Looking to hire a talent acquisition specialist in Lagos or elsewhere in Nigeria? Pukena Concierge manages recruitment for offices & businesses — from brief and screening to shortlist, interviews and deployment.
What this professional does
- Job brief intake and role documentation support
- Candidate sourcing across agreed channels
- Screening coordination, interview scheduling and shortlist preparation
- Applicant tracking, feedback loops and hiring pipeline hygiene
- Stakeholder updates to hiring managers on progress and blockers
Who typically hires them
An in-house recruitment professional to run sourcing, screening coordination and hiring pipeline support for your team.
What to look for
- Recruitment or talent acquisition experience — agency or in-house
- Strong coordination, written updates and stakeholder communication
- Comfort with ATS/CRM tools or structured spreadsheets
- Judgement on candidate fit without over-promising on behalf of hiring managers
- Discretion with candidate and company information
Work arrangements
On-site HR/recruitment deskHybridEmbedded with growing teams
How Pukena screens for this role
Role-aware screening in employer-friendly terms — not internal scoring or confidential evidence.
- Recruitment experience and reference verification
- Communication and coordination interview
- Tools and pipeline-management assessment
- Stakeholder and confidentiality judgement
Professional verification — Standard checks plus CV, qualifications, skills assessment and interview.
Your hiring journey
- Submit a structured hire request with role, schedule and requirements
- Pukena reviews your brief and confirms scope and commercial model
- We source and screen candidates against role-aware criteria
- You review a shortlist with context — not an unfiltered CV dump
- You select and we support deployment, documentation and onboarding coordination
- Ongoing support where your service model includes it
Engagement options
- Contingency placement model where configured for this role
- Managed or direct recruitment packages for in-house hiring support
Commercial treatment
Quote on request
Share your brief for a quotation before recruitment begins.
Questions about hiring a talent acquisition specialist
- How do I hire a talent acquisition specialist in Lagos through Pukena Concierge?
- Submit a brief for a talent acquisition specialist on our hire request or quote flow. We confirm scope, recruit and screen candidates, then shortlist verified professionals for you to interview before deployment.
- Are talent acquisition specialist candidates verified?
- Yes. Every Concierge placement follows a verification standard matched to the role — identity, references and role-specific checks for office support professionals.
- Do you place talent acquisition specialist professionals outside Lagos?
- We primarily serve Lagos and can support placements across Nigeria depending on the role, timeline and location. Share your city when you request a talent acquisition specialist.
- How long does it take to hire a talent acquisition specialist?
- Timelines depend on role scarcity and your requirements. After your brief is confirmed, we typically move from sourcing to a shortlist within days for common roles, and longer for specialist or executive searches.
- What does a Recruitment Officer do day to day?
- They support your hiring pipeline — sourcing candidates, coordinating screens, preparing shortlists and keeping hiring managers updated. They do not replace your final hiring decisions.
- Is this the same as using Pukena Concierge?
- No. This page describes hiring a Recruitment Officer onto your team. Pukena Concierge is Pukena's managed recruitment service when you want us to run the process for you.