National Audit Graduate Recruitment Manager

The National Audit Graduate Recruitment Manager is responsible for leading and developing a highperforming pipeline team and for delivering a futurefit pipeline of Audit trainees aligned to Deloittes strategic regulatory and market requirements.

The role requires a strong people leader with a deep understanding of the evolving graduate talent landscape including changing candidate expectations equity and access dynamics and the impact of technology on earlycareer capability.

The incumbent applies strategic thinking to operational delivery translating national Audit workforce priorities into sustainable developmentfocused recruitment and earlytalent strategies ensuring trainees enter a fastpaced digitally enabled Audit environment with competence confidence and learning agility.

• Lead coach and develop a pipeline team embedding a culture of accountability inclusion performance and psychological safety
• Design and deliver a holistic national pipeline strategy aligned to Audit workforce plans and firm purpose
• Ensure recruitment approaches prioritise potential learnability and competence with confidence rather than shortterm readiness alone
• Translate Audit and Talent strategy into effective disciplined operational delivery particularly across peak recruitment cycles
• Design and deliver a national attraction strategy in conjunction with the AGR lead; Campus Manager and M&E manager
• Drive proactive pipeline planning and hunting to meet intake targets while maintaining quality and standards; with the support of respective teams
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with Audit leadership Talent teams universities and key external stakeholders
• Champion the effective use of technology data and automation to improve efficiency insight and scalability
• Monitor pipeline health delivery risks and performance escalating and addressing issues early and decisively

Qualifications :

• Relevant university degree
• 812 years total professional experience including:
  • 57 years in graduate / earlycareer recruitment talent or workforce pipeline roles
  • 35 years in a formal peopleleadership role
• Experience operating in professional services or similarly regulated deadlinedriven environments
• Proven ability to design strategy and translate it into measurable delivery outcomes

Leadership & Behavioural

• Strong people leadership with balanced care and candour
• Strategic judgement under pressure
• Accountability ownership and delivery focus
• Adaptability and learning agility
• Influential stakeholder engagement

Functional & Technical

• Graduate and earlytalent market insight
• Futurefit pipeline design and delivery
• Recruitment systems and data literacy
• Project and change management
• Technology enablement and process improvement

What Success Looks Like

• A sustainable diverse and futureready Audit graduate pipeline
• A highperforming engaged recruitment team with clear ownership
• Graduates who enter Deloitte with confidence adaptability and readiness to learn
• Strong stakeholder confidence in graduate recruitment as a strategic enabler not a transactional function

Additional Information :

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.  Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile depending on operational requirements.

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To help you look out for potential recruitment scams here are some Red Flags:

• Upfront Payment Requests: Deloitte will never ask for any upfront payment for background checks job training or supplies.
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At Deloitte we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at workin every country in everything we do every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

We are committed to employment equity and building a diverse and inclusive workplace across the African continent. Our recruitment processes are aligned with our Employment Equity Plan and the principles of the Employment Equity Act. Preference may be given to candidates from designated groups.

We actively support the inclusion of people with disabilities and embrace neurodiversity in the workplace. We recognise and value the unique strengths that neurodivergent individuals bring and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

If you require reasonable accommodations in relation to your disability and neurodiverse needs during the recruitment process please let us know. We are happy to make adjustments to suit your individual needs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time