Senior Employment Recruiter

Summary: Plan, develop and implement recruitment and staffing strategies for assigned departments with special emphasis on a well qualified and diverse pool of candidates, timeliness, and cost effectiveness. This position is responsible for the implementation and execution of the recruitment strategy for one of the fastest growing divisions of the company.  

Work Performed:

Provide a high level of customer service in consulting with and guiding hiring managers in comprehensive recruitment and staffing issues, policies, and processes.

Establish, cultivate, and maintain ongoing relationships with hiring managers in order to understand the business unit and its recruitment needs within the context of their mission; develop and maintain a strong rapport with key leaders in the department; attend departmental staff and other meetings as requested to acquire substantial knowledge about the department's business objectives, goals, operations and work culture.

Set expectations (develop roles and responsibilities). Provide counsel and expertise in all areas of recruitment and staffing (e.g., search firms, and advertising.)

Develop recruitment plan based on department needs that clearly define and commit to service and performance criteria; develop and review diversity plan with focused recruitment strategies; influence strategic staffing decisions such as succession planning, training, and career development.

Execute recruitment plan by aggressively recruiting for well-qualified candidates from a variety of sources, managing selection process to include interviewing, assessing candidates, screening, and recommending finalists, and filling the staffing needs within the defined service and performance criteria.

Provide consultation on a variety of human resource issues and work closely with all areas of Human Resource Department to facilitate effective Human Resource relationships; advise hiring manager regarding Orientation, Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll; provide basic benefits information to hiring managers and candidates;  train departmental hiring managers on recruitment processes, interviewing techniques.

Collect and analyze data on demographics and hiring activity for use in designing recruitment plans.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
 

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Work generally requires skills, knowledge, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.

EXPERIENCE:

 Work generally requires five to eight years of experience working closely with hiring managers on recruiting and other human resource issues in a dynamic and diverse environment.

SKILLS

Demonstrated appropriate customer service attitudes and services in a variety of work settings.

Business acumen/competence: sufficient understanding of education and/or health care field(s) and specific departmental environments to elicit credibility with all levels of management and faculty.

Demonstrated significant human resources management or recruitment experience in handling challenging human resource/recruitment issues in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Demonstrated knowledge of basic human resource functions such as compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, training and development.

Teamwork/Collaboration: demonstrated skills and abilities in collaborative efforts with experience in team/project oriented activities.

Flexibility: demonstrated the ability to adapt to a variety of human resource issues with successful outcomes and demonstrate openness to new ideas and approaches.

Strong understanding and appreciation of a diverse work environment and have demonstrated initiatives for recruiting for diversity.

Interpersonal & Communication Skills: ability to relate well to people and work in cooperation with others to effectively coordinate activities in order to accomplish tasks. The candidate must also be able to communicate effectively through writing and oral presentations.

PC/Technology Skills: basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and Internet software.

Judgment: demonstrated ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve optimal results.

Demonstrated a results orientation for delivering appropriate products and services in an accurate, complete and timely fashion.

Creative/Conceptual Thinking: demonstrated the ability to assess and identify needs and develop creative strategies to implement effective recruitment plans.