STRATEGIC TALENT ACQUISITION

• Teri Kruger - Founder, Synergetics Sustainable Solutions, South Africa

• Beverley Hancock – Director: Recruitment, Human Alliance, South Africa

The Story of Renewable SA

• 1998 Energy White Paper set target of 10 000 GWh by 2013

• The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010) stated 17,8GW by 2030

• This would be 42% of new build capacity for renewable energy power

• The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REI4P) launched in 2011 as a competitive bid process

What were the implications?

• Forward planning to ensure properly resourced to implement!

• Additional requirement to “shop” local

• Skills development

• Knowledge transfer

• Job Creation closest to project

• This REvolutionised the business of making energy in this country

• RE technology

• Grid management

Revised Resource Plan

Skills Shift

WHY A FORWARD THINKING APPROACH TO TALENT ACQUISITION?

It feels as though everything in the world of talent is changing – from the way we recruit and attract people, as well as how we manage and reward them, to the way we learn, and how we curate and manage our entire work-life experience.

Josh Bersin

Bersin by Deloitte 2016

Terminology

Talent • For some organizations, talent refers to all employees;

for others, talent refers to critical roles, segments and positions

within the organization that create the most impact on business

goals.

Talent Management • has come to refer to the strategic people management

functions operating in organizations.

Talent Acquisition • a strategic approach to identifying, attracting and onboarding

talent to efficiently and effectively meet the dynamic business

needs of an organization – recruitment is a sub-set

The ART and SCIENCE…

Strategic Talent Acquisition is the art and science of competitive advantage in the acquisition of talent for the organization – a unique formula to each organization.

Art lies in the ability to shift based on

the attributes of the formula

Science is the mastery of the process and

technology formulas to acquire the

talent

Who is affected by this thinking?

• NEW COMPANIES Southern Africa / Africa

• EXPANDING (and CONTRACTING)

• MERGERS and ACQUISITIONS

• …..YOUR SPEND ON ENTERPRISE

DEVELOPMENT

Strategic…

Business Strategy

Customers

People

Resources

Align

…a recruiting function operating at the highest competitive level

INVEST

EFFORT IN

ATTRACTING,

RECRUITING

AND

RETAINING

Evolution of HR Function

• Talent Paradox

• Skills shortage and Leadership depth

• Talent Mobility

• Global War for Talent and Retention

• Technology

• Reaching passive talent

• Building an effective talent pipeline

Talent Acquisition Challenges

Talent Strategies

• Deadline for submission of presentation

for the proceedings: 18 April 2016

• Please ensure that you bring a copy of your

power-point slides with you on a memory

stick the day of your presentation. If you

change your slides please email the

organisers asap with the updated copy

Company Website

Agencies Job

Boards

Employee Referrals

Print Media Advertising

Traditional Recruitment (reactive)

Open Requisition

Employees

Company Website

Agencies

Job Boards

Employee Referrals

Print Media Advertising

Applicant Tracking System

Multiple Sourcing Strategies and Channels

Talent Pools

Automates Recruitment Cycle

Strategic Talent Acquisition (proactive)

Employer Branding,

Value Proposition,

Culture

Talent Pools

Co-Hiring Manager mentality

Business Drivers

Sales & Marketing

thinking

Talent Management

Software

Candidate Experience Competencies Talent Records

Seamless Process Onboarding

Workforce Planning

Obsession 1 Obsession 5 Obsession 3 Obsession 2 Obsession 4 PLATFORM

Job Requisition

Job Advertising

Applicant Database

Selection

Offer & Onboarding

Talent Pools

Economic Development

Managers

Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineers

Project Managers

Project Accountants Middle

Management

Environmental Specialists

Internal and External Candidates

The Engagement of Talent. How?

TECHNOLOGY

• Applicant Tracking System

• Employee / Candidate / Applicant engagement tool

i. Talent pipeline

ii. Employer brand

iii. Candidate Concierge Experience

iv. Relationship building

Talent Pipeline

Training

Collaboration Skills

Learnerships

Assessments

Coaching

Internal Talent Development

Website

Job Boards

Social Media

Blog

Agencies

External Proactive Sourcing

Employee Referrals

Candidate Referrals

Networking

Referrals

Bursaries

Programmes

Learnerships

Graduate Recruitment

Workforce Planning

Succession Planning

Competencies & Skills defined

Engaging Communication

Analytics Community

Flow that synchronizes supply and demand

A practical example…

DISCUSSION

THANK YOU

Beverley Hancock bhancock@humanalliance.co.za www.humanalliance.co.za

Teri Kruger teri.kruger@synergetics.co.za www.synergetics.co.za