Virtual Recruitment Assistant

At Virtual Recruitment Solutions (VRS), we connect experienced South African recruitment support professionals with international recruitment agencies seeking reliable operational support.

Our Virtual Recruitment Assistants (VRAs) provide dedicated recruitment support across candidate sourcing, CRM administration, interview coordination, recruitment operations, compliance activities, reporting and many other recruitment-related functions.

If you enjoy organisation, working with recruitment technology, supporting fast-paced teams, and contributing to successful recruitment outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

About Virtual Recruitment Solutions

Virtual Recruitment Solutions is a specialist recruitment support provider focused exclusively on the recruitment industry. Rather than providing general virtual assistants, we specialise in recruitment operations support. We work with recruitment agencies across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and other international markets, helping them increase productivity by providing experienced recruitment support professionals who become a dedicated extension of their operational delivery.

About the Opportunity

This opportunity is ideal for experienced recruitment administrators, recruitment coordinators, talent support professionals, virtual assistants with recruitment experience, or anyone who has previously worked within a recruitment agency environment.

You'll provide ongoing recruitment support services to one international recruitment agency while working remotely from South Africa. Each engagement is different, allowing you to work across a wide variety of recruitment activities while developing valuable international recruitment experience.

Typical Responsibilities

Depending on the customer you support, responsibilities may include:

Candidate Support

• Candidate sourcing using Linked In and job boards
• CV formatting and administration
• Candidate database management
• Talent pool maintenance
• Candidate communication
• Interview scheduling
• Reference coordination
• Candidate documentation management

Recruitment Operations

• CRM and ATS administration
• Data entry and record maintenance
• Job advertisement posting
• Recruitment inbox management
• Recruitment reporting
• Compliance documentation
• Pipeline management
• Recruitment workflow administration

Customer Support Activities

• Calendar coordination
• Meeting scheduling
• Research activities
• Market mapping
• Recruitment project support
• Process documentation
• General operational assistance

Responsibilities vary depending on the recruitment agency and may evolve over the course of the engagement.

We're Looking For People Who

• Have previous recruitment agency experience
• Understand recruitment processes and terminology
• Are highly organised and detail-oriented
• Enjoy working independently
• Communicate professionally in English
• Learn new systems quickly
• Can manage priorities effectively
• Take ownership of their work
• Are reliable and consistent
• Enjoy supporting busy recruitment professionals

Preferred Experience

Experience with one or more of the following is highly regarded:

• Linked In Recruiter
• Bullhorn
• Vincere
• Job Adder
• RecruitCRM
• Crelate
• Greenhouse
• Ashby
• Workable
• SEEK
• Linked In Jobs
• Indeed
• Microsoft 365
• Google Workspace

Minimum Requirements

• Previous recruitment agency experience
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong computer literacy
• Stable high-speed internet connection
• Quiet professional home workspace
• Reliable computer or laptop
• Ability to support customers during agreed working hours
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills

What Makes This Opportunity Different

Gain valuable international recruitment experience by supporting established recruitment agencies across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and other international markets. Many contractor engagements are designed to provide long-term opportunities, enabling you to build lasting professional relationships, broaden your expertise across a range of recruitment technologies and processes, and become part of a specialist recruitment community supported by ongoing operational guidance and practical resources from a team that understands the recruitment industry.

The Ideal Person

You'll likely enjoy this opportunity if you:

• Like bringing structure to busy environments
• Enjoy solving operational challenges
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Communicate confidently
• Are proactive
• Enjoy learning new technology
• Thrive in remote work
• Like supporting others to succeed

Working Arrangement

• Fully remote
• Based in South Africa
• Long-term contract opportunities available
• International customer exposure
• Ongoing operational support from VRS

Contractor Relationship

This opportunity is offered on an independent contractor basis. Successful applicants provide recruitment support services through a contractor engagement with Virtual Recruitment Solutions and may be assigned to support one of our international customers. Contractors are responsible for meeting applicable South African tax and statutory obligations associated with independent contracting.

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