🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Remote Recruitment is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Join a dynamic UK-based recruitment consultancy as aMarketing Executive / Recruitment Administrator, supporting strategic marketing efforts and keeping recruitment operations running smoothly. This is a unique opportunity for a proactive, intelligent professional with a background in recruitment and marketing to become the right hand to a high-performing team.

You'll focus on strategic outreach via email and LinkedIn, keep the candidate database up to date, and support generalist recruitment activity for mid to senior-level roles – from accountants and lawyers to retail managers and admin support. Occasionally, you may conduct candidate screening calls, but your main value lies in staying ahead of the revenue pipeline, driving engagement through smart marketing, and ensuring recruitment operations are seamless.

Salary: R25 000 - R28 000

Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with recruiters to implement targeted email and LinkedIn campaigns using Outlook and LinkedIn tools.
* Strategically re-engage warm leads and past candidates from the database – no cold sourcing or mass emailing.
* Maintain and update the recruitment database to ensure accuracy and relevancy.
* Support generalist recruitment processes for a range of roles, including accountants, legal professionals, retail managers, and admin staff.
* Conduct occasional screening calls where necessary.
* Monitor ongoing revenue pipelines and ensure all marketing and admin activity supports business targets.
* Assist in managing communication challenges with offshore stakeholders.
* Provide intelligent, reliable administrative support – acting as the operational backbone of the team.

Qualifications and Experience:
* 2+ years’ experience in a recruitment or recruitment marketing role.
* Strong understanding of LinkedIn and Outlook for professional communication and lead engagement.
* Previous experience managing candidate databases or CRM systems.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills – especially in professional email correspondence.
* Strong organisational skills with an ability to keep processes and data streamlined.
* Tech-savvy and confident in using recruitment tools and platforms.
* Access to a reliable laptop and high-speed internet connection is essential.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Remote Recruitment

Remote Recruitment is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 69 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote Recruitment jobs →