Recruitment Manager - Hospitality

Recruitment Manager

Department: Human Resources

Location: Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Reports to: Cluster General Manager

About the Role

A leading and well-established international hospitality group is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead its talent acquisition activities and support the organization in attracting and hiring high-caliber talent across its operations.

The role is ideal for a recruitment professional with strong hospitality or service-industry exposure, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy

• Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies aligned with business requirements and workforce plans.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from manpower requisition and sourcing through interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Partner with department heads and senior management to understand workforce requirements and develop targeted recruitment plans.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Proactively source candidates through job boards, social media, professional networks, referrals, recruitment events, and other relevant channels.
• Develop creative sourcing approaches to attract qualified candidates for both operational and managerial positions.

Candidate Management & Selection

• Review and screen CVs and applications against role requirements.
• Conduct initial interviews and assessments to evaluate candidates qualifications, experience, competencies, and organizational fit.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and ensure an efficient and professional interview process.
• Manage candidate communication throughout the recruitment journey, including scheduling, follow-ups, feedback, offers, and rejections.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience at every stage.
• Conduct and coordinate appropriate reference and background checks prior to final hiring approval.
• Support successful candidates throughout the pre-employment and onboarding process.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with department heads, hiring managers, HR teams, and senior management to ensure recruitment priorities are clearly understood and delivered.
• Advise hiring managers on candidate availability, market conditions, sourcing strategies, and recruitment challenges.
• Support manpower planning by ensuring recruitment requests are aligned with approved budgets and departmental staffing requirements.

Recruitment Operations & Systems

• Manage job requisitions, postings, candidate pipelines, and recruitment status through the organization's recruitment platform.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records and recruitment documentation.
• Ensure recruitment paperwork, correspondence, approvals, and employee documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable employment legislation, company policies, and internal procedures.

Recruitment Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyze recruitment KPIs, including hiring progress, time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness, candidate pipelines, and recruitment costs.
• Prepare regular recruitment reports and provide meaningful insights to HR and senior management.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, sourcing efficiency, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.
• Monitor recruitment expenses and ensure activities remain within the approved recruitment budget.
• Leverage employee feedback and exit interview insights, where relevant, to support proactive talent attraction and retention initiatives.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably within the hospitality, hotel, tourism, retail, FMCG, or other service-oriented industries.
• Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and levels.
• Proven ability to handle high-volume recruitment and multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job boards, databases, referrals, networking, and recruitment events.
• Excellent interviewing, candidate assessment, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment practices, employment regulations, and candidate experience principles.
• Experience using ATS/recruitment platforms and recruitment analytics.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent communication, organization, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage competing priorities.

What This Role Offers

• The opportunity to lead recruitment activities within a well-established international hospitality environment.
• High visibility and direct interaction with senior management and department heads.
• Exposure to diverse recruitment requirements across hotel operations and corporate functions.
• A dynamic environment with significant scope to strengthen talent pipelines and recruitment practices.