CHAI - Clinton Health Access Initiative · South Africa, South Africa
The Associate, Sourcing & Insights Specialist at CHAI plays a crucial role in the talent acquisition function, focusing on proactive sourcing and market intelligence for complex and niche searches. This position involves collaborating closely with recruiters to develop sourcing strategies, engaging passive candidates, and building compelling market intelligence outputs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sourcing, excellent outreach skills, and a working knowledge of global health or international development. This role requires attention to detail, initiative, and the ability to manage multiple sourcing workstreams effectively.
Responsibilities
Work in close partnership with recruiters to develop and execute sourcing strategies across CHAI's global hiring portfolio, with a particular focus on complex and niche searches where required.
Source and engage passive candidates directly — through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and targeted outreach — while also managing referrals from leaders and their teams and maintaining contact with alumni as an active sourcing channel.
Build compelling market intelligence outputs — candidate and market maps, supply and demand analysis, and role-specific summaries — for recruiters and hiring managers before a search begins.
Engage directly with passive candidates, building their interest in CHAI and bringing them into the process with an approach that is warm, informed and grounded in the CHAI mission.
Build credible, well-researched long lists — sifting through large volumes of candidates with strong attention to detail and clear, consistent dispositioning at every stage.
Use data and feedback to continuously refine outreach — adapting messages, channels, and follow-up approach based on what is working, and sharing successful approaches with the team.
Make full use of CHAI's sourcing and TA technology stack, including AI-enabled tools, to find the right candidates faster and support a higher quality of search.
Track and report on sourcing channel effectiveness, helping the team understand which approaches are delivering and where effort should be focused.
Maintain accurate candidate and pipeline data in iCIMS, ensuring sourced candidates are tracked consistently and handed over to recruiters with full context.