Job Description

Talent Acquisition Specialist (French-Speaking)

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nairobi

Reporting To: Director of Operations

Allied Talent Partners (ATP), a Three Cairns Group initiative, is a mission-driven, not-for-profit talent marketplace focused on solving the human capital bottlenecks slowing down sustainable development efforts in emerging economies, with an initial focus on Africa. ATP connects vetted, experienced, context-relevant professionals to high-impact opportunities in energy access and sustainable development - strengthening local capacity and fuelling economic vitality. We specialize in fixed-term, deliverable-driven engagements - from interim leadership and generalist projects to niche technical expertise - handling project scoping, talent vetting and matching, contracting, payroll, and compliance so that our clients can focus on impact.
As our work continues to scale across Francophone Africa, we are seeking a dynamic French-speaking Talent Acquisition Specialist to support both expert sourcing. This hybrid role will help ensure seamless collaboration across teams and regions.

Key Responsibilities

This role focuses on talent acquisition and requires strong French language skills to support engagement with French-speaking experts. The successful candidate will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including proactively sourcing candidates, maintaining the consultant database, and developing strong talent pools to meet current and future project needs. Responsibilities also include managing the ATS, ensuring SLA compliance, and taking ownership of assigned roles from sourcing through placement. The individual will collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Project Delivery teams, conduct interviews, create consultant profiles, and ensure a seamless, positive recruitment experience aligned with client requirements.

This opportunity is well suited to someone with strong communication skills in both French and English, experience in recruitment, and a desire to contribute to impactful projects across Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Source and interview qualified French-speaking experts for fixed-term, deliverables-based project opportunities across Africa.
• Translate and develop French-language role descriptions, outreach messages, Terms of Reference, project briefs, candidate profiles, and other materials as needed.
• Maintain accurate expert pipelines and talent pools within internal systems such as the ATS and CRM.
• Coordinate candidate outreach, communication, and process updates in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Native or near-native fluency in French
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French (Professional fluency in English is a must)
• Based in Nairobi, with the ability to work in a hybrid setup (minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in talent acquisition and project coordination or consulting
• Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• Self-starter with a proactive, problem-solving mindset

Other Characteristics:

• Experience supporting projects in Francophone Africa
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g. Human Resources, Development, Business Management)
• Ability to thrive within a highly dynamic and fast moving start up
• Experience in Applicant Tracking Systems such as PinPoint or Bullhorn, Microsoft Office and CRM tools is required
• Experience working across multiple markets in Africa is an added advantage