Strategic Consultant – AI Tools for Recruitment Automation

Strategic Consultant – AI Tools for Recruitment Automation

Department: Technical

Employment Type: Contract / Temp

Location: South Africa

Reporting To: Hiring Manager

Description The Client seeks to pilot a strategic, AI-supported solution to streamline and partially automate their recruitment processes.

The aim is to reduce manual workload, improve candidate filtering, and better leverage existing employee networks for talent identification.

The initial focus is on designing a fit-for-purpose AI tools landscape - not building custom software -but by assessing and recommending off-the-shelf solutions that can integrate with existing workflows.

This project also includes lightweight exploration into potential future phases involving employee network mapping and referral optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Phase 1: AI Tools Analysis & Recommendation Comparative overview of off-the-shelf AI recruitment tools that support:

• Job posting automation
• Resume parsing and shortlisting
• AI-led screening interviews (video or interactive Q&A)
• Shortlist summaries for HR and line managers
• Recommendations report including:
• Tools ranked by suitability, cost, ease of implementation, and integration capabilities
• Suggested use cases and workflows for EIMS Africa
• Light integration guidance with SharePoint, Teams, LinkedIn, and the corporate website

Phase 1.5 (Included as brainstorming hours)

• Consultative session (~2 hours) to explore:
• Leadership network mapping approaches
• Internal knowledge activation (e.g., resume-based referral prompts)
• Future-state ideas for internal talent database leveraging employee career histories

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Experience required:

• Experience guiding HR teams through new tech adoption
• Previous work evaluating or shortlisting HR tech vendors (RFPs, pilot selection, etc.), and familiarity in to navigating enterprise SaaS pricing, SLAs, and support tiers
• Skill in capturing current-state vs. future-state workflows and ability to help the team see what will change in their day-to-day work
• Understanding of recruitment lifecycles in mid-sized or resource-constrained organizations
• Bonus if have worked with renewable energy, infrastructure, or engineering sectors where specialized talent is key
• Knows the basics of candidate data handling, GDPR/POPIA considerations, and how AI recruitment tools comply (or not)
• Can flag red flags or help clients avoid tools that pose legal risks

Technical requirements:

• Proven experience with AI/ML tools for HR/recruitment (e.g., HireVue, Paradox, SeekOut, Hume, etc.)
• Familiarity with ATS tools and CRM-style talent platforms
• Comfortable assessing API compatibility and integrations with Microsoft environments (Teams, SharePoint)
• Strong understanding of SaaS evaluation (ROI, licensing, support models)

Soft skills:

• Ability to translate technical possibilities into HR context
• Comfortable engaging both technical (IT) and non-technical (HR, ExCo) stakeholders
• Skilled at synthesizing diverse inputs into actionable, human-centered recommendations
• Approachable and collaborative, especially with time-pressed teams