Senior Recruitment and Selection Officer

Job Type: Onsite - Full Time
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: Senior
Skills: Recruitment Planning, Recruitment Advertising

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with project managers, department heads, and other concerned units to identify staffing needs and prepare recruitment plans.

• Prepare and publish vacancy announcements through appropriate recruitment channels, including LinkedIn, AfriWork, job portals, universities, colleges, and professional networks.

• Source, attract, and maintain a pool of qualified candidates for technical, professional, administrative, and skilled and unskilled positions.

• Review applications and CVs, shortlist qualified candidates, and conduct preliminary interviews and competency assessments.

• Organize written examinations, technical interviews, practical tests, and other selection activities in coordination with the relevant departments.

• Manage the complete recruitment process for engineers, construction professionals, supervisors, skilled workers, and administrative staff.

• Coordinate reference checks, qualification verification, salary negotiations, offer letters, and employment documentation.

• Ensure timely recruitment and deployment of employees to meet project deadlines and urgent manpower requirements.

• Maintain an updated recruitment database, candidate pool, interview records, and recruitment reports.

• Monitor recruitment performance indicators, including time-to-fill, recruitment costs, source effectiveness, and vacancy status.

• Ensure recruitment practices comply with company policies, approved staffing plans, and applicable Ethiopian labour laws.

• Perform other related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in recruitment and selection, preferably in the construction industry or a large, project-based organization.

• Demonstrated experience recruiting engineers, construction professionals, technical personnel, and skilled workers.

• Proven ability to manage high-volume recruitment and urgent staffing requirements.

• Experience using online recruitment platforms, applicant databases, and HR information systems.

Required Competencies and Skills

• Strong candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection skills.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight recruitment deadlines.

• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.

• Familiarity with recruitment KPIs, competency-based interviews, and modern recruitment practices.

• High professional integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

How to Apply

• Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their updated CV and application letter to the Human Resources Department of Elmi Olindo Contractors PLC through the following contact details:

· Phone: +251 11 557 62 49 / 53 / 54 / 57 / 58 / 62
Email: vacancies@elmiconstruction.com, natnaelhr@elmiconstruction.com & temesgen@elmiconstruction.com
Telegram: +251 944 32 60 86 & +251 933 60 05 89
Address: Elmi Olindo Contractors PLC, Turkana Building, Lideta Sub-City, Woreda 08, Geja Sefer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

· Elmi Olindo Contractors PLC
Human Resources Department

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

· Elmi Olindo Contractors PLC
Human Resources Department