Talent Acquisition, Early Careers & Recruitment Events Manager - South Africa

The Early Careers & Recruitment Events Manager, Talent Acquisition, is responsible for building and nurturing a solid pipeline for early career roles. This role is part of the EMEA Talent Acquisition team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition. The role works closely with partners across EMEA Talent Acquisition Hub Team, HR Data & Analytics, property HR teams, local HR teams, and a range of external stakeholders, including educational institutions and youth employment partners. It represents Marriott International across the region in attracting early career talent for Internships, Apprenticeships, Voyage Graduate Leadership Development Program and direct entry roles. The Early Careers & Recruitment Events Manager role is responsible for delivering impactful recruitment events that strengthen talent pipelines, accelerate hiring outcomes, and support the successful filling of critical roles across the region.

Scope Stakeholder Engagement (Hotels)

Develop an understanding of our brands and local hotel portfolio to confidently promote opportunities to early career talent and align candidates with roles. Establish relationships with ADHRs, Hotel HR leaders, Hiring Managers at a country level to understand their recruitment needs and champion youth programs within the country Develop an understanding of localisation initiatives and initiate a tailored outreach plan to attract talent Drive Early Careers Program needs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Voyage) across hotels, facilitating group information sessions and tailored one-to-one‑to‑one discussions with hotel leadership where appropriate. Develop insight and remain updated on local labor market trends and competitor practices in market trends and competitor practices in ‑market trends and competitor practices in early‑career recruitment. Collaborate with EMEA Youth Champion Programs, partnering with Hotels and Next Gen representatives to increase reach and engagement within local country level schools and NGOs.

Stakeholder Engagement (Partners)

Create a concise database of educational institutions and partners Build solid relationships, nurture and actively engage with educational institutions and partners Leading timely engagement with partner institutions including career fairs, exclusive Marriott on Campus Days, Property Site Inspections Deliver engaging and impactful presentations on career opportunities at Marriott International to inspire and attract early careers talent Coach, guide and mentor early careers and present opportunities at Marriott International at any given opportunity Serve as an ambassador for Marriott International at all partner institutions consistently reflecting the brand in a positive and professional manner.

Recruitment Events

Develop and maintain an annual calendar of career and recruitment events, including campus engagements, key source markets outreach and local hotel hiring initiatives. Represent Marriott International at career fairs and events hosted by universities and local institutions. Lead the end-to-end-to-end‑to‑end execution of recruitment events—from goal setting, planning and logistics, candidate registration and communications, event promotion, onsite management, through to post‑event evaluation and reporting. Leverage digital platforms and technology to design and deliver virtual recruitment experiences that maximize reach and candidate engagement. Activate effective platforms and source target markets for promoting recruitment events to maximize both candidate volume and quality, including channels such as LinkedIn and Sprinklr Campaigns

Process

Partner with Hubs team to remain up to date on all open roles’ potential for early careers talent Partner with local market Hubs team on in initiatives where appropriate Develop sourcing strategies to ensure a solid pipeline for early careers open roles with specific attention to ageing requisitions

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