Junior Recruiter

Junior Recruiter (Sapienza Balkans)

Location: Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje, Sapienza Balkans offices
Deadline: ASAP
Contract duration: Initially a fixed term contract with intention to extend

Sapienza Balkans is a company of the Sapienza Consulting Group, a leading provider of space and defense mission and project support through people, software and services. We are a preferred supplier for the European Space Agency (ESA) and NATO’s Communication and Information (NCI) Agency as well as space industry companies and European bodies. We currently recruit for The Netherlands, UK, Belgium, France, Italy, Germany and Luxembourg and we are still growing!

We are expanding our activities and support continued growth, through our office in Skopje where we are looking for a new addition to support our recruitment team in Skopje to work primarily in the IT side with our main clients in the space and defence sector. In the Balkan region there already is a wide array of regional resources that can be tapped to provide a solid starting point for this role. Beside being a great recruiter, you will be a professional networker, you will be super organized, and will be highly committed to establishing and growing the success of our Sapienza Balkans operations.  

• Review and analyse our client’s job descriptions, extracting the core responsibilities and requirements to better understand the type of candidate to look for
• Schedule and plan the different roles to ensure all deadlines are met
• Advertise the vacancy through appropriate channels, ensuring that active applicants are reached
• Actively source candidates to ensure that passive applicants are reached
• Review applicants’ submissions to evaluate if they meet the position requirements
• Perform pre-screening and interviews in person and over the phone
• Maintain all pertinent applicant and interview data in the database
• Ensure all required documents for client submissions are perfect to ensure that our candidates get the best representation possible
• Provide support arranging interviews and relocation assistance
• Manage high volume of vacancies and able to meet the deadline

• Entry level of experience in recruitment with different positions, ideally in the IT Sector (eg. software, hardware, electronics, mechanical, system engineering, cyber security)
• Bachelor degree in any field (Computer Science would be considered as an asset)
• Experience in agency work with contractors across Europe will be considered a strong advantage
• IT savvy and able to pick up new IT tools with ease
• A technical degree will be considered a very strong asset
• Knowledge of the Space sector would be considered as an asset
• Strong work ethic and flexibility to work under pressure in a deadline oriented and fast paced environment
• Excellent energy and the ability to work independently
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent sense of discretion and confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in English with outstanding communication skills and telephone manners;​

What type of person are we looking for?

The obvious:

• You have no problems demonstrating perseverance! Recruitment requires people who are not afraid to chase what they need!
• You are a team player! No if’s and but’s, the team and team effort is above everything else
• You have no problems approaching people – you are a natural networker
• You are deadline and target oriented and have a high level of accuracy
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and able to close a deal!
• You can work independently, make your own priorities to achieve goals which are set for you by management

The not-so obvious:

• You are willing and able to do the administrative parts of the job as well
• Self-motivated and have fantastic communication skills
• Our team is composed of recruiters from various nationalities and cultural backgrounds which has a clear effect on communication styles. It is important that you show awareness and flexibility when dealing with colleagues.
• You are able and enjoy interfacing with potential clients, employees and government representatives professionally at all levels