UKACHI MALAKA

(Role made redundant in November 2025 due to company restructuring)

• Promoted to Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant in March 2024 after a successful yearly review of my performance. Began carrying out high volume interviews and verification sessions for a wide range of candidates. The candidates I interviewed were German speakers based in Germany, German speakers based in Ireland, German speakers based in Bulgaria and Dutch speakers based in South Africa. Interviews were carried out in English via video calls.
• Organised and collated candidate and employee survey responses monthly for an ongoing company project. I presented the survey results to programme managers and team leads to improve the hiring experiences of candidates.
• While hiring contributors for a German speaking project, I contacted various Germany based universities to increase the quality of our company hires. This resulted in advertising open jobs on the university websites, attending their job events and connecting with interesting and dynamic candidates in the German job market.
• Actively trained new members joining our team on the processes for recruiting. Organised extensive training and shadowing sessions for the new team members who did not have previous recruiting experience.
• Single-handedly initiated and completed a Pre-screen Guide project for our team. This was a quick and straightforward guide for new applicants to prevent incorrect answers to application knock-off questions on our new hiring platform. This resulted in reduced number of candidates struggling to apply for our company roles at the initial stages of the recruitment process.

• Successfully carried out full cycle recruitment of active and passive candidates for specific and pipeline positions by using various techniques such as internet sourcing, exploring niche boards, resume mining, print media, networking, and LinkedIn.
• Worked closely with management to develop and execute effective sourcing strategies to increase candidate pipeline to meet overall recruiting goals.
• Used Workday to carry out extensive tasks such as drafting contracts for new hires and managing internal transfers and promotions.
• Worked in collaboration with the Human Resources team on referrals, onboarding, company outreaches and more.
• Reviewed CVs and Conducted interviews to pre-screen candidates for open roles.
• Worked as a resume evaluation expert within the talent acquisition team to grasp functional hiring needs, position specifications and search requirements.
• Performed data mining and proactive, outbound calls to reach and acquire active and passive candidates.
• Monitored and reviewed daily candidate applications and actively screened profiles against defined criteria.
• Received the “Above and Beyond” award for my achievements in the Talent Acquisition team in quarter 3 of 2022.

• Exhausted all sourcing channels for each role within the Business and Technology industry to supply the best shortlisted candidates possible.
• Effectively used advanced Boolean search techniques, web-mining tools, LinkedIn and other social media channels, to find passive and active candidates.
• Used an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning powered software called Elevate to identify the best candidates for a wide range of job opportunities.
• Created professional and compelling content in line with company (Berkley Group) and clients’ standards for job postings to attract new candidates.
• Successfully conducted face-to-face, telephone and Skype interviews. Also was an effective trusted advisor for both candidates and clients.
• Confidently negotiated candidate compensation in line with experience and market analysis, including demonstrating an ability to match candidates on areas besides technical skills alone (industry / size of company / personality).
• Generated a consistent flow of referrals from a talent pool of active and passive candidates.
• Successfully pre-closed candidates prior to communicating an offer.
• Surpassed weekly and monthly targets and achieved all predetermined meaningful metrics.
• Proactively carried out business development to seek out new clients to ensure consistent growth potential for Berkley Group.

• Widely sourced for active and passive candidates for the company and clients by using Applicant Tracking Systems, job boards, LinkedIn, employee referrals, organising open day events and attending job fairs.
• Supported employee learning and development initiatives.
• Assisted in organising HR projects, meetings, training seminars and events such as University Relations events.
• Prepared paperwork for HR policies and procedures.
• Carried out onboarding of newly hired employees.
• Worked closely with company clients such as South African Airways and British Airways to successfully fill diverse entry level and executive positions in their various departments, mainly IT and Sales.
• Effectively carried out follow-ups with candidates and clients to confirm satisfaction of service.
• Developed practical recruitment strategies to meet efficient staffing goals.

• Represented the council in various meetings and other corporate events.
• Organised community workshops and rallies for rural development initiatives.
• Prepared regular project reports.
• Assisted in organising and facilitating meetings and networking events for employees.
• Collated data for staff and clients to the local council.
• (National Youth Service)