MORAG WILSON
TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
PERSONAL SUMMARY
-(- Welgelegen Street
Van Riebeeckshof ,7530
Cape Town, South Africa
ID Number:
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Drivers Licence: Code 08
Languages:
English, Afrikaans and IsiZulu
186 PR Visa
- (Australia)
SKILLS
Technical Recruitment
Boolean search skills
Building suitable Talent pools
Talent Management and Acquisition
Global Talent Acquisition
Applicant Tracking Systems
Creating job descriptions
Employment planning & budgeting
Organisational Behavior &
Development
Negotiating contracts
Competency-Based Interviewing
Contract Recruitment
HR Consulting
Graduate Recruitment
Executive Recruitment
Change Management
Salary benchmarking
Employee relations
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
LinkedIn Recruiter
Recruitee
Intelligence
Adapt
Easy Recruit
MS Office
VIP Payroll
Accpac
I am a Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 7 years of full
end-to end recruitment experience in both local and
international markets. I have a natural ability to develop
and maintain relationships with hiring managers,
candidates, and other key stakeholders at all levels. My
recruitment experience has been across a wide range of
sectors particularly in IT recruitment due to my technical
knowledge and passion for this ever-evolving sector.
I am open to work remotely from South Africa across
different time zones as I have worked on International
accounts.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Industrial and
Organisational Psychology
University of South Africa -)
Bachelor of Commerce in Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
University of South Africa - Year Higher Diploma in Hotel Management
The International Hotel School -)
Matric ( equivalent to an HSC)
Ixopo High School (1999)
COURSES
Tech Recruiting Foundations- LinkedIn (2023)
- Understanding Hardware and Operating Systems
- Recruiting Software Developers
- Recruiting for the IT Department
- Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps for Recruiters
- Recruiting for Cloud
- Recruiting for Blockchain
Diversity Recruiting- LinkedIn (2023)
Onboarding in the Hybrid/Remote Workplace- LinkedIn
Considering Transferable Skills in Talent Acquisition and
Retention- LinkedIn ( 2023)
Managing Talent- University of Michigan ( 2020)
Occupational Testing course – SHL Talent Measurement
Training (2015)
Test Administration- SHL Talent Measurement Training
(2015)
APSO Exam (Association of Personnel Service
Organisations)
VIP Payroll Administrator Course (with distinction)
VIP Payroll Organising and Monitoring Course
Competency-Based Interviewing
Intelligent Recruitment Consulting: Key Skills Leading To
Sustainable Results
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internal Recruiter ( Contract)
June 2023- April 2024
Saratoga Software (South Africa)
Recruiting Intermediate and Senior Software Developers(C#/.NET and Java), Test Analysts, Senior Business
Analysts, QA’s and Data Analysts
Collaborating with Business Unit Heads and CEOs to refine the role specifications, salary budget, start
date, and recruitment strategy to ensure a successful recruitment process
Partnering with the Business Unit Technical Lead to compose the job description and define the
technology stack requirements for the role
Screening resumes and applications of short-list qualified candidates
Co-ordinating interviews with Business Unit Heads and the CEOs and providing feedback to candidates
Conducting reference checks and background checks
Engaged in salary negotiations with candidates and Hiring Managers
Monitoring recruitment metrics, EE statistics and providing reports on a weekly -basis to Exco
Liaising with recruitment agencies and negotiating terms and conditions- setting up SLAs
Tracking, managing, and evaluating various sourcing channels; job boards, and identifying new methods
of discovering candidates.
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date candidate information in the ATS - Recruitee
Ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey and facilitating a smooth
onboarding process for the candidate.
Reason for leaving: Saratoga are unable to extend my contract due to the lack of recruitment projects
available to work on.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
June 2022- August 2022
Unisys (Australia) on-site through Hays Recruitment (RPO)
Management of all aspects of the IT Recruitment service delivery model for Unisys in the ANZ region
Collaborating with hiring managers to understand their current and future talent needs and presenting
appropriate solutions
Tracking, managing, and evaluating various sourcing channels and job boards and identifying new
methods of discovering candidates.
Providing training and ongoing support for junior team members
Work with the compliance team to ensure the successful onboarding of employees
Negotiate offers by partnering with senior management and other key stakeholders as required
Reason for leaving: Unisys moved all recruitment activities in-house and the RPO with Hays was terminated. I
returned back to South Africa in October 2022.
June 2018 - April 2022
I took a career break to look after my children ( my newborn son and my 2-year-old daughter ). My time at
home was extended due to the covid pandemic and not allowing our kids back into school, therefore, I had
to revert to home-schooling them for a period of time. We were also preparing to move to Australia and
waiting on our PR visa to come through which was granted in April 2022.
HR Assistant
February 2018 - June 2018
Voss Solutions (South Africa)
General HR Administration: employment documentation, leave, visas, exit interviews, termination
documentation
Assist the HR Manager in compiling and updating HR policies and procedures, EE and WSP-ATR plan
Compile a qualifications matrix for the company and highlighted any IT certifications that had lapsed
Research various survey tools to assist with internal reports and feedback from employees
Contract renewals for contract employees in the UK and RSA
Source recruitment agencies for Australia and RSA to assist with future recruitment
New employee-full documentation process
Terminations- logging tickets with relevant departments, emailing exit documentation to employees,
setting up exit interviews, and following up on any outstanding equipment or documentation
Update job postings on LinkedIn
Handle any relocation documentation of employees
Reformat and edit UK, USA, and South African Employee Handbooks
Research and update legislation in Employee Handbooks
Assist HR Manager with the HeadCount Report
Recruitment: Applicant tracking administration, sourcing CVs, providing feedback to agencies on
candidates
Gather market-related research on support and overtime rates both in South Africa and Australia
Reason for leaving: Volunteered my time whilst I was pregnant to help out in the HR Department until my
daughter was born ( 25th June 2018)
June 2015- December 2017
I completed my Honours in Industrial and Organisational Psychology full-time.
I was accepted to do my Masters Programme at UNISA in 2018 ( made the top 21 students in South Africa)
however had to decline as I was pregnant and could not fly to Pretoria to do my practicals so close to the
birth.
Recruitment Consultant: IT Division
March 2015- June 2015
Capitec Bank ( South Africa)
Plan and execute the talent acquisition process in accordance with the approved staffing
requirements for Capitec’s IT Division, focusing on the Electronic Delivery Channel Department and
Product Department
Responsible for the full end-to-end recruitment process for the IT Department
Conduct competency-based interviews with line management, and effectively facilitate the selection
decision-making process
Planning, building, and tracking internal and external talent pipelines for future requirements
Plan, allocate, and monitor tasks assigned to the administrative assistant to ensure it is completed
Compile and extend offers upon approval
Conduct exit interviews
Graduate recruitment
Reason for leaving: Travelling to Stellenbosch was getting too dangerous via the N2 and I took the
opportunity to finish my honours full-time.
Procurement Officer
February 2012- June 2012
Neil Harvey and Associates (IT division of Liberty Health- South Africa)
Purchase hardware and software for South Africa and Africa
Maintain certifications for Cisco, VMWare, Microsoft, and HP Maintain and enhance relationships with
colleagues and clients Sourcing suppliers
Arrange training for IT staff at various training providers and ensure payments are made
Update the asset list and verify care pack details for notebooks
Put together monthly leave report for 150 staff members and submitting it the to GM
Taking minutes for Africa Meetings and Weekly Management Meeting - distributing to the teams
Quotations for clients
Managing lead time of equipment
Create purchase orders on AccPac
Gathering audit information from finance
Ensure contracts are in place and renewed on time
Handle any queries and assist users where possible
Reason for leaving: Covered a maternity contract whilst completing my degree
Recruitment Consultant
November 2009- August 2011
Greys Personnel ( South Africa)
Responsible for the full life-cycle recruitment of candidates including sourcing, pre-screening,
interviewing, and offer negotiation
Maintaining communication and relationships with candidates,HR Business Partners
Running Kroll Checks for criminal and credit records as well as reference checking all short-listed
candidates
Telesales, canvassing, and cold calling
Active marketing of candidates
Developing strong client relationships and determining their staffing requirements
Providing an HR Support role to candidates and Employers regarding HR policies and current job
vacancies
Handling timesheets for temporary staff
Dealing with disciplinaries
Reason for leaving: Relocated to the Western Cape as my husband was offered an excellent opportunity.
Recruitment Consultant
April 2009- November 2009
Armstrong Appointments ( South Africa)
Account Manager for Aspen, Woolworths, Rio Tinto, Pfizer, Nedbank and Vodacom
Focus on Africa recruitment and international recruitment
Responsible for the full life-cycle recruitment of candidates including sourcing, pre-screening,
interviewing, reference checking, and offer negotiation
Developing and maintaining strong client relationships as well as determining their staffing
requirements
Telesales, canvassing, and cold calling
Reference checking all shortlisted candidates and running credit checks
Providing a role in HR Support to candidates and Employers regarding HR policies and current job
vacancies
Reason for leaving: Travelling between Pietermaritzburg and Durban daily got too dangerous
February 2008 - March 2009
I travelled within Australia and New Zealand
National Operations Assistant
February 2007 – January 2008
IT Intellect ( South Africa)
Assisting the National Operations Manager with Graduate Recruitment and reports
Assisting with proactively marketing IT Graduates to prospective employers
Providing support to students nationally
Updating customer references on the Microsoft Website
Updating the Trainers skills matrix and general administration nationally
Liaising with Microsoft with regards to learning material and course outlines
Liaising with recruitment agencies with regards to vacancies and potential candidates
School presentations
Maintaining communication and relationships with learners and business leaders
Reason for leaving: Immigrated to Australia
RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT: Temp Desk
November 2005- February 2007
Greys Personnel ( South Africa)
Management of 25 temp contracts and all associated administration
Involved in disciplinaries
Responsible for the full life-cycle recruitment of candidates including sourcing, pre-screening,
interviewing, and offer negotiation
Maintaining communication and relationships with candidates and HR Business Partners
Running Kroll Checks for criminal and credit records as well as reference checking all short-listed
candidates
Telesales, canvassing, cold calling, and active marketing of candidates
Providing an HR Support role to candidates and employers regarding HR policies and current job
vacancies
Reason for leaving: Headhunted by IT Intellect
