People & Talent Specialist

 

About ICG Medical: ICG Medical is a leading global healthcare recruiter focused on nurses (all specialties), midwives, and home care/healthcare workers. Our company vision is to improve patient care. The DNA makeup of our business stems from our core values: Open, Family, and Passion. One of our main differentiators is that we care. We establish trusting relationships with our connections and each other. We have fun at work and together we remain focused, grounded, and engaged in our service offering. The business is made up of three recognized healthcare recruitment brands that sit underneath the ICG Medical arm. each delivers tailored solutions for our candidates and clients from our offices in the UK, Ireland, India, South Africa, China, Philippines, Australia, Canada, and the USA with more office openings on the horizon.

 

Job Title: People and Talent Specialist

Location: View Park Towers, Nairobi (Office-Based)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Working Hours: 08:30 – 17:30 (EAT), with flexibility required to support UK, US, and Australia time zones

 

About the Role: We are looking for a commercially minded People and Talent Specialist to join our team.

This is a recruitment-first role (90%), focused on delivering high-quality placements across international markets, alongside 10% responsibility in HR and people operations.

You will play a key role in hiring top talent efficiently, building strong processes, and supporting business growth — ensuring HR and recruitment decisions have a clear commercial impact.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition (90%)

· Manage full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and placing candidates

· Deliver against hiring targets across UK, US, and Australia markets

· Conduct advanced candidate sourcing using LinkedIn, job boards, Boolean search, and other creative strategies

· Execute market mapping and talent research to identify potential candidates and understand talent trends

· Conduct interviews and assess communication, experience, and cultural fit

· Coordinate interviews between candidates and clients

· Maintain accurate pipelines and candidate tracking

· Ensure a high-quality and professional candidate experience

· Make recruitment decisions with commercial impact in mind — cost, speed, and quality of hire

HR & People Operations (10%)

· Support onboarding and offboarding processes

· Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies and procedures

· Ensure compliance with employment laws and internal standards

· Manage employee attendance, sickness, and return-to-work processes

· Support employee wellbeing initiatives and engagement activities

· Act as a trusted advisor to employees on HR-related matters

· Maintain accurate employee records and documentation

· Collaborate with the global HR team on processes, reporting, and improvements

· Contribute to building structure, processes, and culture as the business grows

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Requirements:

· 2+ years of combined experience in HR and Talent Acquisition

· Strong knowledge of HR practices, employment law, and policies

· Commercially minded — understands targets, KPIs, and business outcomes

· Experienced in Boolean search, talent mapping, and market research

· Proven ability to deliver hires in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

· Strong English communication skills (written and verbal)

· Highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented

· Comfortable working across time zones when required

· Ability to balance compliance with speed and delivery

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What We’re Looking For:

· A recruiter at heart who is motivated by hitting targets and making placements

· Strong understanding of HR laws, policies, and best practices — you know how to apply them, not just follow them

· Commercially aware — you understand how hiring and people decisions affect the bottom line

· Skilled in Boolean search and market mapping to find the best talent quickly

· Someone who can balance structure and speed — compliant but not slow

· High ownership mindset — you take responsibility for outcomes

· Comfortable acting as a trusted advisor to employees and leadership

· Resilient, reliable, and consistent in performance

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What You’ll Get:

· Clear earning potential with placement-based incentives

· Exposure to international clients and global hiring standards

· Opportunity to grow into a broader HR / People leadership role as the business scales

· A chance to help build and shape the people function from the ground up