notes into the ATS.
-   Coordinate interviews, aligning schedules between candidates and hiring teams.
-   Provide client updates on pipeline health, challenges, and market feedback.
-   Maintain candidate experience by sending timely communications, prepping candidates, and ensuring smooth interview logistics.
-   End the day by updating dashboards on pipeline metrics and following up with hiring managers.

In essence: you ensure clients get the right candidates quickly, hiring managers stay confident in the process, and candidates feel respected and supported throughout their journey.

**Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):**

-   Time-to-fill within client benchmarks.
-   Candidate quality — % advancing past first-round interviews.
-   Candidate satisfaction/experience scores.
-   Hiring manager satisfaction with pipeline and process.
-   100% compliance in ATS records and reporting.

**Interview Process:**

-   Initial Phone Screen
-   Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
-   Practical Task (e.g., build a Boolean search string and source 5 candidates for a sample role)
-   Client Interview
-   Offer & Background Verification

## Apply

[Apply at Pavago](https://apply.workable.com/pavago/j/1938930C48/apply)

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