Account Specialist

At Caraffi, we don’t just fill roles — we transform talent acquisition into a strategic engine for business performance.

We’re looking for an account specialist who’s ready to shake things up. Someone who can spot brilliance in a sea of LinkedIn profiles, build meaningful connections, and help our clients become inclusive, purpose-led employers of choice.

You will be responsible for facilitating the hiring process of contract employees, managing day to day account activities, ensuring outstanding customer service and managing relationships between the customer (hiring managers) and the approved vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the vacancy fulfilment process from requisition creation to candidate start of assignment
• Exercise screening techniques that ensure only high-quality résumés are forwarded to the customer for review
• Coordinate the candidate interview process on behalf of the hiring managers
• Successfully negotiate the bill rates to ensure they are aligned with current market rates and closely related to the necessary job criteria
• Confirm assignment logistics between hiring manager and supplier regarding the contractors’ assignment information (i.e., start and end date, location, rates, hours, etc.)
• Manage and facilitate all on-boarding activities to ensure timely start dates
• On-going worker management including end date and assignment negotiations
• Manage and facilitate all off-boarding activities in timely manner
• Act as the main point of contact and maintain all supplier relationships
• Interact daily with hiring managers and suppliers to resolve programme related issues
• Appropriately manage the customer and supplier relationship by building a professional rapport, following up consistently, and by maintaining ongoing contact and communication
• Act as a cooperative and contributing team member to ensure that a high level of service is always offered to both customers and suppliers
• Proactively identify service delivery issues and provide appropriate and timely solutions

About you

• Experience as a proven recruiter with hands on delivery background
• A proven track record in exceptional account delivery
• a deep understanding of the recruitment industry
• exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage overall service, stakeholders, and end to end recruitment cycle including sourcing and candidate management
• Good understanding of IR35 and NPW legislation
• Experienced recruitment background with solid understanding of corporate services roles
• Proven track record of providing excellent customer service to SLA's and experience of managing key customer relationships