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05 Recruitment

Hire the right people, faster.

Executive search, permanent hiring, contract staffing and RPO, run by consultants who understand the roles they are filling.

Recruitment

Corporate recruitment, built on consulting knowledge of the roles we fill.

We recruit for companies across East Africa: executive appointments, specialist hires, contract teams and outsourced staff.

Most agencies match keywords on a CV. We assess candidates with the same consultants who deliver our technical, governance and leadership work, so a claim about ISO 27001, core banking or database administration is tested before a shortlist reaches you.

That is the difference between filling a seat and making a hire that holds.

  • Shortlists assessed by practising consultants
  • Confidential search where an appointment is sensitive
  • Onboarding training available for the people we place
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At a glance

Time to shortlist
Agreed with you in the brief
Replacement guarantee
Confirmed in the terms for each mandate
Assessment
Competency interviews, technical testing and verification
Investment
Tailored — request a proposal

IQ Brain Consult never charges candidates a fee for recruitment.

What we offer

Eight ways we staff your organisation

From a single confidential appointment to an outsourced team of fifty, each mandate follows the same discipline: agreed brief, evidence-based assessment, accountable follow-up.

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Permanent Recruitment

Where it fits

Mid-level and specialist roles across ICT, finance, HR, engineering, sales and operations.

How it runs

  1. Job brief, success profile and package confirmed
  2. Advertised selection and direct sourcing from our network
  3. Screening against agreed must-have criteria
  4. Competency interviews and technical testing where relevant
  5. Shortlist, client interviews, offer and onboarding follow-up

You receive

  • Screened shortlist with interview notes
  • Assessment and test results
  • Offer and onboarding support
Brief us on this
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Contract & Temporary Staffing

Where it fits

Project staff, fixed-term specialists and interim managers for a defined period or deliverable.

How it runs

  1. Scope, duration and day rate or salary agreed
  2. Sourcing from an available, pre-screened pool
  3. Fast-track screening and verification
  4. Placement, contracting and timesheet or reporting arrangements

You receive

  • Available candidates within the agreed window
  • Contracting and administration handled
  • Performance check-ins during the assignment
Brief us on this
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Staff Outsourcing & Manpower Supply

Where it fits

We employ and manage staff on your behalf: payroll, statutory contributions and HR administration sit with us, while the work is done in your operation.

How it runs

  1. Roles, headcount, location and service levels defined
  2. Recruitment and onboarding of the outsourced team
  3. Employment, payroll and statutory administration by IQ Brain Consult
  4. Ongoing supervision, reporting and replacement when needed

You receive

  • Staffed team in place
  • Monthly payroll and statutory compliance
  • Single monthly invoice and service report
Brief us on this

[TBC: confirm the outsourcing scope you offer — which statutory obligations IQ Brain Consult carries as employer, and which remain with the client.]

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Graduate & Internship Programmes

Where it fits

Graduate trainee recruitment and assessment for companies building a pipeline rather than filling a single seat.

How it runs

  1. Intake size, target disciplines and entry criteria agreed
  2. Campus and open-market attraction campaign
  3. Aptitude testing and structured assessment days
  4. Selection, onboarding and induction training

You receive

  • Assessed graduate cohort
  • Assessment centre design and results
  • Induction and onboarding plan
Brief us on this
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Where it fits

End-to-end or partial ownership of your hiring, for high-volume campaigns, a new site or a period of rapid growth.

How it runs

  1. Hiring plan, volumes and timelines agreed
  2. Process design, employer messaging and candidate experience
  3. Sourcing, screening and interview coordination by our team
  4. Reporting on pipeline, time-to-hire and cost per hire

You receive

  • Dedicated recruitment team
  • Hiring dashboard and weekly reporting
  • Documented process your HR team can take back
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Assessment Services

Where it fits

Assessment for your own hiring or promotion decisions, whether or not we sourced the candidates.

How it runs

  1. Success profile and competencies defined
  2. Assessment battery selected: psychometric, technical, or both
  3. Competency-based interviews and assessment centres
  4. Written reports and hiring recommendations

You receive

  • Individual assessment reports
  • Comparative ranking against the success profile
  • Development notes for the successful candidate
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[TBC: confirm which psychometric instruments you are licensed to administer.]

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Background & Reference Checks

Where it fits

Verification of what a candidate has told you, carried out with the candidate’s written consent.

How it runs

  1. Consent obtained and scope of checks agreed
  2. Employment history and dates verified with previous employers
  3. Academic and professional qualification verification
  4. Structured reference conversations with named referees

You receive

  • Verification report per candidate
  • Documented discrepancies, if any
  • Reference summaries
Brief us on this

How we hire

Our recruitment process

Nine stages, agreed at the start. You always know which stage a mandate is at and what happens next.

  1. 01

    Brief

    We agree the role, success profile, package and decision process with the hiring manager.

  2. 02

    Job analysis

    We test the brief against the market: is the role, level and package realistic for the talent available?

  3. 03

    Sourcing

    Direct approach, our network and advertised selection, chosen to fit the mandate.

  4. 04

    Screening & assessment

    Structured interviews, technical and psychometric testing against the agreed criteria.

  5. 05

    Shortlist

    You receive assessed candidates with written reports, not a stack of CVs.

  6. 06

    Interviews

    We coordinate scheduling, brief both sides and capture structured feedback.

  7. 07

    Offer

    We manage the offer conversation, including counter-offer risk and notice periods.

  8. 08

    Onboarding

    We stay involved through resignation, start date and the first weeks in post.

  9. 09

    Follow-up

    Scheduled reviews with the employer and the placed candidate during the guarantee period.

Our commitments

  • Replacement guarantee: confirmed in writing before the search begins.
  • Time to shortlist: agreed with you in the brief, and reported against weekly.
  • No fees to candidates: we are paid by employers, never by the people we place.
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Coverage

Sectors and roles we recruit for

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Banking & Financial Services

  • Core banking and digital channels
  • Credit and risk
  • Internal audit and compliance
  • Finance and treasury

Insurance

  • Underwriting
  • Claims and operations
  • Actuarial and analytics
  • Bancassurance and sales

Telecommunications

  • Network and infrastructure
  • Information security
  • Product and commercial
  • Customer operations

Energy & Oil and Gas

  • HSE and operations
  • Engineering and maintenance
  • Supply chain and logistics
  • Finance and commercial

Manufacturing

  • Production and plant management
  • Quality assurance
  • Maintenance and engineering
  • Supply chain

Mining

  • Mine operations
  • HSE and environment
  • Engineering and technical services
  • Community and government relations

Hospitality

  • General and operations management
  • Food and beverage
  • Front office and guest experience
  • Finance and procurement

Logistics & Transport

  • Fleet and operations
  • Warehousing and distribution
  • Clearing and forwarding
  • Planning and analytics

ICT & Shared Services

  • Database and infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity
  • Software engineering
  • IT service management and governance

Why employers use us

A shortlist you can act on

Assessed by practitioners

The consultant who tests a candidate’s technical claim is the one who does that work for clients.

Confidential when it matters

Senior searches run without exposing your organisation or the incumbent.

Hire, then upskill

New hires can start with an onboarding programme built from our corporate training catalogue.

Evidence, not impressions

Written assessment reports, verification and structured feedback at every stage.

Hire, then upskill

Onboarding training for the people we place

New hires reach full productivity faster when induction covers your systems, standards and way of working, not just the staff handbook. We build that programme from our corporate training catalogue.

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Send us the brief

Tell us about the role. We will come back with a proposed approach, a timeline and the investment, usually within two working days.

  • One role or a full hiring campaign
  • Confidential searches handled discreetly
  • Attach a job description if you have one

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Have a role to fill?

Send us the brief. We will confirm scope, timeline and investment, and tell you honestly if we are not the right partner for it.

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